- Anas gracilis
Identification
37–47 cm (14½-18½ in)
Adults
- Light grey-brown
- Pale grey cheeks, chin, and neck
- Bill blue-grey
- Red eye
- Speculum shiny dark green in flight
Similar Species
Female Chestnut Teal
Distribution
Asia and Australasia: found from New Guinea to Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies recognized:
- A. g. gracilis from New Guinea to Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand
- A. g. remissa formerly on Rennell Island (Solomon Islands), extinct ca 1959
remissa was formerly included in Sunda Teal.
Habitat
Varied, almost any wetlands, from suburban lakes to coastal lagoons also uses temporary floodwaters of interior.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of seeds and aquatic vegetation, grass and sedges; supplemented by small invertebrates and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey Teal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey_Teal
External Links
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