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Eurasian Teal

Anas crecca

Eurasian Teal
Charles J. Sharp — Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk (Wikimedia Commons) · CC-BY-SA-4.0

Krikanden er en meget almindelig trækfugl i Danmark, men fåtallig som ynglefugl.

Field marks

Our smallest . The drake has a chestnut head with a green teardrop mask behind the eye, a grey body with a white flank stripe and a buff triangle under the tail. Both sexes show a blackish-green edged white.

Can be confused with

  • Mallard — Mallard is far larger and heavier; the female Teal is told from a female Mallard by its much smaller size and blackish-green speculum (the Mallard’s is blue-violet).

Voice

The drake’s call is a clear whistled "cryc", not loud but very far-carrying; the female a feeble "keh" quack.

Facts

Wingspan

59 cm

Conservation status

ikke truet

Family

ducks, geese and swans

Anatidae

Read more

This is a short overview for the quiz. For the full account, go to the sources:

  • Danmarks Fugle at the Danish Ornithological Society (in Danish)
  • Wikipedia (in Danish)The description above is from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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