Breeding Location:
Marshes, Ponds, shallow
Breeding Type:
Monogamous, Solitary nester
Breeding Population:
Fairly common to common
Egg Color:
White or pink buff
Number of Eggs:
9 - 12
Incubation Days:
21 - 25
Egg Incubator:
Female
Nest Material:
Grass lined with down.
Migration:
Migratory
Overview
Cinnamon Teal: Small dabbling duck, scaled, dark brown upperparts, cinnaon-brown underparts, head, neck. Eyes are red and bill is relatively long and dark. Green speculum, pale blue shoulder patch on wing are separated by white line. Yellow-gray legs. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.
Range and Habitat
Cinnamon Teal: Breeds in western U.S. near Great Salt Lake, Malheur Basin, San Luis Valley, and Cariboo-Chilcotin parklands and winters in Mexico and Central America. Preferred habitats include marshes and shallow ponds.
Breeding and Nesting
Cinnamon Teal: Nine to twelve white or pink buff eggs are laid in a shallow cup of grass lined with down. Nest is built by the female and usually hidden in tall vegetation 100 feet or more from water. Incubation ranges from 21 to 25 days and is carried out by the female. Young fly in about 49 days.
Foraging and Feeding
Cinnamon Teal: Diet includes seeds, aquatic plants, snails, and insects; forages by skimming water with bill or dabbling below surface.
Readily Eats
Vocalization
Cinnamon Teal: Gives a thin whistled "peep" or "peer."
Similar Species
Cinnamon Teal: Male is unmistakable. Immature and eclipse male look similar to female Green-winged Teal, but have richer brown body, red-orange eyes, and less distinct eye-stripe.
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