Baikal Teal
Baikal drake (Anas formosa )
The Baikal Teal (Anas formosa, Syn Nettion formosum ), also called Baikal Teal, is an Asian dabbling duck ( Anatidae ) of the genus Actual dabbling ducks (Anas ). The distribution area extends from northeastern Siberia to the Kamchatka Peninsula. The male in breeding plumage has a very contrasting color. This is indicated by the scientific name of the species, formosa means beautiful.
Features
The Baikal teal has a height of 30 to 40 cm and a length of 40 to 43 cm. It weighs about 500 g
The Baikal teal is a small duck Gründel, striking is the elongated body with long primaries and the strong and long beak. Drake and duck have various color images. While the drake with a colorful head in the colors green, black, yellow and white really stand out, the duck is distinguished by a white cheek patch. When drake the individual color areas are clearly separated. The chest has a warm, gelbgraunen tone. The flanks are gray. The shoulder feathers are elongated and are reddish brown, cream and black. They fall conspicuous on the sides of the body.
The female resembles the other females of the species of ducks authentics. Apart from the characteristic bright cheek stain, it also differs by the darker stippling, which is especially noticeable on the flanks. Through the Eye of a half- moon -shaped black stripe and a dark eye stripe runs also runs the neck.
Occurrence
Baikal ducks can be found over the summer mainly on the banks of large Siberian rivers in not too high altitudes, the main wintering areas, however, are the lakes in Japan and China. In July, the Mauser uses. Some drakes drag it to the Arctic Ocean, while others remain in the breeding area.
Baikal ducks wintering in southern Japan and the East China and Taiwan. Some Baikal ducks reach during their wintering train also Assam and northern India.
Since 1840, the year of the initial import, it is maintained as a breeding duck in Europe.
Nutrition
The Baikal teal feed on small animals and plants that they filter out the Gründeln.
Reproduction
The Baikal teal is a common breeding bird in eastern Siberia, you meet them in swamps, floodplains and river deltas. After mating in mid-May are quickly becoming the nests in the grass on the bank, built hidden under branches. For wells are dug and lined with down. The nest consists of seven to nine gray-green eggs. It broods alone the female. The male attracts even during the breeding of the female in the moulting areas. After about 26 days, the young ducklings hatch with a weight of 30 g
Threats and conservation
The Baikal teal in Asia was once one of the most widespread and common duck. However, the area of distribution and population numbers increased due to intensive hunting and habitat loss greatly. Currently, the population size increases again, the Baikal teal applies on the IUCN Red List ( version 2013.2 ) as not threatened (Least Concern ).