Spatula Discors female and Cinnamon teal female....what's the difference ? (2 Viewers)

[Xelioszzapporro!!]

How can I tell them apart. The female Spatula Discors and Cinnamon teal , if somebody knows , I would highly appreciate if you tell me. Cause I want to find out.

This is a Cinnamon Teal...the female is on the right side (as we look at the screen)




Now those are female Spatula Discors. Now in case you haven't noticed. I call this duck by it's scientific name cause it's common name is ''blue winged teal'' which is inconsistent and vert unimaginative to bestow that name to a duck cause a lot of ducks have blue wings. And that includes the cinnamon teal too.



But that's besides the point. The main point is how can I tell the difference between the females Spatual Discors and Cinnamon Teals ?

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[foresttwitcher]

Female Blue-winged Teal has greyer plumage, a smaller bill and bolder facial markings, including white at the base of the bill and a more prominent, broken eye ring.

Cinnamon Teal has richer brown plumage, the eye line and broken eye ring are less distinct and a longer, more spatulate bill.

 

[Xelioszzapporro!!]

Female Blue-winged Teal has greyer plumage, a smaller bill and bolder facial markings, including white at the base of the bill and a more prominent, broken eye ring.

Cinnamon Teal has richer brown plumage, the eye line and broken eye ring are less distinct and a longer, more spatulate bill.

Thank you a lot sir for the helpful details! Now I found how to differentiate those 2 species too.

 

[Joern Lehmhus]

In this case , a very few individual birds may be difficult as hybridisation between the two can happen in the wild and either of the two can hybridise with northern shoveler also ... males are rather clearcut, but some females may be difficult- Still , hybridisation is rare