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Anas crecca
Ducks and geese (Anatidae)

♀ and ♂

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Grey duck with a dark head. ♂ has a wide green band over the eye, on the flanks, a light and dark stripe and the undersurface of the tail are light yellow with a black edge. The ♀ is brown marked with a dark back. On the wing is a wide green speculum with a white band on top, very visible in flight.

This duck is feeding on vegetation and even at night looking for food. From a distance, the colours are difficult to spot but its call is loud and distinctive, a whistling for the ♂ and quacking for the ♀.

⇔ l. 34-36 cm

This is the smallest European Duck.

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≈ The ANAS QUERQUEDULA (Garganey) which is missing the green speculum feathers.

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