@birdsofsound: Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca) 🦆 Size & Appearance: Smallest duck in Europe. Males in breeding season: green stripe on the eye, gray chest, white belly. Females: brown with dark streaks for camouflage. Habitat & Distribution: Found across Europe and Asia; winters in North Africa & South Asia. Prefers shallow wetlands, lakes, rivers, and rice fields. Diet & Behavior: Eats seeds, aquatic plants, insects, and small fish. Social, often in large flocks during migration. Feeds by dabbling or shallow diving. Breeding: Nest on the ground among vegetation. Lays 7–12 eggs; incubation ~21 days. Migration: Migratory bird, moving south in winter. Uses deep wetlands and lakes along the route. Conservation: Status: Least Concern (IUCN). Threats: habitat loss & hunting. Fun Fact: Also called Common Teal. Makes a soft “tzeek tzeek” sound, famous among birdwatchers and hunters.

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