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The Eurasian teal (Anas crecca), common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal is a common and widespread duck that breeds in temperate Eurosiberia and migrates south in winter. [2] The Eurasian teal is often called simply the teal due to being the only one of these small dabbling ducks in much of its range. [ 3 ]
The green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis) or American teal is a common and widespread duck that breeds in the northern areas of North America except on the Aleutian Islands. It was considered conspecific with the Eurasian teal ( A. crecca ) for some time, but the two have since been split into separate species.
TEAL is the acronym for Tasman Empire Airways Limited, the forerunner of Air New Zealand, who used teal as their airline's signature color; it appeared not just on plane livery but promotional material and airline bags. When New Zealanders refer to ‘teal green,’ they are more likely referring to the airline color than the bird's color.
Sunda teal: Anas gibberifrons Müller, S, 1842: 117 Andaman teal: Anas albogularis (Hume, 1873) 118 Mascarene teal: Anas theodori Newton, E & Gadow, 1893 (E) 119 Grey teal: Anas gracilis Buller, 1869: 120 Chestnut teal: Anas castanea (Eyton, 1838) 121 Bernier's teal: Anas bernieri (Hartlaub, 1860) 122 Brown teal: Anas chlorotis Gray, GR, 1845: ...
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The Cape teal feeds on aquatic plants and small creatures (invertebrates, crustaceans and amphibians) [8] obtained by dabbling. The nest is on the ground under vegetation and near water. The Cape teal is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds applies.
Eurasian teal or common teal (Anas crecca), the original teal from which the color and other duck species are named; Green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis or Anas crecca carolinensis) Yellow-billed teal or speckled teal (Anas flavirostris) Andean teal or speckled teal (Anas andium) Sunda teal or Indonesian teal (Anas gibberifrons) Andaman teal ...
Bernier's teal is endemic to the island of Madagascar, where it is found in mangrove forests. It rarely leaves this habitat, where it favors open shallow ponds and lakes, mostly brackish. Its range encompasses the whole of the west coast and the extreme north-east. It is known to breed at a few sites, central and north-west coasts. [1]