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;[[:Category:Anas|Anas]] gibberifrons | ;[[:Category:Anas|Anas]] gibberifrons | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Mottled brown duck with white and green flashes on its wings. Sexes similar. | Mottled brown duck with white and green flashes on its wings. Sexes similar. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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* ''A. g. gibberifrons'' from [[Java]] and [[Sulawesi]] east to the Lesser Sundas (Timor and Wetar) in [[Indonesia]] | * ''A. g. gibberifrons'' from [[Java]] and [[Sulawesi]] east to the Lesser Sundas (Timor and Wetar) in [[Indonesia]] | ||
* ''A. g. remissa'' found on Rennell ([[Solomon Islands]]), extinct since 1959 | * ''A. g. remissa'' found on Rennell ([[Solomon Islands]]), extinct since 1959 | ||
| − | + | [[Andaman Teal]] was also treated as a subspecies of this species but is now widely regarded as full species. | |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open wetlands, freshwater lakes and marshes. | Open wetlands, freshwater lakes and marshes. | ||
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- Anas gibberifrons
Identification
Mottled brown duck with white and green flashes on its wings. Sexes similar.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Two subspecies accepted:
- A. g. gibberifrons from Java and Sulawesi east to the Lesser Sundas (Timor and Wetar) in Indonesia
- A. g. remissa found on Rennell (Solomon Islands), extinct since 1959
Andaman Teal was also treated as a subspecies of this species but is now widely regarded as full species.
Habitat
Open wetlands, freshwater lakes and marshes.
Behaviour
It nests on the ground, in tree holes or rabbit burrows.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sunda Teal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sunda_Teal
