News: Recently, a marbled duck was spotted at Sultanpur National Park after 30 years.
About Marbled Duck
- Marbled Duck, also known as marbled teal, is a medium sized duck with a speckled brown body, dusky eye patch, long neck and wings, and dark bill.
- Native to Europe, it is also found in northern Africa, western and central Asia.
- It is tolerant of many types of wetlands and typically seen temporary or semi-permanent wetlands.
- It tends to prefer brackish wetland and well-structured vegetation.
- It is known to breed in three distinct regions: eastern and western Mediterranean and Iran, favouring low land, shallow fresh waters for breeding.
- Threats: wetlands destruction, illegal hunting, lead poisoning and pollution, spread of invasive alien species.
- It is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
