teal

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Holarctic American green-winged teal drake (Anas crecca carolinensis). (credit: Gordon Langsbury/Bruce Coleman Inc.)

Any of about 15 species (genus Anas, family Anatidae) of small dabbling ducks found on the major continents and many islands. Many are popular game birds. The Holarctic green-winged teal, usually found in a dense flock, is 1315 in. (3338 cm) long. The small blue-winged teal breeds across Canada and the northern U.S. and winters south of the U.S. The Hottentot teal of Africa frequently remains immobile among vegetation even when shots are fired nearby. Teal are primarily herbivorous, but some species eat small animals. Flocks of many species take off and change direction in unison.

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• Seabirds and waterfowl
• Fish and Shellfish
• Green

Dansk (Danish)
n. - krikand

Nederlands (Dutch)
(winter)taling(en) (klein soort eend)

Français (French)
n. - sarcelle

Deutsch (German)
n. - (zo.) Krickente, dunkles Blaugrün

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ορνιθ.) αγριόπαπια, κιρκίρι

Italiano (Italian)
alzavola, grigio-blu

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cerceta (f) (Ornit.)

Русский (Russian)
(зоо.) чирок

Español (Spanish)
n. - cerceta, color azul verdoso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kricka, krickand (zool.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
短颈野鸭, 蓝绿色

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 短頸野鴨, 藍綠色

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 물오리, 검둥오리무리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - コガモ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بط نهري صغير, الحذف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שרשיר (ברווז), כחול-ירוק‬

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