Overview
The Cinnamon Teal is not considered an endangered species, but is protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty.
Common Names
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Common Names in Dutch:
Kaneeltaling
Common Names in English:
Cinnamon Teal, Red Teal, Red-Breasted Teal, River Teal, Silver Teal, South American Teal
Common Names in French:
Sarcelle Cannelle
Common Names in German:
Zimtente
Common Names in Japanese:
アカシマアジ
Common Names in Spanish:
Cerceta Canela
Description
Physical Description
Adult Female: Head : Crown: blackish Face : buff speckled with brownish Eye Color: brown Bill: blackish Length : long Shape : spatulate Neck: buff speckled with brownish Throat : pale Body: Back: brownish, feathers edged buff Breast: cinnamon spotted dark brown Upperparts: cinnamon Wings: Coverts: sky blue Speculum: green.Adult Male: Head: Crown: darker chestnut Face: Eye Color: red Bill: blue black Length: long Shape: spatulate Wings: Coverts: sky blue Speculum: green.
Color:
Adult
male alternate: Alternate plumage worn from fall-spring · Red eyes · Dark bill · Bright cinnamon-red head
, neck, flanks, and belly · Dark brown back with pale
edging · Black undertail coverts
Adult male basic: Similar to adult female but retains red eye and brighter forewing
Adult female: Gray bill · Brown eyes · Pale head · Indistinct dark eye line and crown · Indistinct pale eye ring
and loral spot · Mottled
warm brown body plumage with darker back
Size/Age/Growth
About 14 to 17 inches long, with a wingspan of 24 to 30 inches. Adults weigh about 14.4 ounces .
Habitat
Cinnamon Teal prefer shallow ponds , lakes , and marshes with alkaline water, which are bordered by low herbaceous growth.
Vegetation: freshwater marshes, freshwater lakes and ponds • Maximum Elevation: 4,600 meters • Foraging Strata: Water • Center of Abundance: Upper montaine: mountains, upper range, above 3,600 m. • Sensitivity to Disturbancet: Low
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 4,453 meters (0 to 14,610 feet).[1]
Ecology: List of Habitats : 5.4 Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands 5.5 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
Biology
Diet
Cinnamon Teal are primarily herbivores, and feed by dabbling from the surface. This form of feeding consists of tipping up in shallow water or probing the mud to attain food. Their diet consists of seeds from bulrushes, pond weeds , and horn weeds. They also partake in small amounts of mollusks, beetles, fly larvae, and damsel flies.
Reproduction
- Breeding Habitat : Wetland-open water
- Clutch Size: 4-16
- Length of Incubation : 21-25 days
- Days to Fledge : 49
- Number of Broods: 1
Migration
Migratory
Behavior
This species generally can be found in small flocks, made up of paired birds. Pair bonding takes place in the wintering area, and is renewed each year. The flocks increase in size during the spring migration, where upwards of twenty birds in each group can be seen. During mating season , courtship starts with mutual head bobbing between paired birds. The bills are either level or in a slight downward position. Next the male will utter a loud sound , and become motionless; he will either be parallel or facing the female during these few seconds. Once copulation is complete , the male will swim away with his head turned around facing the female.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Class:
Aves
()
- Birds
- Order:
Anseriformes
()
- Ducks, Geese
- Order:
Anseriformes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001.
Similar Species
Blue-Winged Teal
Members of the genus Anas
There are approximately 186 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
A. (Mareca) penelope · A. acuta (Northern Pintail) · A. acuta acuta (Northern Pintail) · A. acuta drygalskii (Northern Pintail) · A. acuta eatoni (Northern Pintail) · A. acuta tzitzihoa · A. albogularis · A. americana (American Wigeon / Baldpate) · A. anas · A. andium · A. angustirostris · A. arcuata · A. aucklandica (Campbell Island Flightless Teal) · A. aucklandica aucklandica (New Zealand Brown Teal) · A. aucklandica chlorotis · A. aucklandica nesiotis (Campbell Island Flightless Teal) · A. aurita · A. bahamensis (White-Cheeked Pintail) · A. bahamensis bahamensis (White-Cheeked Pintail) · A. bahamensis galapagensis (White-Cheeked Pintail Duck) · A. bahamensis rubirostris · A. bahamensis rubrirostris · A. bahamensis ssp · A. bernieri (Madagascar Teal) · A. blanchardi · A. boscas · A. boschas · A. boschas domesticus · A. brasiliensis · A. capensis (African Cape Teal) · A. carolinensis (Green-Winged Teal) · A. castanea (Chestnut-Breasted Teal) · A. chiloensis · A. chlorotis (Brown Teal) · A. circia · A. clypeata (Red-Breasted Shoveler) · A. clypeata x · A. crecca (Green Winged Teal) · A. crecca carolinensis (Green-Winged Teal) · A. crecca crecca (Green-Winged Teal) · A. crecca nimia (Aleutian Green-Winged Teal) · A. cristata · A. cyanoptera (South American Teal) · A. cyanoptera borreroi · A. cyanoptera cyanoptera (South American Teal) · A. cyanoptera orinoma · A. cyanoptera orinomus · A. cyanoptera septentrionalium (Cinnamon Teal) · A. cyanoptera ssp · A. cyanoptera tropica · A. cyanoptera tropicus · A. diazi (New Mexican Duck) · A. diazi novimexicana (New Mexican Duck) · A. discors (Blue Winged Teal) · A. discors discors (Blue-Winged Teal) · A. discors orphna (Blue-Winged Teal) · A. domesticus · A. drygalskii · A. eatoni (Eaton's Pintail) · A. eatoni drygalskii · A. eatoni eatoni · A. erythrophthalma · A. erythrorhyncha (Red-Billed Duck) · A. falcata (Bronze-Capped Teal) · A. flavirostris (Speckled/chilean Teal) · A. flavirostris altipetens · A. flavirostris andinum · A. flavirostris andium · A. flavirostris flavirostris (Speckled/chilean Teal) · A. flavirostris oxyptera · A. flavirostris ssp · A. floridana · A. formosa (Spectacled Teal) · A. formosa georgi (Spectacled Teal) · A. formosus · A. fretensis · A. fulcigula (Mottled Duck) · A. fuligula · A. fulva · A. fulvigula (Summer Black Duck) · A. fulvigula fulvigula (Summer Black Duck) · A. fulvigula maculosa (Mottled Duck) · A. gambensis · A. georgica (Yellow-Billed Pintail) · A. georgica georgica (Yellow-Billed Pintail) · A. georgica niceforoi · A. georgica spinicauda · A. gibberifrons (Sunda Teal) · A. gibberifrons albogularis · A. gibberifrons gibberifrons (Sunda Teal) · A. gibberifrons gracilis · A. gracilis (Grey Teal) · A. gracilis gracilis · A. hottentota (Hottentot Teal) · A. hybrid · A. hybrids · A. javanica · A. laysanensis (Laysan Duck) · A. leucophrys (Ringed Teal) · A. leucostigma
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Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
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- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 11, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 19 providers.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 11, 2007:
- Avian Knowledge Network, eBird
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, North West Territories and Nunavut Bird Checklist, Canada
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Ontario Nest Records
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Royal British Columbia Museum
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
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- UNIBIO, IBUNAM, CNAV/Coleccion Nacional de Aves
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- , Bird specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3854378
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-175091
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13729682
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 175089
- IUCN ID: 47193
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNJB10140
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 177942
Footnotes
- Mean = 857.260 meters (2,812.533 feet), Standard Deviation = 728.950 based on 20,000 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
