Long-tailed Duck

	Long-tailed Duck
	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:	A medium sized duck with a white head and neck. There is a gray patch around the eyes on the males. There is a large black spot extending from cheek down sides of the neck. There is also a black band across the breast. Their back is black and they have long, gray upper back feathers. Their very long tail is black. Their eyes are yellow-brown.
	Physical Statistics:	Length: 15 - 22.8 Inches (38 - 58 Centimeters) Weight: 1.1 - 8.6 Ounces (500 - 1100 Grams) Wingspan: 28.3 - 30 Inches (72 - 76.2 Centimeters)
	Behavior:	Long-Tailed Ducks live in lakes and ponds. They nest on the ground dive to feed. They pass through the forest during their winter and spring migrations.
	Social Organization:	Long-Tailed Ducks live in large flocks.
	Approval Level*:	Moderator; Long-Tailed Ducks are rare in the forest due to lack of lakes and ponds, and also because they pass through during their migrations.
	Kill Difficulty:	Moderate; A Long-Tailed Duck can do serious damage to a cat with it's wing.
	Hunting Difficulty:	Specialty - Duck; Hunters must wait until their prey comes near to shore or ashore before killing it, and it can also let out an alarm call.
	Food Quality:	High; Long-Tailed Ducks are a very large meal consisting of rich, flavorful flesh.
*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.