Baikal Teal: Small dabbling duck with striking head pattern of pale brown, green, white, and black. Breast is pink with dark spots, flanks are gray bordered with vertical white stripes, and long scapulars are chestnut-brown, black, and white.
Baikal Teal Behaviour
No observations regarding Baikal Teal behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Baikal Teal ...
Baikal teals are medium-sized ducks. The top of their head is dark brown to black with buff and green patches on the face surrounded by white and black. The breast is light brown, speckled with black. The sides are bluish-gray.
Baikal Teal Anas formosa - Male in breeding plumage
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The Baikal teal is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1) and is listed on Appendix II of CITES (3).
Baikal Teal
Description
Distinguishing Features - Male: the breeding plumage of the adult male is unmistakable and very ornamental. It is similar and closely related to the Green-winged Teal Anas crecca, although slightly larger.
Baikal Teal, Anas formosa
Bernier's Teal or Madagascar Teal, Anas bernier
Black Teal aka New Zealand Scaup, Aythya novaeseelandiae ...
Baikal Teal, Anas formosa
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis
Common Teal, Anas crecca
Cape Teal, Anas capensis
Sunda Teal, Anas gibberifrons
Andaman Teal, Anas albogularis
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Spot-billed Duck, Anas poecilorhyncha ...
This duck's head pattern is typical with a slight resemblance to Baikal Teal or hybrid Green-winged x Cinnamon Teal due to the green iridescence in the dark patch over the eye. The flanks are partly striped but also finely vermiculated in part.
The other three are relatively widespread within the region, with Baikal Teal also nesting in tundra wetlands (see W01) and Greater Spotted Eagle ranging westwards from Asia to eastern Europe.
 See also: Teal, Sparrow, Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Lapwing
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