These ducks have large heads that appear larger with a flat top when displaying.
Marble teal ducks.
Marbled teal are usually found together in small groups and outside of breeding season sometimes in larger flocks of up to a few thousand birds.
Outside the breeding season flocks are often small although in some areas large wintering flocks have been reported.
They are most active in the early morning and evening and rest in the shelter of vegetation during the day.
The whistling ducks or tree ducks are a subfamily dendrocygninae of the duck goose and swan family of birds anatidae they are not true ducks.
Both sexes are similar but males sport a more prominent shaggy crest.
The scientific name marmaronetta angustirostris comes from the greek marmaros marbled and netta a duck and latin angustus narrow or small and rostris billed.
Ringed teals are dabblers or puddle ducks which.
Marbled teal breeds alone or in small groups.
This species produces only one clutch.
The marbled ducks marmaronetta angustirostris also known as marbled teals are medium sized diving ducks.
Feet and legs are a gray color.
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In other taxonomic schemes they are considered a separate family dendrocygnidae some taxonomists list only one genus dendrocygna which contains eight living species and one undescribed extinct species from aitutaki of the cook islands but other.
They are relatively quiet ducks.
Most teal are small birds smaller than a wood duck or mandarin.
Marbled teal performs rather slow and low flight showing less agility than in other small dabbling ducks and takes flight less easily from water.
The white spotting over the shoulders and back are.
Ringed teal ducks for sale callonetta leucophrys range.
Typically found in shallow freshwater or brackish wetlands with abundant emergent.
All of the teal that we keep are non aggressive and are suitable for mixed collections.
Small subtly beautiful gray brown duck with a black eye mask long neck and wings and dark bill.
Marble teal ducks marmaronetta angustirostris are elegantly colored waterfowl with creamy white and gray fawn coloring.
In flight looks pallid with whitish underwings pale secondaries and dark wingtips.
The marbled duck or marbled teal marmaronetta angustirostris is a threatened medium sized species of duck from southern europe northern africa and western and central asia.
Heads have a light strip along the sides under the eyes which is attractively set off by a dark black bill.
Breeding season occurs from may to july.
Marbled duck or marbled teal.
Vaguely resembles a female pintail.
