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Alternative name: Madagascar Teal

Photo by balticbird

Anas bernieri

[edit] Identification

40-45 cm. Pale, warm greyish-brown all over, scalloped darker most conspicuously on flanks and breast, wing with black speculum, pale, pinkish-grey bill, slightly upturned.

[edit] Distribution

Western Madagascar.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Wetlands, mangroves, on lake edges or estuarine mudflats.

[edit] Behaviour

It feeds by wading in shallow muddy water.

Ducklings fledge at 45-49 days.

[edit] References

BirdLife

[edit] External Links