Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758
(Teal, Eurasian Teal)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnas crecca (Teal, Eurasian Teal)
GenusAnas (ducks)
FamilyANATIDAE (wildfowl: ducks, geese, mergansers and swans)
OrderANSERIFORMES (ducks, geese, mergansers and swans, waterfowl)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Anas crecca (Teal, Eurasian Teal) :
1: Anas crecca (Teal, Eurasian Teal)
29 Feb 2016 OSGR: SZ09 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, in flight
Image 1: Male - in flight showing colour flash
2: Anas crecca (Teal, Eurasian Teal)
20 Oct 2015 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, feeding in shallow water of saline lagoon
Image 1: Male - feeding
3: Anas crecca (Teal, Eurasian Teal)
7 Apr 2015 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
female, feeding at water’s edge
Image 1: Female - lateral view
4: Anas crecca (Teal, Eurasian Teal)
31 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Small flock, on water
Image 1: Group of males, on water

Anas crecca (Teal, Eurasian Teal) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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