This duck is commonly found in wildfowl collections
around the UK. In the wild it has a large range. It can be found in
north and eastern Africa and across in the West Indies and South America.
It also lives in a wide range of habitats where fresh water can be found.
Its diet consists of invertebrates such as aquatic insects, molluscs
and crustaceans as well as aquatic plants, seeds and rice. It is a very
social bird, found living in very large flocks. |