Diet
The cinnamon teal is a dabbling duck. It usually feeds in shallow water where it scoops up floating plants, seeds and even insects. It will also dive for food and eat aquatic invertebrates.
Life Cycle
The female cinnamon teal will swim in front of a male she is interested in attracting. The males will preen, dip his head and take short flights to attract a female. The female will build a nest out of grass, down and plants stems. Sometimes, the female will build nests underneath dead reeds and plant stems. She will enter the nest through tunnels she makes in the plants. She lays nine to twelve eggs. The eggs hatch in about three weeks. The chicks are covered in down when they are born and will leave the nest and feed themselves within 34 hours. They will stay with their mother until they fledge when they are about a month and a half old.
Behavior
Cinnamon teals travel in small flocks made up of male and female pairs. They are very fast flyers and can take off directly from the water.
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