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Green-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
Aves
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
10-15 yrs
Size
Small
Diet
Omnivore
Activity
Cathemeral
Social
Flock
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
Eurasia
Movement
Flight
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Speed
Status
Common

About

The Eurasian teal, a small dabbling duck, breeds in temperate Eurosiberia and migrates south in winter. This duck gives its name to the blue-green color teal.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A clutch of eggs rests in a down-lined nest near water, covered and warmed by the brooding female.
  2. 2.
    hatchling
    A downy hatchling follows its mother to the water within hours and feeds itself almost immediately.
  3. 3.
    juvenile
    A juvenile grows its first true feathers, swimming in the family group and learning to dabble or dive.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown with adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Anas
Species
Anas crecca