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Cinnamon Teal

Spatula cyanoptera

Least Concern
Envergadura
37,5 cm
Peso
406,25 g
Família
Anatidae
Ordem
Anseriformes

The Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera) is a bird species in the family Anatidae (ducks, geese & swans), within the order Anseriformes (waterfowl). Recorded measurements include a wingspan of 37.5 cm and a weight of 406.2 g. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Least Concern.

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Sobre

A small duck. Males are brilliant all-over cinnamon-red with a bright blue-grey wing patch and red eye; females are mottled brown. Found in western North America and South America. Breeds in western United States and winters in Central America and South America.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 37,5 cm 14.8 in
Peso 406,25 g 14.33 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Males striking; deep cinnamon-red head and body with dark brown back. Red eye. Pale blue forewing and green speculum. Females mottled brown with pale blue forewing. Bill spatulate. Dimorphic western North American species.

Habitat & Range

Freshwater and brackish marshes, ponds, and shallow lakes with emergent vegetation in western North America and wintering in Central and South America. Uses seasonal wetlands and agricultural ponds.

Distribuição geográfica

Breeds in Arctic Canada and Alaska; winters on sea ice and coasts of the North Atlantic and North Pacific.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles in wetland shallows; broadly omnivorous diet varies with season.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 21-25 days. Fledging: 49 days.

Tamanho da postura

4-16

Som

Canto

Male produces a high, whistled peep; female gives a soft quacking rattle. The male's bright whistle punctuates North American and South American wetland dawns during migration.

Taxonomia

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

Distribution

Cinnamon Teal has been recorded in 7 countries.

Presente Not recorded

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Perguntas frequentes

What does the Cinnamon Teal eat?
Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles in wetland shallows; broadly omnivorous diet varies with season.
Where does the Cinnamon Teal live?
Freshwater and brackish marshes, ponds, and shallow lakes with emergent vegetation in western North America and wintering in Central and South America. Uses seasonal wetlands and agricultural ponds.
Is the Cinnamon Teal endangered?
The Cinnamon Teal has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Cinnamon Teal nest?
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 21-25 days. Fledging: 49 days.
What does the Cinnamon Teal sound like?
Male produces a high, whistled peep; female gives a soft quacking rattle. The male's bright whistle punctuates North American and South American wetland dawns during migration.
How big is the Cinnamon Teal?
The Cinnamon Teal has a wingspan of 37.5 cm, weight of 406.25 g.
What order and family does the Cinnamon Teal belong to?
The Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.

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