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| Blue-winged Teal and Pintail
The Garganey or
Blue-winged Teal (Anas querquedula) is a winter visitor to India and is one of the earliest
ducks to arrive in the North West of India. The pinkish brown head, speckled with white and
bluish grey patches on the wings and shoulders distinguishes the male. Their flight is very
fast. They feed mainly on young shoots of rice and wheat, thereby causing considerable damage
to crops.
The Pintail or the Pin-tailed Duck is
slender and graceful duck with a long neck and long, pointed, pin-like feathers projecting
beyond the tail. The brown head and the white line running down the sides of the neck
distinguish the male. It is one of the commonest of the wild ducks visiting India in winter.
They feed largely on waterweeds and also on grubs, molluscs and crabs.
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The Grey Pelican
The spotted-billed or grey pelican is the commonest Indian species of pelican.
It is a large, heavily built water bird found throughout India, Sri Lanka and Burma in all the
better-watered areas and occurs as a permanent resident bird or a local migrant in many parts
of South India. They feed almost exclusively on fish, which they catch by swimming
collectively in a semi circle, driving the fish into shallow water and scooping them up in
their large pouch, which serves as a net. They breed in large colonies from November to April,
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