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ViewsBaikal TealFrom Opus(Redirected from Anas formosa)
[edit] Identification39-43 cm. Male - green, yellow and black head pattern, white vertical line at the side of the breast. Female - distinctive head pattern, small circular white loral spot, dark stripe behind the eye. Juvenile - like female. [edit] DistributionEastern Siberia to Kamchatka; winters to India, Myanmar and Japan. Casual vagrant to Alaska. Accidental vagrant to Washington and California. [edit] TaxonomyThis is a monotypic species. [edit] HabitatPools on the tundra edge and within swampy forests, lowland fresh water. [edit] BehaviourThey build nests in open tussock meadows near to water; 6-9 pale grey-green eggs are laid. [edit] External Links
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