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Photo by Neil Fifer

Anas gracilis

[edit] Identification

Adults

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

[edit] Similar Species

Female Chestnut Teal

[edit] Distribution

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

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic

[edit] Habitat

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

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] 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. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
2. Avibase

• List of references

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID