Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris on water splashing in water.
The Marbled Teal lives in wetlands, preferably brackish, with vegetation such as reeds growing. It is estimated that 50% of suitable habitat across its range was destroyed during the 20th century. This includes drainage for agriculture and water management such as dams in countries such as Iraq, Turkey, Tunisia, Morocco and Spain. I suspect that the current Spanish plan to divert some of the waters of the Ebro southwards in Spain will do little to help the survival of this species.
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Location: Laighton moss Nature Reserve Lancashire North West England.
Photo credit: © gary tack / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: angustirostris, bird, duck, duck., ducks, float, floating., lake, marbled, marmaronetta, pond, river, stream, swim, swimmer, swimming, teal, water, waterbird, waterfowl, wild, wildfowl
