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[[Image:Cinnamon_Teal.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Adult male<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Fulmar|Fulmar}}<br/>Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Orange County, [[California]], [[USA]], 8 February 2004]]
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;[[:Category:Anas|Anas]] cyanoptera
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[[Image:Cinnamon_Teal.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Fulmar<br/> Breeding adult male<br/>Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA]]
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Small dabbling duck.
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[[File:Cinnamon_Teal_Female_JM.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|jmorlan|Joseph Morlan}}<br />Fremont, [[California]], [[USA]], 30 November 2020]]
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====Adult Male====
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35–48 cm (13¾-19 in); a small dabbling duck<br />
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'''Adult Male'''
 
*Cinnamon-red head and body
 
*Cinnamon-red head and body
 
*Brown back
 
*Brown back
 
*Red eye
 
*Red eye
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*Dark bill
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*Dark bill<br />
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====Adult Female====
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'''Adult Female'''
 
*Mottled brown body
 
*Mottled brown body
 
*Pale brown head
 
*Pale brown head
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Female very similar to female [[Blue-winged Teal]]
 
Female very similar to female [[Blue-winged Teal]]
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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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.
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Western [[North America|North]] and [[South America]]. They are migratory and most winter in [[Central America|Central]] and South America, generally not migrating as far as the Blue-winged Teal.
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Occurs as vagrants in the [[Caribbean]].
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==Taxonomy==
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Formerly placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Anas|Anas]]''.
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[[Image:Cinnamon Teal Lowen.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male, subspecies ''cyanoptera''; Argentine Cinnamon Teal<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|JCL|James C. Lowen}}<br />Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, [[Argentina]], September 2009]]
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====Subspecies====
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There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>:
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*''S. c. septentrionalium'': (Northern Cinnamon Teal)
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:*[[British Columbia]] to north-western [[Mexico]]; winters to north-western [[South America]]
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*''S. c. tropica'': (Tropical Cinnamon Teal)
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:*Cauca and Magdalena valleys of [[Colombia]]
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*''S. c. borreroi'': (Borrero's Cinnamon Teal); possibly extinct
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:*Eastern Andes of Colombia
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*''S. c. orinoma'': Andean Cinnamon Teal
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:*Altiplano of [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]] to northern [[Chile]]
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*''S. c. cyanoptera'': Argentine Cinnamon Teal
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:*Southern Peru and southern [[Brazil]] to Tierra del Fuego and [[Falkland Islands]]
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[[Image:Cinnamon Teal drake .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male, subspecies ''orinoma''; Andean Cinnamon Teal<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Los Pantanos de Villa Refuge, Chorrillos, Lima, [[Peru]], 31 August 2017 ]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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====Breeding====
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They use both fresh water and brackish marshes and ponds with plenty of emergent plants and vegetation around the edges, like cattails and bulrushes.
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Marshes and ponds
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==Behaviour==
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==Behavior==
 
 
====Breeding====
 
====Breeding====
 
Generally select new mates each year.  
 
Generally select new mates each year.  
 
====Diet====
 
====Diet====
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These birds feed by dabbling. They mainly eat plants; their diet may include molluscs and aquatic insects.
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Dabbling ducks, the most important part of their diet is the seeds and roots of aquatic plants, but they also eat molluscs and aquatic insects.
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==Taxonomy==
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==References==
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It is usually placed in genus ''Anas'', most closely allied to the [[shovelers]] and [[Blue-winged Teal]]. These species are sometimes separated into a distinct genus ''Spatula''.
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Carboneras, C., Christie, D.A. & Kirwan, G.M. (2017). Cinnamon Teal (''Spatula cyanoptera''). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/52892 on 19 April 2017).
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#Gammonley, James H.. (2012). Cinnamon Teal (''Anas cyanoptera''), The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America: https://birdsna.org/Species-Account/bna/species/cintea
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Subspecies are ''A. c. septentrionalium'' (Northern Cinnamon Teal), ''A. c. tropica'' (Tropical Cinnamon Teal), ''A. c. borreroi'' (Borrero's Cinnamon Teal), ''A. c. orinomus'' (Andean Cinnamon Teal) and ''A. c. cyanoptera'' (Argentine Cinnamon Teal). Borrero's Cinnamon Teal, located only in the highlands of Columbia, is possibly extinct.
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#Johnson, K. P. and M. D. Sorenson. 1999. Phylogeny and biogeography of dabbling ducks (genus: ''Anas''): A comparison of molecular and morphological evidence. Auk 116 (3):792-805.
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#BF Member observations
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#Wikipedia contributors. (2018, November 24). Cinnamon teal. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10:47, December 4, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cinnamon_teal&oldid=870390230
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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{{GSearch|Anas+cyanoptera}}  
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{{GSearch|Cinnamon+cyanoptera}}  
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[[Category:Birds]]
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Spatula]]

Latest revision as of 17:54, 18 February 2021

Adult male
Photo © by Fulmar
Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA, 8 February 2004
Spatula cyanoptera

Identification

Female
Photo © by Joseph Morlan
Fremont, California, USA, 30 November 2020

35–48 cm (13¾-19 in); a 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.

Male, subspecies cyanoptera; Argentine Cinnamon Teal
Photo © by James C. Lowen
Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 2009

Subspecies

There are 5 subspecies1:

  • S. c. septentrionalium: (Northern Cinnamon Teal)
  • S. c. tropica: (Tropical Cinnamon Teal)
  • 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
Male, subspecies orinoma; Andean Cinnamon Teal
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Los Pantanos de Villa Refuge, Chorrillos, Lima, Peru, 31 August 2017

Habitat

They use both fresh water and brackish marshes and ponds with plenty of emergent plants and vegetation around the edges, like cattails and bulrushes.

Behaviour

Breeding

Generally select new mates each year.

Diet

Dabbling ducks, the most important part of their diet is the seeds and roots of aquatic plants, but they also eat molluscs and aquatic insects.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Carboneras, C., Christie, D.A. & Kirwan, G.M. (2017). Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/52892 on 19 April 2017).
  3. Gammonley, James H.. (2012). Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera), The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America: https://birdsna.org/Species-Account/bna/species/cintea
  4. Johnson, K. P. and M. D. Sorenson. 1999. Phylogeny and biogeography of dabbling ducks (genus: Anas): A comparison of molecular and morphological evidence. Auk 116 (3):792-805.
  5. BF Member observations
  6. Wikipedia contributors. (2018, November 24). Cinnamon teal. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10:47, December 4, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cinnamon_teal&oldid=870390230

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