Cinnamon Teal

Location/Habitat
Duck in western North and South America. It is a small dabbling duck, with bright reddish plumage on the male and duller brown plumage on the female. It lives in marshes and ponds, and feeds mostly on plants.

Appearance
The adult male has a cinnamon-reddish head and body with a brown back, a red eye and a dark bill. The adult female has a mottled brown body, a pale brown head, brown eyes and a gray bill and is very similar in appearance to a female Blue-winged Teal; however its overall color is richer, the lore spot, eye line, and eye ring are less distinct. Its bill is longer and more spatulate. Male juvenile resembles a female cinnamon or blue-winged teal but their eyes are red. They are 16 inches long, have a 22-inch wingspan, and weigh 400 grams (0.9 pounds).

Sounds
Female gives loud, evenly spaced quacks. Male makes series of "chuk" notes.