Sunda Teal - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by Mat & Cathy
Nusa Dua Ponds, Bali, Indonesia, August 2010

Anas gibberifrons

Identification

Mottled brown duck with white and green flashes on its wings. Sexes similar.

Distribution

Indonesia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
Andaman Teal was formerly treated as a subspecies of this species and another subspecies, remissa, is now included in Grey Teal.

Habitat

Open wetlands, freshwater lakes and marshes.

Behaviour

It nests on the ground, in tree holes or rabbit burrows.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sunda Teal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sunda_Teal

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