Baikal Teal
Sibirionetta formosa
Photo: m_sato / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist
A beautiful duck whose male has yellow and green crescent face markings, visiting Japan in winter. Katano Kamoike in Ishikawa is a wetland where many ducks winter, conserved together with its traditional net-hunting culture.
- Scientific name
- Sibirionetta formosa
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Ishikawa
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- Data DeficientMinistry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026)
- 日本語
- トモエガモ
- 简体中文
- 花脸鸭
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The Baikal Teal is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Ishikawa.
The Baikal Teal is listed as "Data Deficient" in the Ministry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026) (listed as トモエガモ).
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