Falcated duck | |
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Male above, female below | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Genus: | Mareca |
Species: | M. falcata
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Binomial name | |
Mareca falcata (Georgi, 1775)
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Synonyms | |
Anas falcata Georgi, 1775 |
The falcated duck or falcated teal (Mareca falcata) is a gadwall-sized dabbling duck from the east Palearctic (East Siberia and Mongolia to North Japan; wintering to India).