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Brazilian Teal

Amazonetta brasiliensis

The Brazilian Teal is a beautiful duck with a lovely green head and a bright blue patch on its wings. They love to swim in calm waters and can be found in groups, making them fun to watch!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Brazilian Teal is a small duck with a mostly greyish-brown body. Males have a distinctive reddish bill and a vibrant green patch on their wings. Females have a duller bill and often lack the bright green wing patch, making them subtly different.

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Brazilian Teal
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Brazilian Teal

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Brazilian Teal males have brighter colors to attract a mate!

Even Brazilian Teal ducklings can swim and dive hours after hatching!

Their diet helps control aquatic plant growth in their wetlands!

They sometimes nest in tree hollows, not just on the ground!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Aquatic Acrobat

Brazilian Teals can expertly swim and dive because of their webbed feet and streamlined bodies, which helps them find food underwater.

Fähigkeit

Wetland Camouflage

Brazilian Teals have muted brown and grey feathers that help them blend into the reedy edges of wetlands, making it harder for predators to spot them.

Fähigkeit

Rapid Retreat

Brazilian Teals can burst quickly into flight from the water due to their strong wing muscles, helping them escape danger fast.

Maße und Details

Länge
35-40 cm
Flügelspannweite
55-65 cm
Gewicht
0.3-0.45 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
70 km/h
Gelegegröße
6-8
Brutzeit
24-26 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

They munch on plants, seeds, and tiny water creatures!

Altersunterschiede: Ducklings consume more protein-rich insects for rapid growth and development.

Hauptnahrung

  • aquatic plants
  • seeds
  • aquatic insects
  • small crustaceans
  • snails

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Yacare Caiman

Caiman yacare

Hunts adult teals and especially ducklings in their aquatic habitat.

eaten by

Neotropical Otter

Lontra longicaudis

Preys on teals, particularly ducklings and eggs, in wetland areas.

depends on

Amazon Waterlily

Nymphaea amazonum

Eats its seeds and parts of the plant as a food source.

depends on

Small Pondweed

Potamogeton pusillus

Consumes its seeds and vegetative parts, contributing to its diet.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Brazilian Teal?

35-40 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Brazilian Teal?

55-65 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Brazilian Teal?

0.3-0.45 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Brazilian Teal?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Brazilian Teal?

70 km/h

Was frisst Brazilian Teal?

They munch on plants, seeds, and tiny water creatures!

Wo findet man Brazilian Teal normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Brazilian Teal?

Foraging

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