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Common Teal Anas crecca
IUCN Red List history
| Year | Category |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Least Concern |
| 2009 | Least Concern |
| 2008 | Least Concern |
| 2005 | Least Concern |
| 2004 | Not Recognised |
| 2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| 1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| 1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Species attributes
| Migratory status | full migrant | Forest dependency | Does not normally occur in forest |
| Land mass type | Average mass | - |
Distribution
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 26,400,000 | medium |
| Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) | 26,400,000 | medium |
| Number of locations | - | |
| Fragmentation | - |
Population & trend
| Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of mature individuals | poor | Estimated | 2009 | |
| Population trend | Unknown | - | ||
| Number of subpopulations | - | - | - | |
| Largest subpopulation | - | - | - | |
| Generation length (yrs) | 6.3 | - | - | - |
| Trend justification: The overall population trend is uncertain, as some populations are decreasing, while others are stable, increasing or have unknown trends (Wetlands International 2006). This species has had stable population trends over the last 40 years in North America (data from Breeding Bird Survey and/or Christmas Bird Count: Butcher and Niven 2007). | ||||
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Extinct | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Albania | Native | No | |||
| Algeria | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Anguilla (to UK) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Armenia | Native | No | |||
| Aruba (to Netherlands) | Native | No | |||
| Austria | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Azerbaijan | Native | No | |||
| Bahamas | Native | No | |||
| Bahrain | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Bangladesh | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Barbados | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Belarus | Native | No | |||
| Belgium | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Belize | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Benin | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Bermuda (to UK) | Native | No | |||
| Bhutan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Bulgaria | Native | No | |||
| Cambodia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Cameroon | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Canada | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Cayman Islands (to UK) | Native | No | |||
| Central African Republic | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Chad | Native | No | Yes | ||
| China (mainland) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Colombia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Costa Rica | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Croatia | Native | No | |||
| Cuba | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Cyprus | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Czech Republic | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Denmark | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Dominica | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Dominican Republic | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Egypt | Native | No | Yes | ||
| El Salvador | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Eritrea | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Estonia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Ethiopia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Faroe Islands (to Denmark) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Finland | Native | No | Yes | ||
| France | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Gambia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Georgia | Native | No | |||
| Germany | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Ghana | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Greece | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Greenland (to Denmark) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Guadeloupe (to France) | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Guatemala | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Guinea | Vagrant | No | |||
| Guinea-Bissau | Native | No | |||
| Haiti | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Honduras | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Hong Kong (China) | Native | No | |||
| Hungary | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Iceland | Native | No | |||
| India | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Iraq | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Ireland | Native | No | |||
| Israel | Native | No | |||
| Italy | Native | No | |||
| Jamaica | Native | No | |||
| Japan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Jordan | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Kazakhstan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Kenya | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Kuwait | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Native | No | |||
| Laos | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Latvia | Native | No | |||
| Lebanon | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Libya | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Liechtenstein | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Lithuania | Native | No | |||
| Luxembourg | Native | No | |||
| Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of | Native | No | |||
| Malaysia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Maldives | Native | No | |||
