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Ringed Teal

Callonetta leucophrys

Least Concern
Envergadura
33,8 cm
Peso
345,0 g
Família
Anatidae
Ordem
Anseriformes

Sobre

O pato-de-topete-cor-de-laranja é um pato pequeno e atraente da América do Sul. Os machos têm topete e supercílio laranja marcantes, cabeça cinzenta e corpo castanho-avermelhado com manchas brancas. Habita zonas húmidas de savana, campos inundados e rios de planície em grande parte do interior da América do Sul, do Brasil ao norte da Argentina e Bolívia. Muitas vezes é visto empoleirado em árvores acima da água. Vive em pares ou pequenos grupos ao longo do ano.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 33,8 cm 13.3 in
Peso 345,0 g 12.17 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Males have gray head with black crown; pink breast with black spots; chestnut back; buff-white flanks with fine barring. White facial blaze. Females brown with pale supercilium and white spots on flanks.

Habitat & Range

Subtropical forests, gallery woodlands, and wooded wetland margins in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina. Nests in tree hollows near water. Requires forested streams and rivers.

Distribuição geográfica

Breeds in the southern Palearctic from the Iberian Peninsula to Central Asia; winters mainly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, plant material, and aquatic invertebrates; filter-feeds in shallow water; broadly omnivorous and seasonally variable.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: CV,O. Incubation: 25-28 days.

Tamanho da postura

6-12

Som

Canto

Male utters a soft, high-pitched squeak; female gives a low, grunting kow note. Courtship involves quiet twittering exchanges between pairs in South American gallery forests.

Taxonomia

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

Distribution

Ringed Teal has been recorded in 13 countries.

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Perguntas frequentes

What does the Ringed Teal eat?
Eats seeds, plant material, and aquatic invertebrates; filter-feeds in shallow water; broadly omnivorous and seasonally variable.
Where does the Ringed Teal live?
Subtropical forests, gallery woodlands, and wooded wetland margins in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina. Nests in tree hollows near water. Requires forested streams and rivers.
Is the Ringed Teal endangered?
The Ringed Teal has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Ringed Teal nest?
Nest type: CV,O. Incubation: 25-28 days.
What does the Ringed Teal sound like?
Male utters a soft, high-pitched squeak; female gives a low, grunting kow note. Courtship involves quiet twittering exchanges between pairs in South American gallery forests.
How big is the Ringed Teal?
The Ringed Teal has a wingspan of 33.8 cm, weight of 345.0 g.
What order and family does the Ringed Teal belong to?
The Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.

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