Marble Teal Ducks

Marbled duck or marbled teal.

Marble teal ducks.

South america paraguay bolivia brazil argentina uruaguay habitat. All of the teal that we keep are non aggressive and are suitable for mixed collections. Ringed teal ducks for sale callonetta leucophrys range. The scientific name marmaronetta angustirostris comes from the greek marmaros marbled and netta a duck and latin angustus narrow or small and rostris billed.

Breeding season occurs from may to july. Both sexes are similar but males sport a more prominent shaggy crest. Heads have a light strip along the sides under the eyes which is attractively set off by a dark black bill. They are relatively quiet ducks.

Marbled teal breeds alone or in small groups. The ringed teal duck prefers swampy wooded areas such as tropical marshes. Most teal are small birds smaller than a wood duck or mandarin. This species produces only one clutch.

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. Feet and legs are a gray color. The white spotting over the shoulders and back are. Typically found in shallow freshwater or brackish wetlands with abundant emergent.

They usually nest in the cavities of trees and are considered perching ducks because their feet are adapted to allow them to perch in trees. Marble teal ducks marmaronetta angustirostris are elegantly colored waterfowl with creamy white and gray fawn coloring. 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 whistling ducks or tree ducks are a subfamily dendrocygninae of the duck goose and swan family of birds anatidae they are not true ducks.

They are most active in the early morning and evening and rest in the shelter of vegetation during the day. In flight looks pallid with whitish underwings pale secondaries and dark wingtips. 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. See more ideas about teal duck pet birds duck.

These ducks have large heads that appear larger with a flat top when displaying. Vaguely resembles a female pintail. The marbled ducks marmaronetta angustirostris also known as marbled teals are medium sized diving ducks. Ringed teals are dabblers or puddle ducks which.

Outside the breeding season flocks are often small although in some areas large wintering flocks have been reported.