- Conservation status
- Doing OK
Pāpango are accomplished divers. Adults can dive down to 3m and stay down for up to one minute while baby pāpango can dive from the minute they're born. They eat aquatic plants and invertebrates. Although they prefer to forage during the day in shallow water, they might delay their forage until night to avoid rush hour if the traffic is too high.
Campaign Manager
Otago University Birding Society
Who's that cute little duck?
It's the Scaup!
The pāpāngo is a diving duck, meaning it bobs under the water to find food. They're actually the smallest duck in New Zealand! And definitely the best!
An absolutely charming and underrated quacker, the OUBS is delighted to campaign for it this year.
Won't you let the little guy into your heart?
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