Eurasie teal
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The Eurasie teal or common teal (Anas crecca) is a common an widespread deuk which breeds in temperate Eurasie an migrates sooth in winter. The Eurasie teal is eften cried simply the Teal due tae bein the anly ane o thir smaa dabblin deuks in much o its range.[2] The bird gies its name tae the blue-green colour teal.
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Eurasie teal | |
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Male in flicht | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Cless: | Aves |
Superorder: | Galloanserae |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Faimily: | Anatidae |
Subfaimily: | Anatinae |
Genus: | Anas |
Species: | A. crecca |
Binomial name | |
Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Global range. Bricht green: simmer anly Dark green: aw year Blue: winter anly | |
Synonyms | |
Anas crecca crecca Linnaeus, 1758 |
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It is a heichly gregarious deuk ootside the breedin saison an can furm lairge flocks. It is commonly foond in sheltered wetlands an feeds on seeds an aquatic invertebrates. The North American Green-winged Teal (A. carolinensis) wis umwhile (an whiles is still) considered a subspecies o A. crecca.