Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Common Teal (Anas crecca) - HBW 1, p. 602
French: Sarcelle d'hiver
German: Krickente
Spanish: Cerceta Común
Other common names: Teal, Eurasian Teal (crecca); Aleutian Green-winged Teal (nimia); Green-winged/North American Green-winged Teal (carolinensis)
Taxonomy: Anas Crecca Linnaeus, 1758, Europe.
Sometimes placed in genus Nettion. Forms superspecies with A. flavirostris. Race carolinensis sometimes considered full species. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- crecca Linnaeus, 1758 - most of N and C Palearctic.
- nimia Friedmann, 1948 - Aleutian Is.
- carolinensis Gmelin, 1789 - most of Nearctic.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Drake swims on lake Locality Slimbridge Wildlife & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp crecca)
Desmond Allen 27 November 2008 20 weeks ago 16 sec 4 -
Juveniles feeding in shallow water Locality Marbury Country Park, Cheshire, England, Great Britain (ssp crecca)
Greg Baker 27 July 2012 32 weeks ago 30 sec 4 -
An adult male stretching the wing and feeding on the water. Locality Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp carolinensis)
Josep del Hoyo 9 June 2012 38 weeks ago 25 sec 4 -
An adult male on the water, feeding. Locality Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp carolinensis)
Josep del Hoyo 9 June 2012 38 weeks ago 23 sec 3.8 -
A male feeding Locality Lier, Antwerp Province, Belgium (ssp crecca)
Gaston Sallaets 26 February 2000 7 years ago 30 sec 3.8 -
A male swimming and walking on the ice. Locality Borsbeek, Antwerp Province, Belgium (ssp crecca)
Jeremiusz Trzaska 2 February 2009 3 years ago 19 sec 3.8
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Adult Male Common Teal in swimming
Locality Isfahan, Isfahan Province, Iran
parastegari mohammad 25 October 2010 19 weeks ago 3.8 -
Adult male
Locality Molentargius Natural Park, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy
raniero massoli-novelli 1 February 2002 23 weeks ago 3.8 -
Male adult in breeding plumage
Locality Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
Rémi Bigonneau 25 December 2011 1 year ago 3.8 -
a male
Locality Isola della Cona, Isonzo River’s Mouth Regional Nature Reserve, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region, Italy (ssp crecca)
Cristiano Crolle 19 November 2011 1 year ago 3.8 -
A male resting on land
Locality Molentargius Natural Park, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy (ssp crecca)
raniero massoli-novelli 1 October 1998 2 years ago 3.8 -
Adult shaking its wings
Locality Teich Bird Reserve, Gironde, Aquitanie, France (ssp crecca)
Nicole Bouglouan 13 March 2005 2 years ago 3.8
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Calls of a pair feeding, the drake more prominent Locality Surrey, England, Great Britain
(ssp crecca)
Stuart Fisher 4 years ago 4
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