4/13/02 Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve, Orange County, CA
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LIFE LIST NOTES:
COMMON NAME: Cinnamon Teal
COMMON NAME: Cinnamon Teal
SPECIES: Anas cyanoptera
LIFE LIST DATE: 4/13/2002
LOCATION: Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve, Orange County, CA
From Stokes Field Guide to Birds-Western Region & Kaufman Focus Guide-Bird of North America:
BEHAVIOR/HABITAT: Common in western marshes, but departs from colder regions in winter.
IDENTIFYING MARKS: 16"; Male: head, neck and body dark cinnamon; wings and back blackish. In eclipse plumage, male is similar to female, but has rustier plumage and a yellow or orange iris. Female: similar to female Blue-winged Teal, with green speculum and light area at base of gill. Differs by having a darker, more uniformly colored head; little or no eye stripe, especially past the eye; and a faint light area at base of bill.
IDENTIFYING MARKS: 16"; Male: head, neck and body dark cinnamon; wings and back blackish. In eclipse plumage, male is similar to female, but has rustier plumage and a yellow or orange iris. Female: similar to female Blue-winged Teal, with green speculum and light area at base of gill. Differs by having a darker, more uniformly colored head; little or no eye stripe, especially past the eye; and a faint light area at base of bill.
VOICE: Female sounds like Blue-winged teal (high-pitched quacking). Male give a series of chuk notes.
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