Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Falcated Duck (Anas falcata) - HBW 1, p. 602
French: Canard à faucilles
German: Sichelente
Spanish: Cerceta de Alfanjes
Other common names: Falcated/Bronze capped Teal
Taxonomy: Anas falcata Georgi, 1775, Lake Baykal.
Sometimes placed in monospecific genus Eunetta. Monotypic.
Distribution: SE Siberia and Mongolia to Kuril Is and N Japan.
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Adult breeding male, a passage bird feeding on a reservoir, lateral and dorsal views. Locality Beidaihe, Hebei, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Mark Andrews 15 May 2011 34 weeks ago 52 sec 4 -
A male in transtion from eclipse to breeding plumage Locality Wigeon House, Dunkirk, Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2005 6 years ago 35 sec 4 -
Male in breeding plumage swimming & foraging Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 27 December 2008 2 years ago 36 sec 3.5 -
A male in eclipse plumage, swimming Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 August 2007 3 years ago 13 sec 3.4 -
A male swimming and resting on the water. Locality Aviapark, La Muela, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
Jesús Laborda 18 April 2008 3 years ago 25 sec 3.3 -
male feeding on rocky sea shore Locality Chosun Beach, Busan, Gyeongsang Province, South Korea (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 15 February 2008 21 weeks ago 38 sec 3
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A male of Falcated Duck in the Zoo of Cologne.
Locality Cologne Zoo, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Guido Bohn 13 January 2010 2 years ago 4 -
One adult
Locality Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
Rémi Bigonneau 24 December 2011 6 weeks ago 3.8 -
A male in breeding plumage.
Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 March 2008 2 years ago 3.5 -
A pair on the ground.
Locality Parc de les Aus, Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 June 1990 6 weeks ago 2.8 -
A female on the ground, beside a male.
Locality Parc de les Aus, Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 June 1990 6 weeks ago 2.3
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A male giving calls Locality Zürich Zoo, Zürich, Zürich Canton, Switzerland
(Monotypic species)
Michael C 1 January 2008 2 years ago 3
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