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Eurasian teal

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The Eurasian teal, Anas crecca, is a small dabbling duck in the family Anatidae, one of the smallest of its kind at 34 to 43 centimeters long, with males in breeding plumage showing a chestnut head with an iridescent dark green patch and a white flank stripe. It breeds across the Palearctic and migrates south in winter, with populations across Europe, Asia, and Africa and important wintering grounds around the Mediterranean, the Persian Gulf, and East Asia. It is a common and widespread duck that forms large flocks outside the breeding season, favoring sheltered freshwater wetlands for breeding and brackish waters in winter, and its name gave rise to the color term teal. It is listed as Least Concern. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 3
Relationship to People
Disease Vector 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 6
Scientific Name
Anas crecca 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Anas, Taxa
Source Eurasian teal (Wikidata)

In Biome

Wetlands, Biomes
Source Eurasian teal (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Lake Victoria, Ecosystems
Source Eurasian teal (Wikipedia)
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Africa

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Belgium

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Canada

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Colombia

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Denmark

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Djibouti

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Ecuador

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Eritrea

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France

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North America

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Norway

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Poland

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Russia

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South Asia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Ukraine

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United States

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Eurasian teal (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution and habitat section
    The IUCN and BirdLife International classify the Eurasian teal as a species of Least Concern, unchanged from their assessment before the split of the more numerous A. carolinensis.
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    It is a common and widespread duck that forms large flocks outside the breeding season, favoring sheltered freshwater wetlands for breeding and brackish waters in winter, and its name gave rise to the color term teal.
  • In Biome: Wetlands, Wikipedia intro: "rious duck outside the breeding season and can form large flocks. It is commonly found in sheltered wetlands and feeds on seeds and aquatic invertebrates. The N..."
  • In Ecosystem: Lake Victoria, Distribution and habitat
    More isolated wintering grounds are Lake Victoria, the Senegal River estuary, the swamps of the upper Congo River, the inland and sea deltas of the Niger River, and the central Indus River valley.
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Anas crecca (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyEconomic Importance for Humans: Negative Impacts
Quote, Economic Importance for Humans: Negative Impacts
Negative Impacts injures humans carries human disease crop pest
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4. Eurasian teal (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q25700 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Anas, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q214264 (Anas)
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Anas crecca
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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6. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Anas crecca
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 6440
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 6440
"rank":"SPECIES","name_status":"A","updated_at":"2026-05-06T11:22:56.043Z","active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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