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 Falcated Duck - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Falcated Duck   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Falcated Duck - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Falcated Duck.
It nests on the ground, near water and under the cover of taller vegetation.
This is a Gadwall-sized dabbling duck at 48–54cm length.
www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Falcated-Duck.html   (338 words)

  
 Falcated Duck -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This (Any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling) dabbling duck is strongly (Click link for more info and facts about migratory) migratory and winters in much of southeast Asia.
This is a (Click link for more info and facts about Gadwall) Gadwall-sized dabbling duck at 48–54cm length.
The female Falcated Duck is dark brown, with plumage much like a female (Wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed) Mallard.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fa/falcated_duck.htm   (331 words)

  
 Falcated teal - psilos bird photography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This duck was originally from eastern Asia but large collections of these birds privately owned has clouded its range.
It is a dabbling duck that nests on the ground, near water and under the cover of taller vegetation.
The male is one of the most beautiful ducks you will ever see.
www.cottage-garden-seeds.co.uk /pages/birds/falcatedteal.htm   (158 words)

  
 TEAL - LoveToKnow Article on TEAL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
It breeds in many parts of the British Islands, making its nest in places very like those chosen by the Wild Duck, A. boscas; but there is no doubt that by far the greater number of those that are taken in decoys, or are shot, during the autumn and winter are of foreign origin.
But the determination of the birds which should be technically considered Te~ls, and belong to the genus Nettion, as distinguished from other groups of Anatinae, is a task not yet successfully attempted, and much confusion has been caused by associating with them such species as the Garganey (q.v.) and its allies of the group Querquedula.
Hardly less showy than these are the two species of the subgenus Eunetta,the Falcated Duck, E. falcata, and the Baikal Teal, E. formosa,both from Eastern Asia, but occasionally appearing in Europe.
38.1911encyclopedia.org /T/TE/TEAL.htm   (548 words)

  
 Dabbling duck   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The dabbling ducks are a group of ten genera and about 55 species of ducks, including some of the most familiar Northern Hemisphere species.
This group of ducks is so named because its members feed mainly on vegetable matter by upending on the water surface, or grazing, and only rarely dive.
The Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris, which used to be included among the dabbling ducks, is now classed as a diving duck.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/D/Dabbling-duck.htm   (236 words)

  
 Reel-Time Forums - Mystery duck
This beautiful duck is distinguished by the feathers flowing over the tail of the males.
Rather heavily built for a dabbling duck, it is found across northern Asia.
Is there a duck fancier/exotic feather fly tyer with a hole in his fence somewhere on the outer cape?
www.reel-time.com /forum/showthread.php?t=41324   (461 words)

  
 Pakistani Defence Forum > Paguma's Wildlife Thread   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Falcated Teal, a gorgeous duck was lastly seen and recorded in 1901 in Sindh as a vagrant bird.
Falcated Teal is a typical Siberian duck that breeds in the East Siberia to North Manchuria.
The duck recently captured from Larkana and recovered from the bird market, is regarded as the first live specimen of Falcated Teal in Pakistan.
www.pakistanidefenceforum.com /lofiversion/index.php/t42933.html   (11488 words)

  
 Geese and Ducks of Dillon Ripley's Wildlife Sanctuary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Geese and Ducks of Dillon Ripley's Wildlife Sanctuary
This duck does not qualify for Conservation Dependent, but is close to qualifying for Vulnerable.
The Wood Duck was thought to be extinct by 1918 due to hunting practices and deforestation of their habitat.
www.geocities.com /lrws_org/geese.html   (872 words)

  
 Resources on the Baikal Teal from academic institutions
Ornithological Checklist of India:...acuta W Northern Pintail Anas clypeata W Northern Shoveler Anas crecca W Common Teal Anas falcata w Falcated Duck Anas formosa V Baikal Teal Anas gibberifrons...
Birds of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands: Anas, poecilorhyncha, spotbill duck.
:...green-winged teal anabaena cylindrica anas discors blue-winged teal anas falcata falcated teal anabaena flos-aquae anas formosa baikal teal anartia jatrophae...
mongabay.org /conservation/Baikal_Teal.htm   (670 words)

  
 TEAL (O.E. tele) - Online Information article about TEAL (O.E. tele)
duck, whose name is of uncertain origin, but doubtless cognate with the Dutch Taling (formerly Talingh and Telingh), and this apparently with the Scandinavian Atteling-And (Brunnich, Ornithol.
Wild Duck, A. boscas; but there is no doubt that by far the greater number of those that are taken in decoys, or are shot, during the autumn and See also:
BAIKAL (known to the Mongols as Dalai-nor, and to the Turkish tribes as Bai-kul)
encyclopedia.jrank.org /TAV_THE/TEAL_OE_tele_.html   (1021 words)

