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Ringed Teal

Callonetta leucophrys

The Ringed Teal is a small, colorful duck with a beautiful ring around its neck. They are friendly and love to swim in calm waters, making them fun to watch!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Ringed Teal is a small, elegant duck, featuring a prominent black cap and a distinct black line forming a ring around the nape. Males have a chestnut-brown back, pale grey flanks, and a pinkish bill. Females are duller with a mottled brown appearance.

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Ringed Teal
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Ringed Teal

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Male Ringed Teals flash iridescent green feathers on their wings, though it's often hidden when resting.

Their soft, high-pitched whistling calls sound very different from a typical duck's loud 'quack'.

This duck is one of the smallest waterfowl species in the world, barely bigger than a pigeon!

Unlike many ducks, Ringed Teals prefer to nest in tree hollows high above the ground near water.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Tree Percher

Ringed Teal can perch comfortably in trees because of strong, sharp claws that help them grip branches securely.

Fähigkeit

Agile Flier

Ringed Teal has exceptional maneuverability in flight that helps them swiftly navigate dense forest canopy and tricky wetlands.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Seeker

Ringed Teal can dive and swim efficiently underwater to find submerged seeds and tiny invertebrates.

Maße und Details

Länge
35-38 cm
Flügelspannweite
58-62 cm
Gewicht
0.3-0.45 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
70 km/h
Gelegegröße
6-12
Brutzeit
26-28 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Ringed Teals eat a mix of seeds, aquatic plants, and tiny insects from freshwater habitats.

Hauptnahrung

  • aquatic seeds
  • algae
  • water plants
  • insect larvae
  • small invertebrates

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Roadside Hawk

Buteo magnirostris

Predatory hawk that may hunt adults or ducklings.

eaten by

Neotropical Otter

Lontra longicaudis

Aquatic mammal that can prey on eggs and young ducklings.

eats

Common Water Hyacinth

Eichhornia crassipes

They consume the seeds and vegetation of this floating plant.

Merkmale

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Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always watch birds from a distance and do not try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

35-38 cm

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

58-62 cm

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

0.3-0.45 kg

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

5-10 Jahre

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

70 km/h

Was frisst Ringed Teal?

Ringed Teals eat a mix of seeds, aquatic plants, and tiny insects from freshwater habitats.

Wo findet man Ringed Teal normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Ringed Teal?

Foraging

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