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Photo by Neil Fifer
Anas gracilis

Identification

Adults

  • Light grey-brown
  • Pale grey cheeks, chin, and neck
  • Bill blue-grey
  • Red eye
  • Speculum shiny dark green in flight

Similar Species

Female Chestnut Teal

Distribution

Asia and Australasia: found from New Guinea to Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand

Taxonomy

Monotypic

Habitat

Varied, almost any wetlands, from suburban lakes to coastal lagoons also uses temporary floodwaters of interior.

Behaviour

References

  1. 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.
  2. Avibase

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