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Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera (Vieillot, 1816)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Cinnamon teal (Spatula cyanoptera), Parrot World (Crécy-la-Chapelle-77-France.)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The cinnamon teal (Spatula cyanoptera) is a species of duck found in western North and South America. It is a small dabbling duck, with bright reddish plumage on the male and duller brown plumage on the female. It lives in marshes and ponds, and feeds mostly on plants.
Wikipedia contributors, Cinnamon teal; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:19:35.850590+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Spatula cyanoptera (Vieillot, 1816)
- Name authority
- (Vieillot, 1816)
- Common name
- Cinnamon Teal
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae
- Genus
- Spatula
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderAnseriformes
- familyAnatidae Leach, 1820
- genusSpatula F. Boie, 1822
- speciesSpatula cyanoptera (Vieillot, 1816)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Spatula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Blue-winged TealSpatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis (Latham, 1801) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red ShovelerSpatula platalea (Vieillot, 1816) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota (Eyton, 1838) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Puna TealSpatula puna (Tschudi, 1844) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Middle America
North America
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1192576 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:9HKY4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.