Wildlifeof Bhutan
Eurasian Teal
Ducks, Geese & Grebes
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Anas crecca
Basic stats
Diet
Seeds and aquatic invertebrates
Habitat
Sheltered wetlands
Range
Breeds in temperate Eurosiberia; winters south
Size
34–43cm
Wingspan
53–59cm
Weight
Drakes about 360g; hens about 340g
The Eurasian or common teal is one of the smallest dabbling ducks, 34 to 43cm long with a wingspan of 53 to 59cm. From a distance the breeding drake looks grey with a dark head, a yellowish rear end and a white stripe along the flanks. The breast is buff with small round brown spots (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is commonly found in sheltered wetlands, feeding on seeds and aquatic invertebrates, and is highly gregarious outside the breeding season, forming large flocks. It breeds in temperate Eurosiberia and migrates south in winter. In eclipse plumage the drake looks more like the duck. The sources opened do not describe it in Bhutan.
Quick answers
- What does the Eurasian Teal eat?
- Seeds and aquatic invertebrates
- What habitat does the Eurasian Teal live in?
- Sheltered wetlands
- Where is the Eurasian Teal found?
- Breeds in temperate Eurosiberia; winters south
- How big is the Eurasian Teal?
- 34–43cm
- What is the wingspan of the Eurasian Teal?
- 53–59cm
- How much does the Eurasian Teal weigh?
- Drakes about 360g; hens about 340g