and snails. They mainly eat plants; their diet may also include molluscs and aquatic insects. They can also feed like northern shovelers, following each other in tight groups as they slowly feed across an area.

Each clutch of consists of 4 to 16 creamy white colored eggs, measuring 4.4-5 cm (1.7-2 in) in length and 3.33-3.5 cm (1.3-1.4 in) in width.

Taxonomy

They are known to interbreed with blue-winged teals,

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