Pictures and information on Long-tailed Duck

Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis

Length	1.4-1.7 ft (41.9-50.8 cm)
Wingspan	2.3 ft (71.1 cm)
Weight	1.6 lb (725.7 g)
Clutch Size	6-9
Chicks at birth	Precocial
IUCN Conservation Status	Vulnerable
Continents:	NA, EU, AS

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The Long-tailed Duck is found in the northern North America, Europe and Asia. It is an uncommon bird for the San Francisco Bay Area. Long-tailed ducks are sea ducks and eat mollusks, crustaceans, and some fish.

Breeding (May-June)
Male - spring plumage 07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska Male - spring plumage 07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska	Male - spring plumage 07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska Male - spring plumage 07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska	Female - spring plumage 07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska Female - spring plumage 07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska
Female - spring plumage 07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska Female - spring plumage 07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska	Female - spring plumage 07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska Female - spring plumage 07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska

Non-breeding (Nov-April)
Male and female in winter plumage 01/09/2012 - Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA Male and female in winter plumage 01/09/2012 - Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA	2 males and 1 female in winter plumage 01/09/2012 - Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA 2 males and 1 female in winter plumage 01/09/2012 - Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA	Female 09/04/2013 - Montreal Biodome, Montreal, Canada Female 09/04/2013 - Montreal Biodome, Montreal, Canada
Female below, male on top 09/04/2013 - Montreal Biodome, Montreal, Canada Female below, male on top 09/04/2013 - Montreal Biodome, Montreal, Canada	Male 09/04/2013 - Montreal Biodome, Montreal, Canada Male 09/04/2013 - Montreal Biodome, Montreal, Canada	I believe this is a male in winter plumage 05/08/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA I believe this is a male in winter plumage 05/08/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA
I believe this is a male in winter plumage 05/08/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA I believe this is a male in winter plumage 05/08/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA

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