Taxonomy

Species ID	040480
Name	Cinnamon Teal
Other Common Names
Category	04 Birds
Phylum
Subphylum
Class	Aves
Subclass	Neornithes
Suborder	Anseres
Family	Anatidae
Genus	Anas
Species	cyanoptera
Subspecies
References	1

Status

Status Code	Status Translation	References
15	Vulnerable in Belize	6
27	Rare: low density, unlikely to be seen, few localities.	6
31	Hunted - subsistence or commercial	6
5	Transient, present briefly as migrant.	3
95	U.S. Migratory Bird Treaty	5

Distribution

DISTRICT	References
Belize, Belize	4
Orange Walk, Belize	8

Administrative Unit	Occurrence	Abundance	Temporal	References
Private land, see comments	Sighting	Unknown, insufficient data	March	8
Private land, see comments	Sighting		Dry season (Jan-May)	4

Hydrologic Unit Distribution	References
Belize River	4

ELEVATION Association	References
1-200 m	8

QUAD Distribution	References
17 45' to 18 00'; 88 45' to 89 00'	8
17 15' to 17 30'; 88 30' to 88 45'	4

Holdridge Life Zone Distribution	References
Subtropical moist	8

Comments on Distribution

8* An adult male was seen feeding and roosting in flooded rice fields in
   the company of some 400 Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors and eight
   American Widgeon, Anas americana, approximately 3 km west of San Filepe,
   Orange Walk District on March 2, 1996.
4* Big Falls
3* Transient, fewer than 5 records for northern hardwood forests.

Habitat Associations

Food Habits

Trophic

HERBIVORE/BROWSER

References on Trophic Level

7

Lifestage	Food Item Consumed	Part of Food Item
Adult	Aquatic plants	Adult stage

Comments on General Food Habits

7* For Tribe Anatini: Food mostly aquatic vegetation and grains.

References/Lifestage	Reference Numbers

Environmental Associations

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Life History

Management Practices

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References

1  A.O.U. 1983. Checklist of North American Birds. 6th Ed.

2  A.O.U. 1985, 1987, 1989. 35th-37th Supplements.

3  Wood, D.S.,R. C. Leberman, and D. Weyer. 1986. Checklist of Birds of
   Belize. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication 12.

4  Counsell, D.J.R., B. Etheridge. 1986. RAFOS Expedition to Belize. Unpub-
   lished report.

5  Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations, Subchapter B., Part 10.13: List
   of Migratory Birds.  U.S. Government Printing Office: 1985 0-488-794.
   (Lists all species of migratory birds protected by the Migratory Bird
   Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-711).

6  Miller, B.W., C.M. Miller. 1997. Avian Risk Assessment for Belize,
   Species at Risk and of Conservation Concern.  Report to Programme for
   Belize/TNC Wings of America Program.

7  Howell, S. N. G., S. Webb. 1995. A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and
   Northern Central America. New York. Oxford University Press.
   pp. 162-163.

8  Valley, A. C. and T. Aversa. 1997. New and notworthy birds records from
   Belize including the first records of Chestnut-collared Swift
   Cypseloides rutilus. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club. 117(4):272-274.