It breeds in southeast Russia and northeast China, migrating in winter to southern China, Vietnam, Japan, and India.
Habitat
Lakes and flooded meadows near woods
Diet
Insects
Mollusks
Shrimps
Fish
Algae
Aquatic plants
Seeds
As part of the group known as “diving ducks”, their legs are set far back on their bodies to help propel them underwater as they dive to the bottom of lakes and rivers to feed.
Due to wetland development and uncontrolled hunting, there are more of these critically endangered ducks in zoos and private collections than in the wild.
