Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Ducks, Geese and Swans :: Falcated Duck

Falcated Duck Anas falcata

Described by: Georgi (1775)
Alternate common name(s): Falcated Teal, Bronze-capped Teal
Old scientific name(s): Eunetta falcata

Photographs

Sagami River, Kanagawa, Japan - Mar 8, 2003 © William Hull  Sagami River, Kanagawa, Japan - Mar 8, 2003 © William Hull  Sagami River, Kanagawa, Japan - Mar 8, 2003 © William Hull  Sagami River, Kanagawa, Japan - Mar 8, 2003 © William Hull  Sagami River, Kanagawa, Japan - Mar 8, 2003 © William Hull 
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Range

C. e. Asia;
S. half of e. Siberia from upper Yenisei River and Angara Basin e. to Kamchatka s. to Tuva, Lake Baikal, n. and e. Mongolia, ne. China (Manchuria), the Soviet Far East (Amur River, Ussuriland), Sakhalin Is., Kuril Is. and n. Japan (Hokkiado).
Winters in lowlands of e. Asia from Japan, Honshu s. in Korea, e. and c. China (Shantung s. to Hainan Is. and w. to s. Shensi, s. Szechwan and se. Tibet) and Taiwan s. to c. North Vietnam, Loas, se. Burma, ne. India (Assam, Manipur), Nepal (Kosi River) and perhaps Iran.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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