See 'Reservoir Ducks 1 - Mallard' for details of this series.
MARBLED TEAL
The Marbled Teal is a threatened, medium-sized species of duck from southern Europe, northern Africa, and western and central Asia. Adults are a pale sandy-brown colour, diffusely blotched off-white, with a dark eye-patch and shaggy head. The female averages smaller than the male, but otherwise the sexes are alike. Juveniles are similar but with more off-white blotches.
This bird is considered vulnerable by the IUCN due to a reduction in population caused by habitat destruction and hunting. It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds(AEWA) applies.
