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Anas crecca

Qii{chiida{ - Anas crecca

Qii{chiida{ hanim sakuchaa amaku{. Hanim sangis malganangis ilagaan chuqudaza{. Qii{chiidam ali}ingis ayagamdix ilagaan hakam sugdanangis matazas. Kamgii chumnugim qaxchikdaa aku{, dagan chida}an chid}aayuza{, aasal huzuu quuhmliigina{ liidaku{ quhmaa}utaza{. Qii{chiidam ayagangis huzuu hizax chumnugim qaxchikdaa angali{tazas, akus hingakus igasigan agalangis utmaa aaka{ akiita{ amasuku{, hakam chid}ingis matazas. 

Qii{chiidas udaan ahmi}an al slum huzuu agizas. Qan'gim aslaan hanis kda}il agungis, chi}anas asxuunulax ala}um achidan tatungis ilan al qanagzas. Aqadaguun slum aslaan hanis ilan haang akus uku}azas. Slum aslaan udahligan saahmla}izas, hanis chida}an asxuunulax tan}ikuchas kungin ila{tangis saahmla}ii}utazas. Isxangis chungus ama qiigas ilagaan agu}izas. Qii{chiida{ hati{ aaka{ saahmla{taza{.

Slum agaIuu}ii chi}anas ilan al qas tutuunudix itxiqangis qal hagumahligudix, qanu{ txidix hitzas, mal qalganaa{sxal agungis qanuzas.

 

Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca

The green-winged teal is also a freshwater duck. It is smaller in size than most of the freshwater ducks. The drake has fancier feather coloring than the hen teal. The drake has a brown head and it also has green near the eye region on the sides. Its body is grayish in color, and it has green feathers on the middle back of its wings. The bottom side is white. The hen is brownish in color, and it has blue feathers on the middle back of its wings.

The green-winged teals are present here all year round. During the winter when the lakes are iced up, the teals can be found in the creeks, or the tide pools near the beach. During the summer, they are seen around the lakes.

The teals nest here on Atka. They either have nests around the lake area, or on small islets. Their nests are made of down and grass. They lay approximately ten eggs a year.

Qigu{ - Gavia immer
Common Loon
Qaqa}i{ - Gavia stellata
Red-throated Loon
Aagayuu}i{ - Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Pelagic Cormorant
Ingatu{ - Phalacrocorax urile
Red-faced Cormorant
Qukin}i{ - Olor columbianus
Whistling Swan
Qagmangi{ - Philacte canagica
Emperor Goose
Aa}i{ - Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard
Amtatu{ - Anas acuta
Pintail
Qii{chiida{ - Anas crecca
Green-winged Teal
Kuchutu{ - Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup
Saaku{ - Somateria spectabilis
King Eider
Kasami{ - Somateria mollissima
Common Eider
Tamgaalu{ - Melanitta deglandi
White-winged Scoter
Qugaangi{ - Melanitta nigra
Black Scoter
Hanim Kamgituu - Bucephala clangula
Common Goldeneye
Midimit{i{ - Becephala albeola
Bufflehead
Aanglaa}i{ - Clangula hyemalis
Oldsquaw
Kaaxadgi{ - Histrionicus histrionicus
Harlequin Duck
A}laaya{ - Mergus serrator
Red-breasted Merganser
Ti}la{ - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald Eagle
A}diikas - Lagopus mutus
Rock Ptarmigan
Hiigi{ - Haematopus bachmani
Black Oystercatcher
Chulixta{ - Calidris ptilocnemis
Rock Sandpiper
Sluka{ - Larus glaucescens
Glaucous-wing Gull
Tiigilgaada{ - Rissa tridactyla
Black-legged Kittiwake
Ulungt{a{ - Uria aalge
Common Murre
Siihmlu{ - Cepphus columba
Pigeon Guillemot
Qizangi{ - Synthliboramphus antiguus
Ancient Murrelet
Qagida{ - Fratercula corniculata
Horned Puffin
Uxchu{ - Lunta cirrhata
Tufted Puffin
Tutuutu{ - Nyctea scandiaca
Snowy Owl
Qanglaa}i{ - Corvus corax
Common Raven
Maadugaa{ - Plectrophenax nivalis
Snow Bunting
Chaanu{ - Leucosticte tephrocotis
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch
Chiixuyaaka{ - Melospiza melodia
Song Sparrow
Chilu{ - Calcarius lapponicus
Alaska Longspur
Qatxaya{ - Troglodytes troglodytes
Winter Wren

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