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CINNAMON TEAL
 BIOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CINNAMON TEAL
TAXONOMY
KINGDOM: ANIMALIA
PHYLUM: CHORDATA
SUBPHYLUM: VERTEBRATA
CLASS: BIRDS
ORDER: ANSERIFORMES
FAMILY: ANATIDAE
GENUS: Anas
SPECIES: cyanoptera
IT MEASURES FROM 36 TO 46 cm. MALES PRESENT A BROWN COLORATION WITH BLUE SPOTS ON THE WINGS. FEMALES ARE SAND COLOR WITH SPOTS AND ALSO HAVE BLUE SPOTS ON THE WINGS.
THEY BUILD THEIR NEST FROM GRASS CLOSE TO THE WATER AND LAY FROM 4 TO 16 EGGS. THE INCUBATION TIME IS FROM 21 TO 25 DAYS. THEY REPRODUCE ONLY ONCE A YEAR.
THESE DUCKS ARE COMPLETELY FEATHERED AT THEIR 49 DAYS OLD
THEIR DEIT IS GENERALLY MADE FROM SEEDS AND PLANTS, BUT THEY MAY ALSO EAT AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES.
THEY PREFER PLACES WITH MIXED VEGETATION, POOLS AND PLACES WITH RUSHES.
THEY DISTRIBUTE IN NORTH WEST NORTH AMERICA FROM SOUTH BRITISH COLUMBIA AND SOUTH MONTANA TO TEXAS. IN THE WINTER TO CENTRAL AMERICA. IT IS COMMON TO SEE THEM IN THE STUDY REGION.
IT IS ONE OF THE FIRST DUCKS TO EMIGRATE DURING SPRING AS WELL AS WINTER. THEIR MATING BEGINS BEFORE SPRING MIGRATION AND INCREASES AROUND MARCH (GOUGH, 1998).
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COMMON NAME: CINNAMON TEAL
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Anas cyanoptera
TYPE OF GAIN: Cinegetico
TYPE OF MARKING: HUNTING LICENSE
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CHRONOLOGY OF THE CINNAMON TEAL
MONTHS
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ACTIVITY
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F
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A
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M
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COURTSHIP
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SPRING MIGRATION
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X
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X
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X
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NESTING
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X
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X
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X
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WINTER MIGRATION
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X
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X
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X
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X
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