It is a magical duck, with habits similar to that of ducks of the goose family and swans, but the beak is shaped like a chicken's beak.
There is a long, prickly horn on the head. This is unique in the bird world. This spiny horn is not a feather, but a keratinized structure that is loosely attached to the skull and grows continuously.
The tip of this horn will often break, but soon it will grow new.
It's the horned duck. It is endemic to South America and has a large distribution area, stretching from Colombia to the Andes Mountains in northern Argentina, and is mainly active at low altitudes.
As a bird of the genus Duck in the order Duckaceae, it is the largest of the ducks, with a body length of 84–95 cm and a weight of 3.5 kg.
Unlike other birds of the order Goose, the tip of its beak is small with a hook, rather than flattened.
The upper part of the body , head and thorax are black , the crown , throat , and wing coverts are marked with white spots , and the belly and lower coverts are white. There are two sharp spurs on the wings and partial webbing on the feet.
The calls are loud and noisy, and they can be heard at a distance of 3 km.
Feeds on aquatic plants. The nest is a large haystack moored in shallow water, each laying 3 eggs, and the young hatch can be immediately launched like most geese and ducks.
Horned ducks are noisy birds that frequently appear in rainforests, swamps, and meadows near rivers.
In dangerous situations, it can quickly fly to the top of a large tree. Only do short flights.
The horns are called the long horns on the top of the duck's head, and what special purposes there are is still a mystery.
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