Between April and June they prefer reed beds and will lay 6 to 10 creamy-pink eggs. The eggs will hatch after 25 to 27 days.[2] As with swans and geese, both parents will rear the ducklings.[3] A pair may bond long term. It lives on fresh water in small groups, and feeds primarily on vegetable matter such as seeds and aquatic plants.[4][citation needed][5]
Silver teals are on the whole placid ducks but may be protective of eggs, young and females.[3]
Descriptionedit
They have a black cap that extends below the eyes, and a bluish bill with a yellow tip. They also have a green speculum with a white border.[7] The female's plumage is slightly duller and has less yellow at the base of the beak.[2]
The Puna teal was previously regarded as a subspecies of this bird. Currently, there are two subspecies:
S. versicolor versicolornorthern silver teal located in Paraguay, southern Bolivia, and southern Brazil.[6]
^ abBirdLife International (2016). "Spatula versicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680329A92855919. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680329A92855919.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ abMcKinney, Frank; Brewer, Gwen (1989-01-01). "Parental Attendance and Brood Care in Four Argentine Dabbling Ducks". The Condor. 91 (1): 131–138. doi:10.2307/1368156. JSTOR 1368156.
^"Silver Teals | Beauty of Birds". www.beautyofbirds.com. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
silver, teal, silver, teal, versicolor, teal, spatula, versicolor, species, dabbling, duck, genus, spatula, breeds, south, america, male, brazilconservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chorda. The silver teal or versicolor teal Spatula versicolor is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Spatula It breeds in South America Silver tealA male in BrazilConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeGenus SpatulaSpecies S versicolorBinomial nameSpatula versicolor Vieillot 1816 SubspeciesS v versicolor Vieillot 1816 northern silver teal S v fretensis King 1831 southern silver teal SynonymsAnas versicolor Vieillot 1816Anas versicolor MHNTBetween April and June they prefer reed beds and will lay 6 to 10 creamy pink eggs The eggs will hatch after 25 to 27 days 2 As with swans and geese both parents will rear the ducklings 3 A pair may bond long term It lives on fresh water in small groups and feeds primarily on vegetable matter such as seeds and aquatic plants 4 citation needed 5 The silver teal s range includes southern Bolivia southern Brazil Paraguay Argentina Chile Uruguay South Georgia South Sandwich Islands 1 and the Falkland Islands 6 The southernmost birds migrate to southern Brazil in the winter Silver teals are on the whole placid ducks but may be protective of eggs young and females 3 Description editThey have a black cap that extends below the eyes and a bluish bill with a yellow tip They also have a green speculum with a white border 7 The female s plumage is slightly duller and has less yellow at the base of the beak 2 The Puna teal was previously regarded as a subspecies of this bird Currently there are two subspecies S versicolor versicolor northern silver teal located in Paraguay southern Bolivia and southern Brazil 6 S versicolor fretensis southern silver teal located in southern Chile Argentina and the Falkland Islands 6 Footnotes edit a b BirdLife International 2016 Spatula versicolor IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T22680329A92855919 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T22680329A92855919 en Retrieved 12 November 2021 a b Oiseaux net Sarcelle bariolee Spatula versicolor Silver Teal www oiseaux net Retrieved 2024 04 01 a b McKinney Frank Brewer Gwen 1989 01 01 Parental Attendance and Brood Care in Four Argentine Dabbling Ducks The Condor 91 1 131 138 doi 10 2307 1368156 JSTOR 1368156 Silver Teals Beauty of Birds www beautyofbirds com Retrieved 2019 04 11 Anas versicolor Vieillot 1816 Encyclopedia of Life eol org Retrieved 2019 02 23 a b c Clements J 2007 ArthurGrosset comReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Spatula versicolor nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Spatula versicolor Clements James 2007 The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World Cornell University Press Ithaca Dabbling Ducks Connecticut Waterfowl Trust April 2 2003 Retrieved October 31 2006 This duck article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Silver teal amp oldid 1218040054, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
