- Anas bahamensis
Description
Adult Male
- Dark brown cap and hindneck
- White cheek and throat
- Steely-grey bill
- Bright red triangle surrounded by black on the side at bill base
- Body feathers mostly dark brown with broad, buffy edges
- Green speculum bordered by buff
Adult Female
Slightly duller
Distribution & Taxonomy
Three subspecies have what seem to be a disjoint distributions:
- bahamensis is localy common in the Caribbean, from the Greater Antilles to northern Lesser Antilles, and additionally in northern South America
- rubrirostris is cound in central South America from southern Brazil and Bolivia to Argentina and Chile
- galapagensis is found in the Galapagos Islands.
Habitat
Wetlands, swamps, and ponds including both freshwater and hypersaline.
