The
cinnamon teal (
Spatula cyanoptera) is a species of
dabbling duck found in western North and South America. It is a migratory species, travelling to northern South America and the Caribbean during the Northern Hemisphere's winter. The cinnamon teal lives in marshes and ponds, and feeds mostly on plants. It has a typical length of 16 in (41 cm), with a wing span of 22 inch (56 cm) and a mass of 14 oz (400 g). The male has bright reddish plumage with a duller brown coloration on the female. The bird feeds predominantly by dabbling, with its main diet being plants and sometimes
molluscs and aquatic
insects. This cinnamon teal was photographed at the Parrot World animal park in
Crécy-la-Chapelle, France.
Photograph credit: Clément Bardot
