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Garganey ( Anas querquedula )
Description Photograph (click on the image to increase it) Various
Teals are ducks in miniatures. Drake has a white eyebrow, sides grey - white and the rest of the brown body. Hen has the brown plumage. Garganey In period bridal, one hears the shout of the drake kèrrkrèkèrr. It is slightly bigger than the winter teal. It migrates at night and the area of wintering is situated more in the South than all the other European ducks.
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Habitat  :It nests in France and in the Eastern Europe, until the centre of Russia and Finland, then winters in Africa. It like the reedbeds of the small plans of shallow water.
Food  :Aquatic Insects, plants, towards, seeds.
Size  :14.578 inch (37-41 cm) Weight  : 250-500g Wing span : 24.822 inch (63-69 cm)
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