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[[Image:Cinnamon_Teal.jpg|thumb|550px|right|'''Breeding adult male'''<br />Photo by {{user|Fulmar|Fulmar}}<br/>Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Orange County, [[California]], [[USA]], February 2004]] | [[Image:Cinnamon_Teal.jpg|thumb|550px|right|'''Breeding adult male'''<br />Photo by {{user|Fulmar|Fulmar}}<br/>Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Orange County, [[California]], [[USA]], February 2004]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Small dabbling duck<br /> | Small dabbling duck<br /> | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
[[Image:Cinnamon Teal Lowen.jpg|thumb|350px|right|'''Subspecies''' ''cyanoptera''<br />Photo by {{user|JCL|JCL}}<br />Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, [[Argentina]], September 2009]] | [[Image:Cinnamon Teal Lowen.jpg|thumb|350px|right|'''Subspecies''' ''cyanoptera''<br />Photo by {{user|JCL|JCL}}<br />Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, [[Argentina]], September 2009]] | ||
| − | + | Formerly placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Anas|Anas]]''. | |
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''S. c. septentrionalium'': (Northern Cinnamon Teal) |
:*[[British Columbia]] to north-western [[Mexico]]; winters to north-western [[South America]] | :*[[British Columbia]] to north-western [[Mexico]]; winters to north-western [[South America]] | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''S. c. tropica'': (Tropical Cinnamon Teal) |
:*Cauca and Magdalena valleys of [[Colombia]] | :*Cauca and Magdalena valleys of [[Colombia]] | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''S. c. borreroi'': (Borrero's Cinnamon Teal); possibly extinct |
:*Eastern Andes of Colombia | :*Eastern Andes of Colombia | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''S. c. orinoma'': Andean Cinnamon Teal |
:*Altiplano of [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]] to northern [[Chile]] | :*Altiplano of [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]] to northern [[Chile]] | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''S. c. cyanoptera'': Argentine Cinnamon Teal |
:*Southern Peru and southern [[Brazil]] to Tierra del Fuego and [[Falkland Islands]] | :*Southern Peru and southern [[Brazil]] to Tierra del Fuego and [[Falkland Islands]] | ||
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Dabbling ducks, the most important part of their diet is plants, but they make also eat molluscs and aquatic insects. | Dabbling ducks, the most important part of their diet is plants, but they make also eat molluscs and aquatic insects. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Cinnamon+cyanoptera}} |
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Revision as of 10:47, 26 August 2017
Breeding adult male
Photo by Fulmar
Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA, February 2004
Photo by Fulmar
Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA, February 2004
- Spatula cyanoptera
Identification
Small dabbling duck
Adult Male
- Cinnamon-red head and body
- Brown back
- Red eye
- Dark bill
Adult Female
- Mottled brown body
- Pale brown head
- Brown eyes
- Grey bill
Similar Species
Female very similar to female Blue-winged Teal
Distribution
Western North and South America. They are migratory and most winter in Central and South America, generally not migrating as far as the Blue-winged Teal.
Occurs as vagrants in the Caribbean.
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in the genus Anas.
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies1:
- S. c. septentrionalium: (Northern Cinnamon Teal)
- British Columbia to north-western Mexico; winters to north-western South America
- S. c. tropica: (Tropical Cinnamon Teal)
- Cauca and Magdalena valleys of Colombia
- S. c. borreroi: (Borrero's Cinnamon Teal); possibly extinct
- Eastern Andes of Colombia
- S. c. orinoma: Andean Cinnamon Teal
- S. c. cyanoptera: Argentine Cinnamon Teal
- Southern Peru and southern Brazil to Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Islands
Habitat
Marshes and ponds
Behavior
Breeding
Generally select new mates each year.
Diet
Dabbling ducks, the most important part of their diet is plants, but they make also eat molluscs and aquatic insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cinnamon Teal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinnamon_Teal
