The Avifauna of Micronesia, Its Origin, Evolution, and Distribution

by Rollin H. Baker

Anas crecca crecca Linnaeus

European Teal

Anas Crecca Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1, 1758, p. 126. (Type locality, Europe, restricted to Sweden.)

Querquedula crecca crecca Hand-list Japanese Birds, rev., 1932, p. 185 (Pagan).

Anas crecca crecca Hand-list Japanese Birds, 3d ed., 1942, p. 206 (Pagan).

Anas crecca Mayr, Birds Southwest Pacific, 1945, p. 302 (Micronesia).

Geographic range.—Breeds in Iceland, northern Europe, Asia, and Aleutians. Winters south to northern Africa, Asia and Philippines. In Micronesia: Mariana Islands—Pagan.

Remarks.—The European Teal has been recorded by the Japanese at Pagan in the northern Marianas. It appears to be an uncommon winter visitor to Micronesia.