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Cinnamon Teal

Spatula cyanoptera

The Cinnamon Teal is a beautiful duck with bright chestnut feathers and a lovely blue wing patch. They like to swim in shallow waters and can often be seen in wetlands.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Cinnamon Teal male is vibrant cinnamon-red with a distinctive dark eye patch, making him stand out. Females are mottled brown, offering excellent camouflage. Both sexes display brilliant sky-blue wing patches visible when in flight.

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Cinnamon Teal

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby teal can swim and find food hours after hatching.

Male Cinnamon Teals boast vibrant feathers!

Their bright blue wings flash like jewels in the sun.

They are speedy flyers, migrating thousands of miles.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Quick Take-Off

Cinnamon Teal can burst into flight instantly, helping them escape predators quickly.

Fähigkeit

Dabbling Bill

Cinnamon Teal has a special bill that helps them filter tiny food from the water's surface.

Fähigkeit

Nesting Camouflage

Cinnamon Teal females build hidden nests in dense plants, keeping their eggs safe from harm.

Maße und Details

Länge
35-43 cm
Flügelspannweite
56-66 cm
Gewicht
0.28-0.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
70 km/h
Gelegegröße
8-12
Brutzeit
21-25 Tage
Zugstrecke
2000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These ducks feast on tiny water bugs, insect larvae, and plant seeds from shallow waters.

Altersunterschiede: Young ducklings eat more protein-rich insects for growth.

Hauptnahrung

  • Aquatic insects
  • Crustaceans
  • Snails
  • Pondweed seeds
  • Sedge seeds

Nahrungssuche

  • Filter Feeding

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

A top predator, it hunts adult ducks.

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

Coyotes can prey on ducks near wetlands.

eaten by

Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer

These snakes may eat eggs or young ducklings.

eats

Water Flea

Daphnia pulex

Tiny crustaceans that are a vital food source.

eats

Backswimmer

Notonecta undulata

Common aquatic insect eaten by the teal.

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Sammlungen

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

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

35-43 cm

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

56-66 cm

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

0.28-0.5 kg

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

5-10 Jahre

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

70 km/h

Was frisst Cinnamon Teal?

These ducks feast on tiny water bugs, insect larvae, and plant seeds from shallow waters.

Wo findet man Cinnamon Teal normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Cinnamon Teal?

Filter Feeding

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