- "The cinnamon teal (spatula cyanoptera) is a small dabbling duck with characteristic cinnamon colored plumage on males and a duller brown plumage on females. Cinnamon teal can be found across the western United States, extreme southwestern Canada, and Southern America. While females and non-breeding males have more coarse, brown coloration across their bodies, breeding males have long black bills, red eye coloration, black backs, and rear, with white underwings. Green secondaries and sky blue shoulder feathers also become visible in flight. The cinnamon teal is significantly smaller than the mallard, weighing in at 0.50 kg, with a wingspan of no more than 0.65 m."
- ― In-Game Description
The Cinnamon Teal is a class 1 duck species that can be hunted on Parque Fernando.
Features[]
| Description | |
|---|---|
| Behavior | Calm, social |
| Habitat | Swamps, ponds, lakes, rivers |
| Senses | Very good hearing, okay sense of vision, poor sense of smell |
| Social | Mixed groups with one dominant male, some males remain solitary |
| Active | Dawn, early morning, night |
| Recommended Equipment | Class 1 Ammo, Beacon Deluxe Duck Caller, Cinnamon Teal Decoys |
| Species | Spatula cyanoptera |
| Difficulty | Easy |
Tips[]
Ducks will fly against the wind when making a landing, so be mindful of the wind direction. If you are going to use blinds and decoys, place your decoys approximately 50ms (54yds) away from your blind so the Cinnamon Teal won't fly on top of you and spook.
Plumage Variants[]
Male[]
Cinnamon - Front
Cinnamon - Back
Melanistic - Front
Melanistic - Back
Piebald - Front
Piebald - Back
Red - Front
Red - Back
Female[]
Beige - Front
Beige - Back
Cinnamon - Front
Cinnamon - Back
Red - Front
Red - Back
Plumage Variant Rarity[]
| Sex | Common | Uncommon | Rare | Very Rare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Cinnamon (74.85%), Red (12.53%) Piebald (12.53%) |
X | Melanistic (0.10%) | X |
| Female | Cinnamon (85.49%), Red (14.31%) |
X | Beige (0.20%) | X |
Trivia[]
- It's genus name Spatula is named after a spatula. However the etymology of the word Spatula comes from Ancient Latin and Greek, and means something along the lines of a broad flat blade.[1]
- Cinnamon Teals are relatively quiet compared to other ducks. However, if they are to speak, their preferred vocalization is a distinctive "Chattering" which is performed by the males.[2][3]
- These birds are special, in that, unlike most duck species, the male does not abandon the female immediately, electing to stay and look after his mate until her eggs hatch.[4]
