Common Teal

Anas crecca

(A. c. crecca)

Armenian Name:	Սուլող մրտիմն

See Plate 17 for Common Teal and other similar species

Resident Status:	Year-round resident
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.