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Definition of Anas crecca

Anas crecca
Teal Teal, n. [OE. tele; akin to D. teling a generation, production, teal, telen to breed, produce, and E. till to cultivate. The English word probably once meant, a brood or flock. See Till to cultivate.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small fresh-water ducks of the genus Anas and the subgenera Querquedula and Nettion. The male is handsomely colored, and has a bright green or blue speculum on the wings. Note: The common European teal (Anas crecca) and the European blue-winged teal, or garganey (A. querquedula or A. circia), are well-known species. In America the blue-winged teal (A. discors), the green-winged teal (A. Carolinensis), and the cinnamon teal (A. cynaoptera) are common species, valued as game birds. See Garganey. Goose teal, a goslet. See Goslet. Teal duck, the common European teal.

Meaning of Anas crecca from wikipedia

- The Eurasian teal (Anas crecca), common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal is a common and widespread duck that breeds in temperate Eurosiberia and migrates...
- placed it with the other ducks, geese and swans in the genus Anas and coined the binomial name Anas carolinensis. Gmelin based his description on the "American...
- The genus now contains 31 living species. The name Anas is the Latin for "duck". The genus Anas was introduced by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus...
- the genus Anas: Cape teal (Anas capensis) Red-billed teal or red-billed duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) Eurasian teal or common teal (Anas crecca), the original...
- greenish-blue color. Its name comes from that of a bird—the Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)—which presents a similarly colored stripe on its head. The word is often...
- greenish-blue color. Its name comes from that of a bird—the Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)—which presents a similarly colored stripe on its head. The word is often...
- webpage for the site) include: Shoveler (Anas clypeata), Teal (Anas crecca), Wigeon (Anas penelope), Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), White-fronted Goose (Greenland...
- birds such as gadwall (Anas strepera), mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), northern shoveler (Anas clypeata), common teal (Anas crecca), tufted duck (Aythya...
- migratory birds like common merganser (Mergus merganser), Eurasian teal (Anas crecca), black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis), black stork (Ciconia nigra)...
- Somateria mollissima Anatidae 123 km/h 76 mph High-speed wings Eurasian teal Anas crecca Anatidae 97 km/h 60 mph High–aspect ratio wings Anna's hummingbird Calypte...