WoRMS taxon details
Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758
158943 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158943)
accepted
Species
Anas circia Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted
Nettion crecca (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Nettium crecca · uncertain > unassessed
Querquedula crecca (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Length: 34-38 cm. Plumage: above and below vermiculated grey; head chestnut with irridescent green band from lores to nape;...
Description Length: 34-38 cm. Plumage: above and below vermiculated grey; head chestnut with irridescent green band from lores to nape; breast cream to buff, speckled black; under-tail coverts cream. Eclipse male and female mottled brown with greyish eyeline; Immature resembles female. Bare parts: iris brown; bill grey with flesh colour at base of maxilla; feet and legs slate grey. Habitat: occassionally sea and coastal waters; inland waters with floating vegetation.<388><391> [details]
WoRMS (2025). Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158943 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
[request]basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Other
context source (Schelde)
Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Length: 34-38 cm. Plumage: above and below vermiculated grey; head chestnut with irridescent green band from lores to nape; breast cream to buff, speckled black; under-tail coverts cream. Eclipse male and female mottled brown with greyish eyeline; Immature resembles female. Bare parts: iris brown; bill grey with flesh colour at base of maxilla; feet and legs slate grey. Habitat: occassionally sea and coastal waters; inland waters with floating vegetation.<388><391> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | rosa kërrekërrkërrjagrzhollagëzholljagërzholagërxhola | [details] |
| Danish | krikand | [details] |
| Dutch | wintertaling | [details] |
| English | tealgreen-winged tealgreen -winged tealEurasian tealcommon teal | [details] |
| French | sarcelle d'hiver | [details] |
| German | KriekenteKrickente | [details] |
| Hebrew | שרשיר | [details] |
| Italian | alzavola | [details] |
| Japanese | コガモ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | rudagalvė kryklė | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Ευρωπαϊκό Κιρκίρι | [details] |
| Norwegian | krikkand | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | krikkand | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | krikkand | [details] |
| Polish | cyraneczka | [details] |
| Romanian | raţă micăraţa mică | [details] |
| Russian | чирок-свистунокили чирок половойили малый чирок | [details] |
| Scottish Gaelic | praslacha | [details] |
| Slovenian | kreheljc | [details] |
| Spanish | cerceta común | [details] |
| Swedish | kricka | [details] |
| Turkish | çamurcuncamurcun | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Чирянка мала | [details] |
| Welsh | corhwyaden | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (100 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (964 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anas crecca)
To GenBank (784 nucleotides; 561 proteins)
To GenBank (784 nucleotides; 561 proteins) (from synonym Nettion crecca (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (964 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anas crecca)
To GenBank (784 nucleotides; 561 proteins)
To GenBank (784 nucleotides; 561 proteins) (from synonym Nettion crecca (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
