Between April and June they prefer reed beds and will lay 6 to 10 creamy-pink eggs.

It lives on fresh water in small groups, and feeds primarily on vegetable matter such as seeds and aquatic plants.

[4][citation needed][5] The silver teal's range includes southern Bolivia, southern Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands,[1] and the Falkland Islands.

Silver teals are on the whole placid ducks but may be protective of eggs, young and females.

[3] They have a black cap that extends below the eyes, and a bluish bill with a yellow tip.