Falcated duck
Mareca falcata (Georgi, 1775)
The falcated duck (Mareca falcata) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 585 g to 713 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the falcated duck
- Weight
- 585 g – 713 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 24.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 8src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the falcated duck live?
Not recorded
What is the falcated duck?
The falcated duck or falcated teal (Mareca falcata) is a gadwall-sized dabbling duck from the east Palearctic (East Siberia and Mongolia to North Japan; wintering to India).
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Is the falcated duck endangered?
The falcated duck is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the falcated duck classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAnseriformes
- familyAnatidae
- genusMareca
- SpeciesMareca falcata (Georgi, 1775)
Synonyms Anas falcata, Anas luederitzensis, Eunetta falcata
Other names and names in other languages (46)
- Falcated tealEnglish
- بط أعقفArabic
- حذف أعقفArabic
- Сърпокрила патицаBulgarian
- ফুলুরি হাঁসBangla
- xarxet falcatCatalan
- čírka srpoperáCzech
- hwyaden grymanbluWelsh
- SeglandDanish
- SichelenteGerman
- falĉilanasoEsperanto
- Cerceta de AlfanjesSpanish
- sirppartEstonian
- sirppisorsaFinnish
- Canard à faucillesFrench
- GrienkopeinWestern Frisian
- Lacha chorránachIrish
- Pato falcadoGalician
- שרשיר חרמשHebrew
- srpastopera patkaCroatian
- sarlós réceHungarian
- SigðöndIcelandic
- Anatra falcataItalian
- ヨシガモJapanese
- 청머리오리Korean
- sibirinė kryklėLithuanian
- lielgalvas krīklisLatvian
- फुर्के हाँसNepali
- BronskopeendDutch
- sibirandNorwegian
- czuprynkaPolish
- pato-falcadoPortuguese
- КасаткаRussian
- УйусYakut
- даарда көҕөнYakut
- LodnječiksaNorthern Sami
- kačica kosierkaváSlovak
- srpasti kreheljcSlovenian
- Kineska krdžaSerbian
- praktandSwedish
- เป็ดเปียหน้าเขียวThai
- Büyük ÇamurcunTurkish
- качка далекосхіднаUkrainian
- 罗纹鸭Chinese
- 羅文鴨Chinese
- 羅紋鴨Chinese
Relatives of the falcated duck
Other species in the same genus Mareca.
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Eurasian wigeon
Mareca penelope
American wigeon
Mareca americana
Chiloé wigeon
Mareca sibilatrix
Amsterdam duck
Mareca marecula
American wigeon x Eurasian wigeon
Mareca americana x penelope
CompareFalcated duck vs GadwallFalcated duck vs Eurasian wigeonFalcated duck vs American wigeonFalcated duck vs Chiloé wigeon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the falcated duck?
An adult falcated duck weighs 585 g – 713 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the falcated duck endangered?
The falcated duck is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the falcated duck?
The falcated duck (Mareca falcata) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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