Silver Teal Ducks

Silver Teal Ducks

A PAIR is a male/female pair of unrelated birds.

• Breeding season April-June
• Clutch size 6-10 eggs
• Incubation period 25 days
• 11-12 ounces 

The Silver Teal is also known as the Versicolor Teal. Silver Teal are elegant-looking ducks, and males and females look alike. Plumage remains the same year-round, never going into eclipse.

Silver Teal feature blue feet and legs and a bill that is blue with a yellow splash near the base. Heads are black on top and over the eyes and a cream-buff color below. They have attractive spotting and lacing over their breast and back in umber-brown highlighted with silver-blue.

Silver Teal Ducks are quite widespread throughout South America. They range across the continent and wintering from Southern Brazil up to the Southern United States. Silver Teal usually inhabits fresh-water marshes, slow rivers, lakes, and wetlands.

Housing Requirements: Silver Teal are hardy and easy birds to care for in captivity. They will need a water source enough for swimming and dabbling. And in areas with cold winters, they will need some protection or heat.

Diet: Silver Teal are considered dabbling ducks, and in the wild, consume aquatic plants and seeds from dabbling. In an aviary environment, Silver Teal do fine on a high-quality commercial waterfowl or game bird feed.