Grey teal
Anas gracilis Buller, 1869
The grey teal (Anas gracilis) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 469 g to 508 g and live up to 24.4 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the grey teal
- Weight
- 469 g – 508 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 60 cm – 67 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 24.4 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 31.7 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 25.3 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
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the grey teal?
Where does the grey teal live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The grey teal is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the grey teal?
The grey teal (Anas gracilis) is a dabbling duck found in open wetlands in Australia and New Zealand.
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Is the grey teal endangered?
The grey teal 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 grey teal classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAnseriformes
- familyAnatidae
- genusAnas
- SpeciesAnas gracilis Buller, 1869
Other names and names in other languages (45)
- Gray tealEnglish
- حذف رماديArabic
- xarxet grisCatalan
- čírka bělohrdláCzech
- corhwyaden lwydWelsh
- Australsk Grå KrikandDanish
- GrauenteGerman
- Austral-WeißkehlenteGerman
- AustralenteGerman
- Australische WeißkehlenteGerman
- SchuppenenteGerman
- WeißkehlenteGerman
- aŭstralazia anasoEsperanto
- Pato grisSpanish
- Cerceta grisSpanish
- austraalia piilpartEstonian
- australiansuomutaviFinnish
- Canard australasienFrench
- Sarcelle australasienFrench
- Sarcelle australasienneFrench
- ברווז אוסטרלי אפורHebrew
- australska kržuljaCroatian
- szürke réceHungarian
- Itik kelabuIndonesian
- Alzavola grigiaItalian
- ハイイロコガモJapanese
- pilkažalsvė kryklėLithuanian
- TeteMāori
- TētēMāori
- Tētē moroitiMāori
- Australische TalingDutch
- grijze witkeeltalingDutch
- nomadeandNorwegian
- cyraneczka australijskaPolish
- marreca-cinzentaPortuguese
- marrequinha-cinzentaPortuguese
- Серый чирокRussian
- kačica svetlobradáSlovak
- Siva krdžaSerbian
- gråkrickaSwedish
- Australisk gråkrickaSwedish
- Avustralya Gri ÇamurcunuTurkish
- чирянка світлогорлаUkrainian
- 灰鴨Chinese
- 灰鸭Chinese
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Relatives of the grey teal
Other species in the same genus Anas.
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Northern pintail
Anas acuta
Eurasian teal
Anas crecca
Indian spot-billed duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
American black duck
Anas rubripes
Pacific black duck
Anas superciliosa
CompareGrey teal vs MallardGrey teal vs Northern pintailGrey teal vs Eurasian tealGrey teal vs Indian spot-billed duck
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the grey teal?
An adult grey teal weighs 469 g – 508 g and has a wingspan of 60 cm – 67 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the grey teal live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the grey teal for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the grey teal endangered?
The grey teal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the grey teal live?
The grey teal has a recorded lifespan of 24.4 years.
What kind of animal is the grey teal?
The grey teal (Anas gracilis) 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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