Cinnamon Eel

"The cinnamon teal is one of the smallest duck species."

Kaneeltaling

  • Spatula cyanoptera

    Scientific name

  • ondiepe vijvers, moerassen en meren met alkalisch water

    Habitat

  • zaden, planten, insecten en weekdieren

    Food

  • 12 jaar

    Lifetime

  • 350 - 400 gram

    Weight

  • 10 eieren

    Number of eggs

  • 21 tot 25 dagen

    Incubation time

  • Veilig

    IUCN Status

  • Nee

    EEP

Wist je dat?

  • 400

    grams, that's how heavy a cinnamon eel can weigh

  • 10

    eggs the female lays a maximum of

Decorating

Cinnamon eels look for a new mate every winter. Females let it be known that they like a male by swimming in front of him. Males decorate a female by brushing their feathers, calling and moving their heads up and down. When two teals have chosen each other, they do another kind of dance together in the water.

Stringent monitoring

The male of the cinnamon teal protects his territory well. This includes his female and her nest of eggs. The male is often so busy protecting the territory that he eats much less than the female. He does this from the moment the female begins building the nest. When the young hatch, he takes it a little easier.

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