  
 Falcated Duck at Honey Lake, California
Vernon advised us that the Falcated Duck was still in its usual place and that if we didn't see it within one minute of getting out of the car, we should quit birding.
A medium sized duck, about the size and shape of adjacent Gadwall, but with much iridescent green on the face, a white collar around the neck with a fl interior collar mark, and very long falcate shaped tertials hanging over the rear of the bird forming a prominent bustle.
Another Falcated Duck was reported by John Trochet at the Gray Lodge Wildlife Management Area in Butte County on 15 February 1998, but was apparently never submitted.
fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us /~jmorlan/fadu1.htm   (868 words)

  
 Birdingpal news from around the world   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Earliest record of this remarkable duck is as of 1879 by Major General McLeod who himself shot down a female bird during a hunt in Bahawalpur.
Unfortunately, all the previous evidences of Falcated duck in Pakistan were recorded as ‘killed bird’.
Falcated Teal belongs to the dabbler group of duck family that dips its neck down for food in water leaving the body and tail floating on the surface.
www.birdingpal.org /news.htm   (6416 words)

  
 Russia Duck Stamp Falcated Teal Artist Signed Mini Sheet with Titlecard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Overall gray with fl and white vermiculated feathers, this duck sports a buff patch on each side of its lower rear, and has a dark bill with a spot of white at the base.
The female is mottled buff and brown with bold contrasting shades of light and dark, and lacks the falcated feathers of the drake.
The Falcated Teal is highly migratory and winters throughout the southern Japanese islands to Korea and over much of China, extending as far south as central Vietnam, where it is found along the major river systems.
www.unicover.com /EA8RDQAD.htm   (421 words)

  
 The BirdWeb - Subfamily
Although all of the ducks spend most of their time in and around water, their diets vary greatly and may include seeds, plant tubers, invertebrates, mollusks, and fish.
The male duck is typically brightly colored with ornate patterns while the female’s plumage is more cryptic.
Ducks typically do not form long-term pair bonds and the female performs all parental care.
www.birdweb.org /birdweb/SubFam.asp?subfamsci=Anatinae   (176 words)

  
 Hertfordshire bulletin for January/February 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
There were some notable records amongst a good 'collection' of wildfowl species, including the small over-wintering flock of White-fronted Geese near St Albans (possibly two family parties) and the first-winter Falcated Duck found by Graham White at Tring.
It was not seen after a duck shoot at Wilstone and either left the area or is now residing in someone's freezer (mmm I wonder if you would cook it a little on the rare side?).
The Broadwater Long-tailed Duck hopped over the county line on 10 January and there were plenty of records of Smew and Goosander from both the Colne and Lee Valleys.
www.lanius.co.uk /bull4.html   (617 words)

  
 Wildfowl - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Falcated Duck at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands centre, Gloucestershire, England
Wildfowl or waterfowl, also waterbirds, is the collective term for the approximately 147 species of swans, geese and ducks, classified in the order Anseriformes, family Anatidae.
Many species are hunted, and some are kept for ornamental purposes.
open-encyclopedia.com /Waterfowl   (91 words)

  
 Chenoa Waterfowl Availability List - Ducks
lease take the time to view and enjoy the photographs that are available as you search for your duck needs.
You will note that available waterfowl and the price are designated by the color green to the right of the photograph.
By clicking on the name of a duck species in the table below you will be taken immediately to the photograph of that duck which has the availability information and price referred to above to the right of the photograph in the color green.
www.mauricefield.net /chenoa/chenoaduck.shtml   (155 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The average density of duck nests is 2-3 pairs per km, with a maximum of five pairs.
The major breeding species include Falcated Duck (530-560 pairs); Mallard (110-120), Common Teal (55-60), Garganey (32-34) and Common Goldeneye (64-70 pairs).
Spotbill Duck, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail and Goosander occur in less amounts.
www.wetlands.org /programs/RussiaCD/eng/UDYL-6.HTM   (513 words)

  
 WINGS Birding Tours to South China in Winter: A Spectacle of Cranes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The reserve also hosts a resident population of the exquisite Saunders's Gull and we should be able to study them at close quarters as they hunt crabs over the mud-fringed fishponds.
Other targets here include Falcated Duck, Baikal Teal, Chinese Grey Shrike, Chinese Penduline Tit and the endemic, gorgeous Reed and ubiquitous Vinous-throated Parrotbills, as well as Rustic, Black-faced, Pallas's and Ochre-rumped Buntings.
There will also be Common Cranes and Bar-headed Geese in the fields, while among the wintering ducks on the lake we can expect good numbers of Ferruginous Pochard with both Red-crested and Baer's Pochard also occasionally being seen.
wingsbirds.com /tours/chinaswinter.htm   (1190 words)

