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Teal Anas crecca [Linnaeus, 1758]
Other Names
Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
BTO Codes:
T. , TEAL.
EURING No:
1840
Number in Britain:
1400 pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
crecca recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
36 cm
Wingspan:
61 cm
Weight:
M/F: 330 g
Scientific name from:
L.: anas =a duck
and Swedish: kricka =the teal
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n&c Eurasia, WINTERS: south to c Africa & s Asia
Habitat:
Lakes, marshes, ponds & shallow streams
Diet:
Omnivorous, mostly seeds in winter, feeds mostly at night in shallow water
TitBit:
Collectively known as a 'spring' on account of the way they suddenly take-off almost vertically, the Teal is unusual amongst birds in not having been known by any other name
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
155 to 2600 pairs
in 1988-91
Note: Best estimate
Winter:
192 thousand individuals
in 1994-99
First Record:
13th Century
[Fossil evidence from
Middle Pleistocene, c. 500,000 yr ago]
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
255 to 540 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(II,III), WBD(II*,III*), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
45 x 33 mm
Egg Weight:
26.5 g (of which 7 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
2
Clutch Size:
8 - 11 eggs
Incubation:
21 - 23 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
25 - 30 days
as:
Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
1832
Adult Survival:
0.541
Juvenile Survival:
0.566 (to age . )
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
3
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
18yr0m
(France: 21yr 3m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
E*
Wing Length
Adult:
187.2 ± 7.5
Range
177 - 196 mm, N =5504
Juvenile:
186.4 ± 5.7
177 - 195 mm, N =7902
Male:
190.5 ± 7.2
183 - 197 mm, N =3314
Female:
182.2 ± 4.5
175 - 190 mm, N =2170
Weight
Adult:
323.0 ± 60.64
Range
260.0 - 395.0 g , N =5181
Juvenile:
296.0 ± 34.75
245.0 - 355.0 g , N =7715
Male:
336.2 ± 41.36
275.0 - 400.0 g , N =3121
Female:
302.8 ± 77.57 .
245.0 - 360.0 g , N =2048
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Eurasian Teal
Includes A. carolinensis
Gaelic:
Lach-bheag
Welsh:
Corhwyaden
Danish:
Krikand
Dutch:
Wintertaling
Finnish:
Tavi
French:
Sarcelle d´hiver
German:
Krickente
Hungarian:
Csörgo réce
Icelandic:
Urtönd
Irish:
Praslacha
Italian:
Alzavola
Norwegian:
Krikkand
Polish:
Cyraneczka zwyczajna
Portuguese:
Marrequinho-comum
Spanish:
Cerceta común
Swedish:
Kricka
Collective Noun: Spring
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press
[598.48 KEA]
See Also:
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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