Eurasian teal: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Eurasian teal lives – recorded in 86 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	86 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae

Where does the Eurasian teal live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Eurasian teal in 86 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa, South America, Hefei, Poland. In Canada, Russia it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Eurasian teal endangered?

The Eurasian teal’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Eurasian teal?

The Eurasian teal () is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Anas. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Eurasian teal

The Eurasian teal (Anas crecca), common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal is a common and widespread duck that breeds in temperate Eurosiberia and migrates south in winter. The Eurasian teal is often called simply the teal due to being the only one of these small dabbling ducks in much of its range. The bird gives its name to the blue-green colour teal.

It is a highly gregarious duck outside the breeding season and can form large flocks. It is commonly found in sheltered wetlands and feeds on seeds and aquatic invertebrates. The North American green-winged teal (A. carolinensis) was formerly (and sometimes is still) considered a subspecies of A. crecca.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurasian teal (revision 1374542889), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q25700 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).