Eurasie teal
(Reguidit frae Eurasian Teal)
| Eurasie teal | |
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| Male in flicht | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Cless: | Aves |
| Superorder: | Galloanserae |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Faimily: | Anatidae |
| Subfaimily: | Anatinae |
| Genus: | Anas |
| Species: | A. crecca |
| Binomial name | |
| Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758
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| Global range. Bricht green: simmer anly Dark green: aw year Blue: winter anly | |
| Synonyms | |
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Anas crecca crecca Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The Eurasie teal or common teal (Anas crecca) is a common an widespread deuk which breeds in temperate Eurasie an migrates sooth in winter. The Eurasie teal is eften cried simply the Teal due tae bein the anly ane o thir smaa dabblin deuks in much o its range.[2] The bird gies its name tae the blue-green colour teal.
It is a heichly gregarious deuk ootside the breedin saison an can furm lairge flocks. It is commonly foond in sheltered wetlands an feeds on seeds an aquatic invertebrates. The North American Green-winged Teal (A. carolinensis) wis umwhile (an whiles is still) considered a subspecies o A. crecca.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Anas crecca". IUCN Reid Leet o Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. Internaitional Union for Conservation o Naitur. Retrieved 26 November 2013. Cite has empty unkent parameter:
|last-author-amp=(help)CS1 maint: uises authors parameter (link) CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) - ↑ Carboneras, Carles (1992): Family Anatidae (Ducks, Geese and Swans). In: del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew & Sargatal, Jordi (eds.): Handbook of Birds of the World (Volume 1: Ostrich to Ducks): 536–629, plates 40–50. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-10-5