Residency: Year-round in Southern Arizona, and summers throughout the rest of the state.
Diet: Eats seeds of aquatic plants.
Predators: Common Ravens, American Crows, Bald Eagles, Black-billed Magpie, and Coyotes.
Nesting: Nest is a depression in the ground, lined with grasses and down, and near water. Concealed on all sides with vegetation. Eggs: 7-12 per clutch, pinkish buff. One brood per year.
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Notes: Hybridizes with Blue-winged Teal.
Photo: Taken at the Riparian Preserve at the Gilbert Water Ranch at November 18, 2006. For more photos, click on camera icon.
