Peru
Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera
(L 16" WS 22" WT 14 oz)
Wetland N of Lima
15May09
Found across western U.S.
and winters in northern So.
Amer...note the red eye.
and winters in northern So.
Amer...note the red eye.
female
© Randolph
Little
Little
Macaulay
Library
Library
© BirdNote,
Todd Peterson
Spatula in Latin means spoon
or spatula; cyanoptera in
Greek means blue-winged.
or spatula; cyanoptera in
Greek means blue-winged.