Falcated Duck

The closest relative of this species is the Gadwall, followed by the wigeons.

The Falcated Duck is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Falcated Duck or Falcated Teal (Anas falcata) is a Gadwall-sized dabbling duck. More

Falcated Duck: Female Default description Falcated Duck: Female Falcated Duck: Male Default description Falcated Duck: Male Related Birds American Wigeon Northern Shoveler Wood Duck Baikal Teal Gadwall Eurasian Wigeon General Falcated Duck: Medium-sized dabbling duck named for long, black and white, sickle-shaped (falcated) tertial feathers extending over black rump. More

The Falcated Duck or Falcated Teal (Anas falcata) is a Gadwall-sized dabbling duck. Distribution / Range The Falcated duck breeds in eastern Asia. It nests in eastern Russia, in Khabarovsk, Primorskiy, Amur, Chita, Buryatia, Irkutsk, Tuva, eastern Krasnoyarsk, south central Sakha Sakhalin, extreme northeastern North Korea and northern China, in northeastern Inner Mongolia, and northern Heilongjiang, and in northern Japan, Hokkaidō, Aomori, and the Kuril Islands. More

The Falcated Duck is native to Eastern Asia. Sexually dimorphic, seasonably variable, the drakes weigh 1.7 pounds and the hens approximately 1.2 pounds. Laying 6-9 cream-white or yellowish eggs, the hen prefers to nest among tall herbage or beneath bushes on marshy ground. More

Columbia, a Falcated Duck returned to Tofino on Vancouver Island for three winters in a row, to 1996. Another bird has wintered at Coburg, Oregon, for four years through 2007. More

The Falcated Duck or Falcated Teal (Anas falcata) is a Gadwall-sized dabbling duck. Taxonomy : The closest relative of this species is the Gadwall, followed by the wigeons. Distribution and Habitat : The Falcated duck breeds in eastern Asia. More

all the previous evidences of Falcated duck in Pakistan were recorded as ‘killed bird’. It has never been seen or reported in wild by waterfowl monitoring team or by any birdwatcher. The duck recently captured from Larkana and recovered from a bird market, is regarded as the first live specimen of Falcated Teal in Pakistan. More

The falcated duck is named for its special wing feathers that curve downward, resembling the hooked bill of a falcon. The Falcated Duck or Falcated Teal (Anas falcata) is a duck which breeds in eastern Asia. It nests in eastern Siberia and northern China. More

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The Falcated Duck or Falcated Teal (Anas falcata) is found in eastern Asia, particularly in eastern Siberia and northern China. It is widely recorded well outside its normal range, but the popularity of this beautiful duck in captivity clouds their true origins. Winters are spent in much of southeast Asia. It is social outside the breeding season when it will form large flocks. This species prefers lowland wetlands, such as water meadows or lakes, and usually feeds by dabbling for plant food or grazing. More

The Falcated Duck or Falcated Teal is simply gorgeous. This dabbling duck breeds in eastern Asia and nests in eastern Russia, northeastern part of Korea and northern China. This beautiful duck’s large head is dark green with a white throat, and a dark green collar and bronzed crown. The vent region is patterned in yellow, black and white. 3. More

The female Falcated Duck is dark brown, with plumage much like a female wigeon. Its long grey bill is an aid to identification. The eclipse male is like the female, but darker on the back and head. In flight both sexes show a pale grey underwing. The blackish speculum is bordered with a white bar on its inner edge. Young birds are buffer than the female and have short tertials. More

Falcated Duck determination Similar species Anatidae American Wigeon | Baikal Teal | Bar-Headed Goose | Barnacle Goose | Barrows Goldeneye | Bean Goose | Black Swan | Blue-Winged Teal | Brent Goose | Bufflehead | Cackling Goose | Canada Goose | Canvasback | Common Scoter | Egyptian Goose | Eider | Falcated Duck | More

The Falcated Duck or Falcated Teal (Anas falcata) is a Gadwall-sized dabbling duck. Group Videos No videos have been added jet. You may join this group and add yours now. Group Documents No documents have been added jet. You may join this group and add yours now. More

The Falcated Duck is rare but regular in north eastern India but decidedly rarer further west. Last winter there was one at Asan Barrage while Harike produced a hybrid with a Gadwall, its closest relative (see below). The male in full plumage is a striking bird, largely vemiculated grey in body but with a large domed head which is chestnut and bottle green. The throat is white, bordered black, and the under-tail is creamy, bordered black. More

The Falcated Duck or Falcated Teal (Anas falcata) is a duck which breeds in eastern Asia. It nests in eastern Siberia and northern China. It is widely recorded well outside its normal range, but the popularity of this beautiful duck in captivity clouds the origins of these extralimital birds. More

Falcated Duck - The male Falcated Duck has a broad green stripe on a chestnut and purple crested head, black neck band and white throat, black and white scaly body and elongated black and white wing feathers. The bill and feet are black. Falcated Duck Falcated Duck Female - The female Falcated Duck has a slight bump on the back of her brown streaked head, mottled brown upperparts, rusty-brown underparts and a gray forewing. The bill and feet are dark gray. Falcated Duck Female . More

Falcated Duck: information needed from China 2005 - From the Globally Threatened Bird Forums @ BirdLife.org The Falcated Duck is currently listed as Least Concern, with a large breeding range in Mongolia, north-east China and south-east Siberia to Hokkaido and the southern Kuril islands. Its total population is estimated to be 35,000 individuals (9,000 in Japan, 2,000 in Korea, and the remainder in China: Wetlands International 2002). S. Chan in litt. More

In: Falcated Duck Ca: Xarxet falcat Da: Segland De: Sichelente Es: Cerceta de alfanjes Fi: sirppisorsa Fr: Canard à faucilles It: Anatra falcata Nl: Bronskopeend No: Sibirand Pt: Pato-falcado Sv: Praktand US: Falcated Duck Ru: Касатка Bird News Extra subscribers should log in to view an enhanced species page. More