Common Teal
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Common Teal

Anas crecca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Cairngorms National Park
433 Verified records at Cairngorms National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Eurasian teal (Anas crecca), common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal is a common and widespread duck that breeds in temperate Eurosiberia and migrates south in winter. The Eurasian teal is often called simply the teal due to being the only one of these small dabbling ducks in much of its range. The bird gives its name to the blue-green colour teal. It is a highly gregarious duck outside the breeding season and can form large flocks. It is commonly found in sheltered wetlands and feeds on seeds and aquatic invertebrates. The North American green-winged teal (A. carolinensis) was formerly (and sometimes is still) considered a subspecies of A. crecca. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Teal sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 433 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park

Mallard
LC

Mallard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas platyrhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Northern Pintail
LC

Northern Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas acuta

<5% · Rare
Common Goldeneye
LC

Common Goldeneye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucephala clangula

20–30% · Possible
Common Merganser
LC

Common Merganser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mergus merganser

10–20% · With luck
Tufted Duck
LC

Tufted Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya fuligula

10–20% · With luck
Mute Swan

Mute Swan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cygnus olor

10–20% · With luck
Eurasian Wigeon
LC

Eurasian Wigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca penelope

10–20% · With luck
Pink-footed Goose
LC

Pink-footed Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser brachyrhynchus

5–10% · With luck
Canada Goose
LC

Canada Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Branta canadensis

5–10% · With luck
Whooper Swan
LC

Whooper Swan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cygnus cygnus

<5% · Rare
Red-breasted Merganser
LC

Red-breasted Merganser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mergus serrator

<5% · Rare
Northern Shoveler
LC

Northern Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula clypeata

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
2 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
40–50%
3 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
40–50%
4 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
5 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
6 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
7 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
8 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
9 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
30–40%
10 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
11 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
12 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
13 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
14 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
15 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
16 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
17 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
18 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
19 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
20 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
21 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
22 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
23 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
24 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
25 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
26 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
10–20%
27 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
28 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
29 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
30 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
31 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
10–20%
32 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
33 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
34 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
35 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
36 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
37 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
38 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
39 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
40 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
41 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
42 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
43 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
44 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
45 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
46 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
47 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
48 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
49 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
50 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
51 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
52 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
53 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
54 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
55 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
56 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
57 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
58 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
59 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
60 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
61 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
62 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
63 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
64 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
<5%
65 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
66 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
67 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
68 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
69 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
70 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
71 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
72 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
73 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
74 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
75 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
76 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
77 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
78 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
79 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
80 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
81 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
82 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
83 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
84 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
85 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
86 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
Insufficient data
87 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
88 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
89 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
90 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
91 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
92 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
93 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Teal in Cairngorms National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Common Teal sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 433 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Teal in Cairngorms National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Common Teal in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.

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