Marbled teal performs rather slow and low flight showing less agility than in other small dabbling ducks and takes flight less easily from water.
Marble teal ducks.
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.
Heads have a light strip along the sides under the eyes which is attractively set off by a dark black bill.
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Outside the breeding season flocks are often small although in some areas large wintering flocks have been reported.
These ducks have large heads that appear larger with a flat top when displaying.
The white spotting over the shoulders and back are.
Ringed teal ducks for sale callonetta leucophrys range.
Marbled teal breeds alone or in small groups.
Vaguely resembles a female pintail.
Small subtly beautiful gray brown duck with a black eye mask long neck and wings and dark bill.
Breeding season occurs from may to july.
Most teal are small birds smaller than a wood duck or mandarin.
Marble teal ducks marmaronetta angustirostris are elegantly colored waterfowl with creamy white and gray fawn coloring.
Both sexes are similar but males sport a more prominent shaggy crest.
The marbled ducks marmaronetta angustirostris also known as marbled teals are medium sized diving ducks.
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.
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All of the teal that we keep are non aggressive and are suitable for mixed collections.
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.
The scientific name marmaronetta angustirostris comes from the greek marmaros marbled and netta a duck and latin angustus narrow or small and rostris billed.
Marbled duck or marbled teal.
They are most active in the early morning and evening and rest in the shelter of vegetation during the day.
Feet and legs are a gray color.
In flight looks pallid with whitish underwings pale secondaries and dark wingtips.
Typically found in shallow freshwater or brackish wetlands with abundant emergent.
The ringed teal duck prefers swampy wooded areas such as tropical marshes.
Ringed teals are dabblers or puddle ducks which.
