About the Cinnamon Teal
The cinnamon teal is a species of duck found in western North and South America. It is a small dabbling duck, with bright reddish plumage on the male and duller brown plumage on the female. It lives in marshes and ponds, and feeds mostly on plants.
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The adult male has a cinnamon-red head and body with a brown back, a red eye and a dark bill. The adult female has a mottled brown body, a pale brown head, brown eyes and a grey bill and is very similar in appearance to a female blue-winged teal; however, its overall color is richer, the lores, eye line, and eye ring are less distinct. Its bill is longer and more spatulate. Male juvenile resembles a female cinnamon or blue-winged teal but their eyes are red. They are 16 in (41 cm) long, have a 22-inch (560 mm) wingspan, and weigh 14 oz (400 g).
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Where the Cinnamon Teal lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Spain, Brazil, Belgium, Norway, Germany, Honduras, Finland, Netherlands, Jamaica, St. Martin, Denmark, Portugal.
When to see the Cinnamon Teal
Peak activity in April · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
GarganeySpatula querquedulaThe adult male is unmistakable, with its brown head and breast with a broad white crescent over the eye.
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotisThe Australasian shoveler is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Spatula.
Cape ShovelerSpatula smithiiThe Cape shoveler or Cape shoveller is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Spatula.
Side by side: Cinnamon Teal vs Northern Shoveler · Blue-winged Teal vs Cinnamon Teal · Cinnamon Teal vs Garganey
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