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Common Teal
Anas crecca
(A. c. crecca)
| Armenian Name: | Սուլող մրտիմն |
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See Plate 17 for Common Teal and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 34-38 cm, Wing Span:58-64 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 72. |
| Description: | Male: red-brown head with green eye patch, yellow and black undertail coverts. Female: brown with darker mottling and a narrow white stripe on the side of the tail. Both sexes show a green speculum in flight. |
| Behavior: | Flight fast and silent; often feeds along shorelines. |
| Habitat: | Lakes, marshes, rivers. |
| Food: | Invertebrates, vegetation. |
| Nest: | Cup of branches, dry grass, rotted plants, and down near water |
| Eggs: | 45 mm, 8-11, yellow-white. |
