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Eurasian teal
Species of bird (duck) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Eurasian teal (Anas crecca), common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal is a common and widespread duck that breeds in temperate Eurosiberia and migrates south in winter.[2] The Eurasian teal is often called simply the teal due to being the only one of these small dabbling ducks in much of its range.[3] The bird gives its name to the blue-green colour teal.
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Eurasian teal | |
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Wintering male from Mangaon, Maharashtra, India | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Genus: | Anas |
Species: | A. crecca |
Binomial name | |
Anas crecca | |
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Distribution map light green : nesting area blue : wintering area dark green : resident all year | |
Synonyms | |
Anas crecca crecca Linnaeus, 1758 |
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It is a highly gregarious duck outside the breeding season and can form large flocks. It is commonly found in sheltered wetlands and feeds on seeds and aquatic invertebrates. The North American green-winged teal (A. carolinensis) was formerly (and sometimes is still) considered a subspecies of A. crecca.