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title: "Cinnamon Teal"
description: "Spatula cyanoptera — Aves. The cinnamon teal (Spatula cyanoptera) is a species of duck found in western North and South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/cinnamon-teal
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cinnamon Teal

> Spatula cyanoptera — Aves. The cinnamon teal (Spatula cyanoptera) is a species of duck found in western North and South America.

- Scientific name: *Spatula cyanoptera*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 34095
- Wikidata: [Q28106764](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28106764)
- iNaturalist taxon: [558434](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558434)

## Names

- en: Cinnamon Teal
- de: Zimtente
- es: Cerceta canela
- fr: Sarcelle cannelle
- nl: Kaneeltaling
- pl: Cynamonka

## Countries with the most observations

US (23247), MX (4297), CA (1836), AR (1347), CL (841), PE (682), BO (71), CO (41), EC (20), UY (13), CR (8), BR (6)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon_teal

## Photo

![Cinnamon Teal](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cinnamon-teal/medium.jpg)

Photo: USFWS - Pacific Region · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cinnamon_teal_(53706590927).jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cinnamon-teal?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).