Fulvous duck

Description:

This golden-brown coloured duck with long legs and neck and greyish-black bill is widely distributed worldwide, occurring in the Americas, Africa, Madagascar and Asia. It is found mainly on large, shallow, inland water bodies with aquatic plants round the perimeter. Eats pondweed (Potamogeton) shoots, seeds of aquatic plants, and to a lesser extent, aquatic insects.

Notes:

Spotted at the Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary