Anas crecca

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular names
English : Eurasian teal
French : Sarcelle d’hiver

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Anseriformes
Family : Anatidae
Notes : No subspecies known. Sometimes, A. carolinensis is treated as a subspecies.

Identification
Adults can reach a length of 38 cm for a weight of 450 g. Female is dark brown with clearer belly. Breeding male is grey with salmon-pink black-spotted breast, chestnut head with green area from eye to neck. No white line on flanks.

Range and habitat
This species breeds in most of northern Europe and Asia, winters in south Europe, Asia and north of Africa. Lives in lakes, shallow marshes and slow moving rivers with dense vegetation.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The Eurasian population of this species is still common but declining. Loss of habitat and hunting are threats.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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