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WetlandCavity nestLarge · 363 g
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The ringed teal is 35–38 cm (14–15 in) long, with a 70 cm (28 in) wingspan, and a weight of 190–360 g (6.7–12.7 oz). The drake has a rich chestnut back, pale grey flanks, and a salmon-coloured breast speckled in black. A black band runs from the top of its head down to the nape. Females have an olive-brownish back, a head blotched and striated in white, and pencilled barring on a pale chest and belly. Both males and females have a dark tail, a contrasting pale rump, and a distinctive white patch on the wing. The bill is grey and legs and feet are pink in both sexes. Pairs easily bond.
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When to see the Ringed Teal
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Ringed Teal
The map shades 18 countries with regular records, and 8 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, United Kingdom, South Africa, Netherlands, Chile, Canada, Czechia, Bulgaria.
About the Ringed Teal
The ringed teal is a small duck of marshes, pools, and forest wetlands native to south-central South America. It is the only species of the genus Callonetta. Formerly often placed with the perching ducks in the tribe Cairinini, this species is now known to be closer to shelducks and belongs in the subfamily Tadorninae.
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Easily confused with
Cape Barren GooseCereopsis novaehollandiaeAdult Cape Barren geese are large birds, typically measuring 75–100 cm (30–39 in) long and weighing between 3.7–5.2 kg (8.2–11.5 lb), with males generally being larger than females.
Falcated DuckMareca falcataMales and females have similar lengths at 46 to 53 cm (18–21 in).
NeneBranta sandvicensisThe nene is a large-sized goose at 41 cm (16 in) tall.
Side by side: Cape Barren Goose vs Ringed Teal · Falcated Duck vs Ringed Teal · Nene vs Ringed Teal · Ringed Teal vs Steller's Eider
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