Marble Teal Birds

Nests usually consist of around 11 eggs each.

Marble teal birds.

See more ideas about teal duck teal duck. Outside the breeding season flocks are often small although in some areas large wintering flocks have been reported. Marbled duck or marbled teal the marbled ducks marmaronetta angustirostris also known as marbled teals are medium sized diving ducks. This species is creamy white and spotted with.

They are relatively quiet ducks. National audubon profile page for marble canyon and vermilion cliffs iba. The males courtship displays are interesting and entertaining to watch. Nesting season spans april to late june each year and nests can often be found very close together near the water s edge.

Mar 10 2020 explore tom s board teal duck on pinterest. Abstract teal blue paint background. Acrylic marble effect closeup of a brown marble teal in a park in south africa. The diet of marbled teal ducks is largely made up of seeds and insects like the diptera fly.

The scientific name marmaronetta angustirostris comes from the greek marmaros marbled and netta a duck and latin angustus narrow or small and rostris billed. For an interactive map and habitat and land ownership analysis of this iba visit the national audubon iba map and select. 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. 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.

This is a species that we have had success breeding in trios 1 male 2 hens. Marble teal enjoy a long breeding season and in our aviaries they have nested as early as march and as late as august. Closeup of a brown marble teal in a park in birds of eden in south africa closeup of a brown marble teal in a park in south. State of the ibas 2014 baseline more technical info about the status of this important bird area.

However tunisia has become more important in recent years with large autumn pre migration gatherings of up to 4 000 birds in september october in the north oued rmal. Scientific classification common name marbled teal marbled duck kingdom animalia phylum chordata class aves order anseriformes family anatidae genus species marmaronetta marble duck angustirostris narrow or small billed fast facts description marbles teals are medium sized ducks.