The teal, by its scientific name Anas crecca, is a surface duck that lives throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and the Arctic.

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It is a bird belonging to the Anatidae family and the Anseriformes order.

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It is recognizable by its brown head and comprising a green line (in the male) or spotted brown (in the female), its neck is white spotted with gray. Its beak and legs are gray.

In the teal, it is possible to recognize the female from the male. Indeed, the female resembles the female of the mallard duck but has a green area on the wing while that of the female of the mallard is blue. In addition, she has a white and a little gray belly. The male has a brown head with a green stripe in the middle. Its body is light gray, white and yellow.

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The teal feeds mainly on plants, molluscs, insects and crustaceans.

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She lives in all areas near water.

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It nests in pairs, near a marsh. She lays 7 to 12 eggs .

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It is a fairly silent species.

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On the conservation status of IUCN, it is: LC Least concern.