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Birds and Butterflies of Rhodes
RODOPTERA
Anas crecca
Eurasian green-winged teal (male). Greek: κιρκίρι (αρσενικό). Gadouras reservoir, April 2022.
Passage migrant, rare. Length 34-43 cm, wingspan 53-59 cm. Breeding male with brown head, wide iridescent dark green stripe behind eye, creamy speckled breast, mostly grey body with triangular yellowish patch under tail, female brown overall. Both sexes with iridescent green wing patch. Reservoirs, river mouths with brackish water and reed beds. Forages by dabbling, upending for aquatic vegetation. Gregarious, noisy with whistling calls. Rises with ease from water. Fast, twisting flight.
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