Eurasian Teal
BIRDING ARAGÓNEurasian Teal
Anas crecca
ES: Cerceta común
Description
L: 34-38cm; W:53-59cm
A small duck that presents a great difference between the sexes in the breeding season; Breeding male with chestnut colored head with green mask; chest light mottled with dark; back and flanks vermiculate gray; green and black eyeglasses bordered with white. Female brown, with white spots and stripes; eyeglass similar to that of the male but smaller. bill gray, Male out of brood similar to female.
- Observation difficulty: Easy
- Status: Winter.
- Optimal Season: Dec-March
- Conservation Status: Not threatened
- Hábitat: Wetlands
Best places to see in Aragón
PROVINCES
Huesca. Zaragoza. Teruel
REGIONS
Hoya de Huesca; Monegros y Bajo Cinca; Bajo Aragón y Caspe; Campo de Daroca y Jiloca; Maestrazo y Andora-Sierra de Arcos; Comunidad de Teruel; Cuencas Mineras
Special Protected Areas (SPA)
CUENCA DE GALLOCANTA. ESTEPAS DE BELCHITE – EL PLANERÓN – LA LOMAZA. LA SOTONERA. LAGUNA DE SARIÑENA Y BALSA DE LA ESTACIÓN. EMBALSE DEL PAS Y SANTA RITAMATARRAÑA – AIGUABARREIX. DESFILADEROS DEL RÍO MARTÍN. RÍO GUADALOPE – MAESTRAZGO
