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The Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) belongs to the family of teals, ducks, geese and swans the Anatidae under the order Anseriformes.
Eurasian teal taxonomy
The Anatidae is the family of ducks, wigeons, geese and swans. The family Anatidae was first introduced by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.The family Anatidae comprises seven subfamilies, including Anatinae. The subfamily Anatinae was first described by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.
Several genera have been placed under the subfamily Anatinae, including Anas. The genus Anas was first described by Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, in the year 1758.
The genus Anas comprises thiry-one species of teals and ducks, including, Anas crecca (Eurasian teal).
The Anas crecca teal species was first described by Carl Linnaeus, in the year 1758. This teal species is polytypic and comprises two subspecies, viz., A. c. crecca Linnaeus, 1758 and A. c. carolinensis J. F. Gmelin, 1789.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Anas crecca |
| Species: | A. crecca |
| Genus: | Anas |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Eurasian teal - Anas crecca Image by Koshy Koshy |
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| 2.Eurasian teal - Anas crecca Image by Alpsdake |
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| 3.Eurasian teal - Anas crecca Image by DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) |
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| 4.Eurasian teal - Anas crecca Image by Andreas Trepte, www.photo-natur.net |
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| 5.Eurasian teal - Anas crecca Image by J.M.Garg |
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| 6.Eurasian teal - Anas crecca Image by J.M.Garg |
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| 7.Eurasian teal - Anas crecca Image by Steve Garvie |
1.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kkoshy/8602525826/ (cropped)
Image author: Koshy Koshy | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 8/19/18
2.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anas_crecca_(male).JPG (cropped)
Author: Alpsdake | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 8/19/18
3.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 8/19/18
4.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eurasian_teal.jpg (cropped)
Author: Andreas Trepte, www.photo-natur.net | License: CC BY-SA 2.5 as on 8/19/18
5.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: J.M.Garg | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 8/19/18
6.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Image author: J.M.Garg | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 8/19/18
7.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rainbirder/4629748438/ (cropped)
Author: Steve Garvie | License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 as on 8/19/18
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