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| SCIENTIFIC
CLASSIFICATION |
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| COMMON
NAME: |
Baikal
teal, formosa teal, spectacled teal |
| KINGDOM: |
Animalia |
| PHYLUM: |
Chordata |
| CLASS: |
Aves |
| ORDER: |
Anseriformes |
| FAMILY: |
Anatidae
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| GENUS
SPECIES: |
Anas
(duck) formosa (beautiful) |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
Baikal
teals are medium-sized ducks. The top of their head
is dark brown to black with buff and green patches
on the face surrounded by white and black. The breast
is light brown, speckled with black. The sides are
bluish-gray. The bill is dark gray to black and
the legs and feet gray. |
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| SIZE: |
39-43 cm (15.6-17.2 in.) |
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| WEIGHT: |
360-520 g (12.6-18.2 oz) |
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| DIET: |
Includes
insects, seeds, and aquatic plants |
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| INCUBATION: |
Approximately 25 days |
| CLUTCH
SIZE |
8-0
eggs |
| FLEDGING
DURATION |
25-30
days |
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| SEXUAL
MATURITY: |
1-2
years |
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| LIFE
SPAN: |
Averages
20-30 years |
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| RANGE: |
Central
and eastern Siberia, winters in China, Japan, and
Korea |
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| HABITAT: |
Inhabits
marshes and lakes, forest streams and tundra rivers;
winters in variety of freshwater and brackish areas |
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| POPULATION: |
GLOBAL |
About
210,000 |
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| STATUS: |
IUCN |
Not
listed |
| CITES |
Appendix
II |
| USFWS |
Vulnerable |
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| 1. |
This
duck feeds by dabbling from the water surface. Dipping
its head, it upends its body. |
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| 2. |
At night, Baikal teals forage for acorns in the
woods and grains and seeds by roadways. |
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| This
species's population has declined markedly in the
last few years due to over-hunting and habitat destruction. |
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| Austin,
G. Birds of the World. New York. Golden Press,
Inc., 1961. |
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Gotch, A.F. Birds - Their Latin Names Explained.
UK. Blandford Books Ltd., 1981.
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| Johnsgard,
P. Ducks, Geese, and Swans of the World.
Lincoln. Univ. Of Neb. Press, 1978. |
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| Scott,
P. A Coloured Key of the Wildfowl of the World.
Slimbridge, England. The Wildfowl Trust. 1988. |
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| Todd,
F.S. Natural History of Waterfowl. San Diego,
Ca. Ibis Publishing Co., 1996. |
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| http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html |
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