Marble Teal Ducks

Outside the breeding season flocks are often small although in some areas large wintering flocks have been reported.

Marble teal ducks.

The marbled duck or marbled teal marmaronetta angustirostris is a threatened medium sized species of duck from southern europe northern africa and western and central asia. Heads have a light strip along the sides under the eyes which is attractively set off by a dark black bill. Most teal are small birds smaller than a wood duck or mandarin. Vaguely resembles a female pintail.

Small subtly beautiful gray brown duck with a black eye mask long neck and wings and dark bill. Marbled duck or marbled teal. The scientific name marmaronetta angustirostris comes from the greek marmaros marbled and netta a duck and latin angustus narrow or small and rostris billed. In flight looks pallid with whitish underwings pale secondaries and dark wingtips.

Ringed teals are dabblers or puddle ducks which. Marbled teal are usually found together in small groups and outside of breeding season sometimes in larger flocks of up to a few thousand birds. Both sexes are similar but males sport a more prominent shaggy crest. These ducks have large heads that appear larger with a flat top when displaying.

Marbled teal breeds alone or in small groups. South america paraguay bolivia brazil argentina uruaguay habitat. The white spotting over the shoulders and back are. They usually nest in the cavities of trees and are considered perching ducks because their feet are adapted to allow them to perch in trees.

They are relatively quiet ducks. Breeding season occurs from may to july. The marbled ducks marmaronetta angustirostris also known as marbled teals are medium sized diving ducks. They are most active in the early morning and evening and rest in the shelter of vegetation during the day.

The whistling ducks or tree ducks are a subfamily dendrocygninae of the duck goose and swan family of birds anatidae they are not true ducks. Marble teal ducks marmaronetta angustirostris are elegantly colored waterfowl with creamy white and gray fawn coloring. The ringed teal duck prefers swampy wooded areas such as tropical marshes. Feet and legs are a gray color.

Marbled teal performs rather slow and low flight showing less agility than in other small dabbling ducks and takes flight less easily from water. See more ideas about teal duck pet birds duck. May 14 2019 explore gvanwage s board teal duck on pinterest. In other taxonomic schemes they are considered a separate family dendrocygnidae some taxonomists list only one genus dendrocygna which contains eight living species and one undescribed extinct species from aitutaki of the cook islands but other.

All of the teal that we keep are non aggressive and are suitable for mixed collections.