The long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) was categorized as ´Vulnerable` by the IUCN after a study revealed a rapid wintering population decline of 65% between 1992–1993 and 2007–2009 in the Baltic Sea. At the 6th Meeting of Parties of the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement, held in Bonn, Germany from 9 to 14 November 2015, Parties adopted the Action Plan for the Long-tailed Duck.. A photographic quest for wild bird species and other wildlife.

Large flocks are often far out at sea; many spend the winter on such northern waters as Bering Sea, Hudson Bay, and Great Lakes. Established in 1964, The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. Clangula hyemalis . Young long-tailed ducks look like miniature adult females, but young males begin to resemble adult males by late fall. (Bent, 1987; "Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)", 2002; Murphy, et al., 2001) Long-tailed ducks are medium-sized birds with long, dark tails and gray legs and feet. The IUCN Red List is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s biodiversity. The Plan covers the period 2016-2025 and has a goal to remove the Long-tailed Duck from the threatened categories of the IUCN … As knowledge about the European long-tailed duck’s life cycle and movement ecology is limited, we investigate its year-round spatiotemporal distribution patterns. Flocks fly low over sea, with stiff shallow wingbeats, often tilting from side to side. Often the most abundant bird in the high Arctic. A duck of cold northern waters. The long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis), once known as oldsquaw, is a medium-sized sea duck.It is the only living member of its genus, Clangula; this was formerly used for the goldeneyes, with the long-tailed duck being placed in Harelda.An undescribed congener is known from the Middle Miocene Sajóvölgyi Formation (Late Badenian, 13–12 Mya) of Mátraszőlős, Hungary. The Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) is a medium-sized monotypic sea duck found across the Northern Hemisphere.They nest near pools, lakes and coastal marshes in the Arctic zones of North America, Europe, and Sibera. Long-tailed Duck. Long-tailed Ducks (LTDU) winter along the coasts of North America, northern Europe, and Asia, as well as the Great Lakes. IUCN Red List vulnerable species (40) Holarctic birds (38) Birds of the Arctic (33) ... A list of BBC episodes and clips related to "Long-tailed duck". Homepage.