Teal

Anas crecca

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Small duck with a slender bill: males sport brown heads with broad green swaths behind the eyes, speckled creamy breasts, and primarily gray bodies. Female counterparts are darker than typical dabbling ducks, sporting a brown hue overall. They feed by dabbling, tipping up to access underwater plants, and often traverse mudflats on foot for sustenance.

Photo of Teal (Anas crecca)
Photo of Teal (Anas crecca)