Marble Teal Ducks

Ringed teals are dabblers or puddle ducks which.

Marble teal ducks.

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. In flight looks pallid with whitish underwings pale secondaries and dark wingtips. 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. Both sexes are similar but males sport a more prominent shaggy crest.

Most teal are small birds smaller than a wood duck or mandarin. The marbled ducks marmaronetta angustirostris also known as marbled teals are medium sized diving ducks. They are relatively quiet ducks. All of the teal that we keep are non aggressive and are suitable for mixed collections.

Typically found in shallow freshwater or brackish wetlands with abundant emergent. These ducks have large heads that appear larger with a flat top when displaying. The white spotting over the shoulders and back are. 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 marmaronetta angustirostris are elegantly colored waterfowl with creamy white and gray fawn coloring. 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. Marbled teal breeds alone or in small groups. The ringed teal duck prefers swampy wooded areas such as tropical marshes.

They are most active in the early morning and evening and rest in the shelter of vegetation during the day. Marbled duck or marbled teal. Heads have a light strip along the sides under the eyes which is attractively set off by a dark black bill. Breeding season occurs from may to july.

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. 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. This species produces only one clutch. The scientific name marmaronetta angustirostris comes from the greek marmaros marbled and netta a duck and latin angustus narrow or small and rostris billed.

Vaguely resembles a female pintail. Ringed teal ducks for sale callonetta leucophrys range. Feet and legs are a gray color. South america paraguay bolivia brazil argentina uruaguay habitat.

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