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.