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Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera Cerceta Colorada
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Photo: G. Beaton
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A bright cinnamon-colored duck with an iridescent green wing-patch and a light blue forewing. Length: 35-48 cm.; weight: 400 g. Audio (M. Oberle). Breeds from southwestern Canada to southern South America. Accidental in wetlands on Puerto Rico. TAXONOMY: ANSERIFORMES; ANATIDAE; Anatinae |
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References Bent, A.C. 1923. Life histories of North American wild fowl, part I. Smithsonian Instit. U.S. National Museum Bull. 126. (Reprinted by Dover Press, NY, 1962). del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1992. Handbook of Birds of the World, Vol. 1. Ostrich to ducks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Ehrlich, P.R., D.S. Dobkin, and D. Wheye. 1988. The birderÆs handbook: a field guide to the natural history of North American birds. Simon and Schuster/Fireside, NY. Gammonley, J. H. 1996. Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera). No. 209 in The birds of North America (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, PA, and Am. Ornithol. Union, Washington, D.C. Madge, S. and H. Burn. 1988. Wildfowl: an identification guide to the ducks, geese, and swans of the world. C. Helm, London. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. A guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Princeton. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. Una guía a las aves de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes. Publishing Resources, Inc., Santurce, PR. Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton. Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |
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