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| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | The sexes are alike though the male is larger than the female. Size: 19 in. | ||
| + | Upper half of the head black; going down this color by the rear neck; rest of the face, throat and neck creamy white. Back light coffee spotted with dark brown. Chest and flanks with the same color but with smaller spots. Rear flanks with dark brown and fine transversal strips. Upper tail coverts grayish. Bill long and strong, light blue, with black line over vertex. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | The Puna Teal is resident in the Andes of central Peru and western Bolivia south to northern Chile and extreme north-west Argentina. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | The Puna Teal (Anas puna) is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Anas. It was previously regarded as a subspecies of the Silver Teal. | ||
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| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | It is found on the larger lakes and pools in the altiplano. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | In pairs, and rarely in flocks, it's an omnivorous bird, seeking its food between the floating vegetation, muddy bottom, lake and lagoon borders or in cushion peat-bogs (bofedales) in the puna zone. | ||
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| + | It nests out of water, in islet or coot nest, hidden it between the long grass. Generally, the clutch has 4 eggs of average size of 54 x 39 mms. app. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 14:37, 16 August 2007
- Anas puna
Identification
The sexes are alike though the male is larger than the female. Size: 19 in. Upper half of the head black; going down this color by the rear neck; rest of the face, throat and neck creamy white. Back light coffee spotted with dark brown. Chest and flanks with the same color but with smaller spots. Rear flanks with dark brown and fine transversal strips. Upper tail coverts grayish. Bill long and strong, light blue, with black line over vertex.
Distribution
The Puna Teal is resident in the Andes of central Peru and western Bolivia south to northern Chile and extreme north-west Argentina.
Taxonomy
The Puna Teal (Anas puna) is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Anas. It was previously regarded as a subspecies of the Silver Teal.
Habitat
It is found on the larger lakes and pools in the altiplano.
Behaviour
In pairs, and rarely in flocks, it's an omnivorous bird, seeking its food between the floating vegetation, muddy bottom, lake and lagoon borders or in cushion peat-bogs (bofedales) in the puna zone.
It nests out of water, in islet or coot nest, hidden it between the long grass. Generally, the clutch has 4 eggs of average size of 54 x 39 mms. app.
