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Eurasian Teal

Anas crecca


Where is it found?

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Lakes, ponds and wetlands

Diet and foraging method

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Grazing, dabbling, upending and sometimes diving for food.
Eats snails
Eats shellfish
Eats plants
Eats insects
Eats worms

Key adaptations

Webbed feet allow efficient movement in water.
Preening oil and specialised feathers make them waterproof.

Social organisation and mating system

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Form flocks in winter
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Males force themselves on other females to gain extra pair copulations. Often multiple males will participate.
For socially monogamous pairs for breeding, but some promiscuity occurs.

Did you know that...?

Teal are the smallest European duck species.

Taxonomy

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Picture credit:

Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
 "P sharshir" by Pazia - Own work. Licensed under GFDL via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:P_sharshir.JPG#/media/File:P_sharshir.JPG
"Flickr - Rainbirder - EurasianTeal in flight" by Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland - EurasianTeal in flight. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flickr_-_Rainbirder_-_EurasianTeal_in_flight.jpg#/media/File:Flickr_-_Rainbirder_-_EurasianTeal_in_flight.jpg
 "Krickenten" by Sabinerodens - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Krickenten.jpg#/media/File:Krickenten.jpg
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