Cinnamon Teal
Anas cyanoptera
Class
Aves
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Cinnamon Teal
Range
North and South America
Size
Length: 14.2 - 16.9 in
Wingspan: 21.3 - 22.4 in
Weight: 9.9 - 17.6 oz
Habitat
Marshes and ponds; favors fresh or alkaline shallow lakes, extensive marshes
Young
Clutch of 4 - 16 eggs
Incubation: 21 - 25 days
Diet
Seeds and aquatic vegetation, aquatic and semi-terrestrial insects, snails, and zooplankton
IUCN Status
Least Concern
The cinnamon teal is the only duck with separate breeding populations in North America and South America.
They are dabbling ducks. Females build nests on the ground.