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Ringed Teal

Callonetta leucophrys

Least Concern
Kanat Açıklığı
33,8 cm
Ağırlık
345,0 g
Familya
Anatidae
Takım
Anseriformes

Hakkında

A small ornate teal. Males have a pink-chestnut breast, grey flanks, and grey-brown back with dark green speculum; females are brown with distinctive white eye-ring and spotted flanks. Found in subtropical forests of South America. Nests in tree cavities. Perches and roosts in trees.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Kanat Açıklığı 33,8 cm 13.3 in
Ağırlık 345,0 g 12.17 oz

Tanımlama

Tuy

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.

Coğrafi Dağılım

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.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Davranış & Üreme

Yuvalama

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

Kuluçka Büyüklüğü

6-12

Ses

Şarkı

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.

Taksonomi

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Takım Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Familya Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus Callonetta
Türler Callonetta leucophrys

Distribution

Ringed Teal has been recorded in 13 countries.

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Mevcut Not recorded
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Sık Sorulan Sorular

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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