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Birdsong field guide

Cinnamon Teal

Spatula cyanoptera

A small, vivid dabbling duck of the Americas, the Cinnamon Teal is best known for the male's brilliant reddish-orange breeding plumage and sky-blue wing patches.

What it sounds like

Males produce a low, dry, rattling 'k-eck' note; females give a thin, high-pitched, weak quack.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Bernabe Lopez-Lanus · ArgentinaCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

It is one of the few duck species with separate breeding populations in both North and South America, with five recognized subspecies.
The male features a striking red iris, while the female possesses a dark brown eye.
During flight, both sexes reveal large powder-blue patches on the secondary coverts, similar to the Blue-winged Teal.
They are often the first ducks to migrate south in the autumn and among the earliest to return to northern breeding grounds in spring.
The species is highly selective of habitat, preferring shallow, alkaline or saline wetlands with dense emergent vegetation for nesting.

Habitat

Shallow freshwater, alkaline, or saline marshes and ponds with floating vegetation.

Range

Western North America from southwestern Canada to Mexico, and disjunct populations throughout South America.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota Blue-winged TealSpatula discors Cape ShovelerSpatula smithii GarganeySpatula querquedula Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata Puna TealSpatula puna Red ShovelerSpatula platalea

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