| Mali | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Malta | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Martinique (to France) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Mauritania | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Mexico | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Moldova | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Mongolia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Montenegro | Native | No | |||
| Montserrat (to UK) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Morocco | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Myanmar | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Nepal | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Netherlands | Native | No | |||
| Niger | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Nigeria | Native | No | Yes | ||
| North Korea | Native | No | |||
| Northern Mariana Islands (to USA) | Native | No | |||
| Norway | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Oman | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Pakistan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Palestinian Authority Territories | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Panama | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Philippines | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Poland | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Portugal | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Puerto Rico (to USA) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Qatar | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Romania | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Russia (Asian) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Russia (Central Asian) | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Russia (European) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Rwanda | Native | No | |||
| Saudi Arabia | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Senegal | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Serbia | Native | No | |||
| Seychelles | Vagrant | No | |||
| Singapore | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Slovakia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Slovenia | Native | No | |||
| Somalia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| South Korea | Native | No | Yes | ||
| South Sudan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Spain | Native | No | |||
| Sri Lanka | Native | No | Yes | ||
| St Kitts and Nevis | Native | No | Yes | ||
| St Lucia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| St Pierre and Miquelon (to France) | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Sudan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Sweden | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Switzerland | Native | No | |||
| Syria | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Taiwan (China) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Tajikistan | Native | No | |||
| Tanzania | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Thailand | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Tunisia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Turkey | Native | No | |||
| Turkmenistan | Native | No | |||
| Uganda | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Ukraine | Native | No | Yes | ||
| United Arab Emirates | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| United Kingdom | Native | No | |||
| USA | Native | No | |||
| Uzbekistan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Vietnam | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Virgin Islands (to UK) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Virgin Islands (to USA) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Western Sahara | Native | No | |||
| Yemen | Native | No | Yes | Yes |
Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory | IBA Name | IBA link |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Hamun-i-Puzak |  |
| Albania | Karavasta Lagoon | |
| Bangladesh | Aila Beel | |
| Bangladesh | Hakaluki Haor | |
| Bangladesh | Jamuna-Brahmaputra river | |
| Bangladesh | Muhuri Dam | |
| Bangladesh | Tanguar Haor and Panabeel | |
| Belgium | Durme en Middenloop van de Schelde | |
| Belgium | IJzervallei-De Blankaart | |
| Belgium | Schorren en Polder van de Beneden-Schelde | |
| China (mainland) | Desert and wetland from Northern Urumqi to Dabancheng | |
| China (mainland) | Oasis, Desert and Wetland at Mosuowan | |
| China (mainland) | Qinghai Hu (Koko Nor) | |
| China (mainland) | Taipo Hu Nature Reserve | |
| China (mainland) | Tumen River at Jingxin-Fangchuan | |
| China (mainland) | Xingkai Hu Nature Reserve | |
| Denmark | Ballum og Husum Enge, Kamper strandenge | |
| Denmark | Nissum Fjord | |
| Denmark | Rømø | |
| Denmark | Ringkøbing Fjord | |
| Denmark | Saltbæk Vig | |
| Estonia | Luitemaa | |
| Estonia | Väinameri | |
| Finland | Oulu region wetlands | |
| Finland | Pori archipelago and wetlands | |
| France | Baie du Mont Saint Michel et Ile des Landes | |
| France | Camargue | |
| France | Domaine d'Orx | |
| France | Estuaire de la Loire | |
| France | Lac du Der-Chantecoq et étangs latéraux | |
| Greece | Amvrakikos gulf | |
| Greece | Evros delta | |
| Greece | Lake Kerkini | |
| Greece | Reservoirs of former Lake Karla | |
| Hungary | Hortobágy and Tisza-to | |
| Hungary | Lake Fertő | |
| India | Kanjli Lake | |
