Common Teal

关于

绿翅鸭（Anas crecca）是一种小型紧凑的戏水鸭。雄鸟头部栗色，眼周具宽阔的金属绿色条纹，体侧具精细灰色虫状波纹。属鸭科（Anatidae），是最小的戏水鸭之一，广泛繁殖于欧亚大陆，越冬至非洲和南亚。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼展	36.1 cm	14.2 in
体重	325.0 g	11.46 oz

识别

羽毛

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

分布范围

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.

保护状况

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行为与繁殖

筑巢

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

产卵数

8-11

声音

鸣唱

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.

分类学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
科	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Anas
物种	Anas crecca

Distribution

Common Teal has been recorded in 7 countries.

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出现 Not recorded

countries highlighted

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

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常见问题

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.