Anas formosa
Baikal Teal

Anas formosa photo
© Photo: C. Schenk, Indigirka-Yakutia, June 99

Species Fact Sheet
Species: Anas formosa
Family: Anatidae
Common: Baikal Teal (English), Moroduk (Russian), Gluckente (German), Cerceta del Baikal (Spanish), Sarcelle élégante (French)
Red list: VU A1ade, D2 (BirdLife International)
Distribution (breeding): Russia
Distribution
(non-breeding):
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, France (?), Hong Kong, India, Italy (?), Japan, Malta (?), Mongolia, Netherlands (?), North Korea, South Korea, Spain (?), Taiwan, Uzbekistan
Breeding habitat: Low Arctic tundra lakes and spreads as well as forest tundra and taiga wetlands
Habitat on migration: Rivers, small lakes, pools and marshes in well-wooded country or Arctic tundra. Winters in freshwater or brackish wetlands, floodplains and meadows.
Population
Name Type Lower/Upper Trend Year
Global Eastern Asia 105 000 ? 1997
Conventions
Legal notice Appx/Annx Country Date listed Notes
CITES II   11/06/1992  
EC Reg. 338/97 B   01/06/1997  
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