  
 Falcated Duck - Anas falcata - ANSERIFORMES - Anatidae - Haryana Birds - North India - bird watching   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Falcated Duck - Anas falcata - ANSERIFORMES - Anatidae - Haryana Birds - North India - bird watching
Falcated Duck (Anas falcata), also known as Falcated Teal, is a winter vagrant in Haryana.
The adult male has a striking plumage, generally vermiculated grey with a largish, chestnut and metallic green colored head.
www.haryana-online.com /Fauna/Birds/falcated_duck.htm   (99 words)

  
 Lane County Audubon | Field Notes | February 2004
Fern Ridge Reservoir was the place to be this past month, with the sighting of the Falcated Duck and the extremely high numbers of Bald Eagles.
The Falcated Duck was found at midday on February 14, and a number of people got to see it before it flushed with the rest of the ducks in the late afternoon.
Falcated Duck Feb 14; Kirk Pond; JH,DT Eurasian Wigeon (5) Feb 12; Kirk Pond; AP Eurasian Wigeon (10) Feb 14+; Kirk Pond; m.ob.
www.laneaudubon.org /fieldnot-sub/prev/fn_2004_02.htm   (464 words)

  
 BirdForum - Birding in Oregon on Saturday
The falcated duck, a species from Siberia, is accidental in Alaska, but finding several of these birds here in Oregon is a real treat.
Um, I'm not quite sure what you mean by sending the falcated ducks.
There's never been a wild Falcated Duck in Britain - all the records from here are escapes from captivity (probably, anyway)
www.birdforum.net /printthread.php?t=13879   (185 words)

  
 A Brit abroad: Falcated Duck for breakfast, Hawk Owl for dinner!
A Brit abroad: Falcated Duck for breakfast, Hawk Owl for dinner!
Having dipped the 'undippable' Falcated Duck at Coburg back in January, we didn't fancy our chances of seeing the bird this late in the year.
However, we were delighted to be proved wrong, and the bird gave spectacular views alongside American Wigeon and Aleutian Cackling Goose on its favourite pond.
www.surfbirds.com /blogs/rjhall/archives/002157.html   (304 words)

  
 MavicaNET - Anas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Blue Swedish and Buff - Metzer Farms duck and goose hatchery
The mallard is the breed from which all domestic ducks, except the Muscovy, originate.
Obviously they can fly very well and can consistently hatch and raise a brood of ducklings.
www.mavicanet.com /lite/fra/23043_2.html   (283 words)

  
 Birds of India - Falcated Duck - Anas falcata - Anatidae - Anseriformes - Birding in India - Avifauna - Ducks and Geese   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Birds of India - Falcated Duck - Anas falcata - Anatidae - Anseriformes - Birding in India - Avifauna - Ducks and Geese
Falcated Duck (Anas falcata), also known as Falcated Teal or Bronze-capped Teal, is a winter vagrant in north and east India.
Identification: The adult male has a striking plumage, generally vermiculated grey with a largish, chestnut and metallic green colored head.
www.birding.in /birds/Anseriformes/Anatidae/falcated_duck.htm   (103 words)

  
 Heres a quickee list of exotics including Greg's Tufted..
I look at duck pictures all through the season so I memorize what shapes, and colors to look for, even on cloudy days..like the tufted ducks have a fl back, so when you're cruizing the bluebills always scan for a fl back first.
*the odds of all these ducks except the Mandarin being escapee's I recently discovered are slim because they cost big bucks to buy, ship, and raise.
And I discovered after my now in-famous "Call-Duck" harvest investigations he-he-he, the avaries that did have the expensive ducks take super good care of them and clip the wings.
home.hiwaay.net /~parsons/mainforum/TestForum/posts/12256.html   (345 words)

  
 Identify All Migratory & Exotic Waterfowl
The Magpie Goose, Whistling Ducks, Swans, and Geese,
Ducks, Pink-headed Duck, Pink-eared Duck, Blue Duck, Torrent Ducks and Freckled Duck
Ducklings of Scoters, Golden-eyes, Mergansers and Stiff-tailed Ducks
mawba.com /identify.htm   (73 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Falcated Ducks are casual in the Pribilofs in spring and early summer.
The first Pribilof (and North American) record was furnished by a single male in Saint George on June 3, 1962.
Look for this species in freshwater marshy areas, especially Pumphouse, Webster and Little Polovina Lakes, and the Tonki Wetlands.
www.alaskabirding.com /Bird_Species/Species_pages/duck_falcated.html   (99 words)

  
 Check-List of Washington Birds
Cordilleran Flycatcher may occur in extreme southeastern Washington, but evidence of hybridization with Pacific-slope Flycatcher and the lack of genetic studies for Washington populations have so far prevented the Committee from accepting this species for the state list.
Shrinking introduced populations of American Black Duck and Sky Lark breed at Everett and on San Juan Island, respectively.
Birds found away from these areas may represent wild vagrants and should be reported to the Committee with full documentation.
www.wos.org /WAList01.htm   (353 words)

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