- Anas formosa
Identification
39-43 cm
- Male:
- Green cap and nape
- Creamy-yellow face
- Black line from eye to chin
- Pinkish spotted breast
- White vertical line at the side of the breast
- Green speculum with buffish bar above
- Grey flanks
Female and Juvenile recall Garganey with bold white spot at base of bill
- Dark crown and eye-stripe
- Pale supercillium
Distribution
Eastern Siberia to Kamchatka; winters to India, Myanmar and Japan.
Casual vagrant to Alaska.
Accidental vagrant to Washington and California.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Breeds at pools on the tundra edge and within swampy forests. Winters on estuaries, inshore waters, reservoirs and even castle moats.
Behaviour
A dabbling duck
Breeding
They build nests in open tussock meadows near to water. Six to nine pale grey-green eggs are laid.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Baikal Teal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Baikal_Teal
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