Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)

Afghanistan (B) (NB), Algeria (B), Armenia (B), Azerbaijan (B) (NB), Cape Verde (E) (B), Chad (NB), China (mainland) (B), Cyprus (E) (B), Egypt (NB), India (NB), Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B) (NB) (P), Iraq (B) (NB), Israel (B) (NB), Italy (B), Jordan (B) (P), Kazakhstan (B), Macedonia [The Former Yugoslav Republic of] (E) (B), Mali (NB), Morocco (B) (P), Nigeria (NB), Pakistan (NB) (P), Russia (European) (B), Senegal (NB), Spain (B) (NB), Syrian Arab Republic (B) (NB), Tajikistan (B), Tunisia (B) (NB) (P), Turkey (B) (NB) (P), Turkmenistan (B), Uzbekistan (B).

Vagrant to Albania, Bahrain (P), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Czech Republic, France (NB), Germany, Hungary, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon (P), Malta, Oman (P), Portugal, Qatar (NB), Romania, Saudi Arabia (P), United Arab Emirates (P).

Unknown to Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Georgia, Greece.

Southern Spain and northern Africa through Middle East and western Asia to extreme western China.

Population
Estimated population is 14,000 - 26,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A squeaking 'jeep' uttered by displaying males. Otherwise relatively silent.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Marbled Duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris) [XC417683]
by Santiago Caballero Carrera from do\u00f1ana visitable, sevilla, andaluc\u00eda, Spain (call, song, displaying)

Marbled Duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris) [XC209043]
by Stanislas Wroza from Racconigi, Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy (call)

Nest
Usually on the ground at the water's edge, beneath a covering of vegetation. Also, in the roofs of reed huts.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Female Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) which is larger, lacks eye-patch and has scalloped flanks.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris) - 10 files

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