Listen to the Eurasian teal
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About the Eurasian teal
The Eurasian teal is a bird in the family Anatidae (order Anseriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 59 cm.
What does the Eurasian teal sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The Eurasian teal (Anas crecca), common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal is a common and widespread duck that breeds in temperate Eurosiberia and migrates south in winter. The Eurasian teal is often called simply the teal due to being the only one of these small dabbling ducks in much of its range. The bird gives its name to the blue-green colour teal.
It is a highly gregarious duck outside the breeding season and can form large flocks. It is commonly found in sheltered wetlands and feeds on seeds and aquatic invertebrates. The North American green-winged teal (A. carolinensis) was formerly (and sometimes is still) considered a subspecies of A. crecca.
Related birds in the genus Anas
More from the family Anatidae
Frequently asked questions
What does an Eurasian teal sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Eurasian teal on this page, including its call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Eurasian teal endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Eurasian teal as “least concern”.
What family does the Eurasian teal belong to?
The Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.
Sources & credits
- Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca) (W1CDR0001378 BD3) – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Mössenkärr, Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland by Mikko Heikkinen – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q25700 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Eurasian teal – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Koshy Koshy from Faridabad, Haryana, India – CC BY 2.0