Common Teal

Sobre

A Marrequinha-comum (Anas crecca) é o menor pato mergulhador da Europa, pertencente à família Anatidae. Habita lagos, pantânos e lagoas em toda a Europa e Ásia, migrando para zonas temperadas e tropicais no inverno. Mede apenas 34-43 cm e pesa entre 200-400 g. Os machos têm cabeça marrom-avermelhada com faixa verde que vai do olho à nuca; as fêmeas têm plumagem malhada discreta. Alimenta-se de sementes, vegetação aquática e invertebrados. É uma das espécies de patos mais numerosas do Paleártico. Classificado como Pouco Preocupante pela UICN.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	36,1 cm	14.2 in
Peso	325,0 g	11.46 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Males have chestnut head with iridescent green eye patch bordered cream. Gray body with horizontal white shoulder stripe. Cream and black undertail. Females mottled brown. Small and fast-flying. Iridescent green speculum.

Habitat & Range

Breeds on boreal and subarctic freshwater marshes, lakes, and bogs across Eurasia. Winters on freshwater lakes, estuaries, rice paddies, and coastal marshes from northwest Europe and Africa east to Southeast Asia.

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

Distribuição geográfica

Breeds in sub-Arctic and boreal Canada and Alaska; winters along the Pacific coast from Alaska to southern California.

Diet & Feeding

Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; diet dominated by hard-shelled prey in coastal and freshwater habitats.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 22 days. Fledging: 28 days.

Tamanho da postura

8-11

Som

Canto

Male gives a ringing, bell-like krick call; female produces a soft, descending quack. The male's crystalline high note is a hallmark sound of Eurasian wetlands; flocks produce a musical tinkling chorus.

Taxonomia

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordem	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Família	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Anas
Espécies	Anas crecca

Distribution

Common Teal has been recorded in 7 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador

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Perguntas frequentes

What does the Common Teal eat?

Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; diet dominated by hard-shelled prey in coastal and freshwater habitats.

Where does the Common Teal live?

Breeds on boreal and subarctic freshwater marshes, lakes, and bogs across Eurasia. Winters on freshwater lakes, estuaries, rice paddies, and coastal marshes from northwest Europe and Africa east to Southeast Asia.

Is the Common Teal endangered?

The Common Teal has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Common Teal nest?

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 22 days. Fledging: 28 days.

What does the Common Teal sound like?

Male gives a ringing, bell-like krick call; female produces a soft, descending quack. The male's crystalline high note is a hallmark sound of Eurasian wetlands; flocks produce a musical tinkling chorus.

How big is the Common Teal?

The Common Teal has a wingspan of 36.1 cm, weight of 325.0 g.

What order and family does the Common Teal belong to?

The Common Teal (Anas crecca) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.