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Marbled duck

Marmaronetta angustirostris (Ménétries, 1832)

NTNear Threatenedwaterfowl

The marbled duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 427.5 g to 562 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Marbled duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
Photo: Dick Daniels ( http://carolinabirds.org/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the marbled duck

Weight
427.5 g – 562 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
63 cm – 67 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
25.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
9.9 – 10.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the marbled duck?

MARBLED DUCK · WINGSPAN 67 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 67 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the marbled duck is about 39% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the marbled duck live?

Not recorded

What is the marbled duck?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The marbled duck or marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris) is a medium-sized species of duck from southern Europe, northern Africa, and western and central Asia. The scientific name, Marmaronetta angustirostris, comes from the Greek marmaros, marbled and netta, a duck, and Latin angustus, narrow or small and -rostris billed.

From the Wikipedia article “Marbled duck” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marbled_duck&oldid=1380602721), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the marbled duck endangered?

The marbled duck is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.

How is the marbled duck classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAnseriformes
  5. familyAnatidae
  6. genusMarmaronetta
  7. SpeciesMarmaronetta angustirostris (Ménétries, 1832)

Synonyms Anas angustirostris, Marmarmonetta angustirostris, Marmaronetta angutirostris, Querquedula angustirostris

Other names and names in other languages (62)
  • Marbled tealEnglish
  • Marbled tealEnglish
  • Marbled tealEnglish
  • MATEEnglish
  • بط رخاميArabic
  • الحذف الرخاميArabic
  • حذف رخاميArabic
  • شرشير مخططArabic
  • Gavacheta charraAragonese
  • Mərmər cürəAzerbaijani
  • Мраморна патицаBulgarian
  • মার্বেল হাঁসBangla
  • Kragell varellekBreton
  • xarxet marbrencCatalan
  • čírka úzkozobáCzech
  • hwyaden gleisiogWelsh
  • MarmorandDanish
  • MarmelenteGerman
  • MarmorenteGerman
  • ΣτικτόπαπιαGreek
  • marmoranasoEsperanto
  • Cerceta pardillaSpanish
  • marmorpartEstonian
  • اردک مرمریPersian
  • marmorisorsaFinnish
  • Marmaronette marbréeFrench
  • Sarcelle marbréeFrench
  • Praslacha mharmarachIrish
  • Praslacha mharmaisíneachIrish
  • Laaghag varmyraghScottish Gaelic
  • Cerceta pedresaGalician
  • Pjegava patka - пјегава паткаSerbian (Latin)
  • ברווז משוישHebrew
  • pjegava patkaCroatian
  • márványos réceHungarian
  • Մրտիմն մարմարյաArmenian
  • DropöndIcelandic
  • Anatra marmorizzataItalian
  • ウスユキガモJapanese
  • Мәрмәр шүрегейKazakh
  • Marmurinė antisLithuanian
  • marmurinė kryklėLithuanian
  • marmora krīklisLatvian
  • мраморна паткаMacedonian
  • Мраморска паткаMacedonian
  • Sarsella MnaqqxaMaltese
  • MarmereendDutch
  • marmurkaPolish
  • pardilheiraPortuguese
  • Anda marmoradaRomansh
  • Raţă porumbacăRomanian
  • Мраморный чирокRussian
  • MármorčiksaNorthern Sami
  • kačka úzkozobáSlovak
  • Kačica kačička úzkozobáSlovak
  • marmorna racaSlovenian
  • Rosa pikalosheAlbanian
  • MramorkaSerbian
  • Yaz ÖrdeğiTurkish
  • чирянка вузькодзьобаUkrainian
  • 云石斑鸭Chinese
  • 雲石斑鴨Chinese

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Relatives of the marbled duck

Other species in the same family Anatidae.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

LC, Least Concern
Mute swan (Cygnus olor)

Mute swan

Cygnus olor

Anatidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the marbled duck?

An adult marbled duck weighs 427.5 g – 562 g and has a wingspan of 63 cm – 67 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the marbled duck endangered?

The marbled duck is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the marbled duck?

The marbled duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{marbled_duck_2026,
  title = {Marbled duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-duck},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}