Gadwall

	Gadwall
	Cat Given Name:	Duck
	Common Name(s):	Common Loon,  Mallard,  Canvasback,  Horned Grebe,  Wood Duck,  Green-winged Teal,  Red-throated Loon,  Ruddy Duck,  Blue-winged Teal,  Bufflehead,  Northern Shoveler,  Gadwall,  American Wigeon,  Redhead,  Common Goldeneye,  Long-tailed Duck,  Hooded Merganser,  Lesser Scaup,  Common Merganser,  Pied-billed Grebe,  Ring-necked Duck,  Red-breasted Merganser,  Greater Scaup,  American Black Duck
	Other Name(s):	Great Northern Diver,  Wild Duck,  Slavonian Grebe,  Devil-diver,  Hell-diver,  Pink-Eyed Diver,  Water Witch,  Carolina Duck,  Red-throated Diver,  Shoveler,  American Widgeon,  Baldplate,  Oldsquaw,  Harelda hyemalis,  Mergus cucullatus
	Scientific Name(s):	Gavia immer,  Anas platyrhynchos,  Aythya valisineria,  Podiceps auritus,  Aix sponsa,  Anas carolinensis,  Gavia stellata,  Oxyura jamaicensis,  Anas discors,  Bucephala albeola,  Anas clypeata,  Anas strepera,  Anas americana,  Aythya americana,  Bucephala clangula,  Clangula hyemalis,  Lophodytes cucullatus,  Mergus merganser,  Anas rubripes
	Physical Description:	The male Gadwall is dark gray, and the female is light brown with a long, tan neck. They both have a black rump.
	Physical Statistics:	Length: 18 - 22 Inches (46 - 57 Centimeters) Weight: 17 - 44 Ounces (500 - 1250 Grams) Wingspan: 33 - 42 Inches (84 - 107.4 Centimeters)
	Behavior:	Gadwalls live in marshes and watery areas. They get their food by dabbling, and they are active during the day. They nest on ground, leaving their eggs where clever cats might steal them.
	Social Organization:	Flock; Gadwalls live in groups and migrate south during the winter.
	Approval Level*:	None; Gadwalls are common in the marshlands of the clan territories.
	Kill Difficulty:	Moderate; Gadwall are large birds, able to deliver a solid wallop with wings to make their escape.
	Hunting Difficulty:	Specialty - Duck; A hunter must wait until it comes to shore, and Gadwalls can let out an alarm cry that will send all prey in an area into hiding.
	Food Quality:	High; Gadwalls are large and produce a rich, flavorful flesh of good quality.
*Some creatures require approval to appear in RP. This is to make sure the Admins and Mods who need to know are fully aware of a species currently active in their area. These ratings are mainly for those creatures that are uncommon or pose a threat of some sort to the cats.