| India | Saman Bird Sanctuary | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Anzali Mordab complex | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Arjan Protected Area | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Fereidoonkenar marshes | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Gavekhoni lake, and marshes of the lower Zaindeh Rud | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Gomishan marshes and Turkoman steppes | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Hamoun-i Sabari and Hamoun-i Hirmand | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Horeh Bamdej | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Karun river marshes | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Lake Bakhtegan, Lake Tashk and Kamjan marshes | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Lake Maharlu | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Miankaleh Peninsula and Gorgan Bay | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Seyed Mohalli, Zarin Kola and Larim Sara | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Shadegan marshes and tidal mudflats of Khor-al Amaya and Khor Musa | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Shur Gol, Yadegarlu and Dorgeh Sangi lakes | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | South Caspian shore, from Astara to Gomishan | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | South end of the Hamoun-i Puzak | |
| Iraq | Haur Al Hammar | |
| Japan | Lake Kasumigaura, Ukisima | |
| Mongolia | Khar Us Lake | |
| Mongolia | Selengiin Tsagaan Lake | |
| Mongolia | Teshigiin Olon Lakes | |
| Montenegro | Lake Skadar | |
| Netherlands | Dollard | |
| Netherlands | Lauwersmeer | |
| Netherlands | Oostvaardersplassen | |
| Netherlands | Wadden Sea | |
| Niger | Dan Doutchi wetland | |
| Norway | Nordre Øyeren and Sørumsneset | |
| Pakistan | Drigh Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Pakistan | Haleji Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Pakistan | Indus Dolphin Reserve and Kandhkot wetlands | |
| Pakistan | Manchar Lake | |
| Pakistan | Mangla Lake | |
| Pakistan | Marala Game Reserve | |
| Pakistan | Mehboob Shah Lake | |
| Pakistan | Phoosna Wetlands Complex | |
| Pakistan | Pugri Lake | |
| Pakistan | Rann of Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Pakistan | Rasool Barrage Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Poland | Jeziorsko reservoir | |
| Portugal | Tejo estuary | |
| Romania | Danube Delta | |
| Romania | Lake Oltina | |
| Russia (Asian) | Bolon' lake | |
| Russia (Asian) | Forty islands | |
| Russia (Asian) | Kava valley | |
| Russia (Asian) | Kharchinskoye lake | |
| Russia (Asian) | Parapol'skiy valley | |
| Russia (Asian) | Semyachik lagoon | |
| Russia (Asian) | Zhupanovskiy lagoon | |
| Russia (Central Asian) | Dvuob'ye | |
| Russia (Central Asian) | Lower Ob' | |
| Russia (European) | Bulgarski | |
| Russia (European) | Burukshunskiye limans | |
| Russia (European) | Kamsko-Ikski area | |
| Russia (European) | Kuloy river | |
| South Korea | Cheonsu Bay | |
| Spain | Ebro delta | |
| Sweden | Getterön | |
| Sweden | Lake Hornborgasjön | |
| Sweden | River Umeälven delta | |
| Taiwan (China) | Kuantu | |
| Taiwan (China) | Taipei City Waterbird Refuge | |
| Turkey | Çorak Lake | |
| Turkey | Burdur Lake | |
| Turkey | Göksu Delta | |
| Turkey | Gediz Delta | |
| Turkey | Meriç Delta | |
| Turkey | Seyhan Delta | |
| Turkey | Sultan Marsh | |
| Turkey | Tuz Lake | |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmenbashy Bay | |
| Ukraine | Dnister delta | |
| United Kingdom | Loch Leven | |
| United Kingdom | Lower Derwent Valley | |
| United Kingdom | Mersey Estuary | |
| United Kingdom | Mersey Estuary | |
| United Kingdom | Mid-Essex Coast | |
| United Kingdom | Moray Basin, Firths and Bays | |
| United Kingdom | Moray Basin, Firths and Bays | |
| United Kingdom | Ouse Washes | |
| United Kingdom | Ribble and Alt Estuaries | |
| United Kingdom | Severn Estuary | |
| United Kingdom | Solent Marshes and Southampton Water | |
| United Kingdom | Somerset Levels and Moors | |
| United Kingdom | The Swale | |
| USA | Bear River Bay UT02 | |
| Uzbekistan | Karnabchul Steppe | |
| Vietnam | Tram Chim | |
Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) | suitable | non-breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) | suitable | breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) | suitable | non-breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) | suitable | breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) | suitable | breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) | suitable | non-breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Marshes/Pools | suitable | non-breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Marshes/Pools | suitable | breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) | suitable | breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) | suitable | non-breeding |
| Altitude | 0 - 0 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Utilisation
| Purpose | Primary form used | Life stage used | Source | Scale | Level | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pets | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | Subsistence, National | Non-trivial | Recent |
| Food (human) | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | Subsistence, National | Non-trivial | Recent |
| Pets | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | International | Non-trivial | Recent |
| Sport | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | Subsistence, National | Non-trivial | Recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Anas crecca. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2013.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2013.
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.
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| Key facts | |
|---|---|
| Current IUCN Red List category | Least Concern |
| Family | Anatidae (Ducks, geese and swans) |
| Species name author | Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Population size | mature individuals |
| Population trend | Unknown |
| Distribution size (breeding/resident) | 26,400,000 km2 |
| Country endemic? | No |
| Links to further information | |
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