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.
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Key adaptations
Webbed feet allow efficient movement in water.
Preening oil and specialised feathers make them waterproof.
Preening oil and specialised feathers make them waterproof.
Social organisation and mating system
Form flocks in winter
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For socially monogamous pairs for breeding, but some promiscuity occurs.
Did you know that...?
Teal are the smallest European duck species.
Taxonomy
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
"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
