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[[Image:Silver_Teal.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|luisrock62|luisrock62}}<br />Photo taken: Buenos Aires, [[Argentina]].]] | [[Image:Silver_Teal.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|luisrock62|luisrock62}}<br />Photo taken: Buenos Aires, [[Argentina]].]] | ||
+ | ;[[:Category:Spatula|Spatula]] versicolor | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | Black cap extending below the eye, | + | Black cap extending below the eye, bill is blue with a yellow base and black along the center of the [[Dictionary_A-C#C|culmen]]. Green [[Dictionary_P-S#S|speculum]] with white borders. Female is slightly browner with less yellow on bill. |
− | ====Similar | + | ====Similar Species==== |
− | [[Puna Teal]] lacks yellow on bill, has whiter sides of head, and is bigger. | + | [[Puna Teal]] lacks yellow on bill, has whiter sides of head, and is bigger. |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Peru]] and [[Brazil]] through [[Paraguay]], [[Argentina]], and [[Chile]] to [[Tierra del Fuego]] and [[Falkland Islands]] | + | [[Peru]] and [[Brazil]] through [[Paraguay]], [[Argentina]], and [[Chile]] (southern 2/3) to [[Tierra del Fuego]] and [[Falkland Islands]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | Two subspecies are recognized: ''versicolor'' and ''fretensis'' | + | Two subspecies are recognized: ''versicolor'' and ''fretensis''.<br /> |
+ | Formerly placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Anas|Anas]]''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Freshwater lakes and marshes mostly in lowland. | Freshwater lakes and marshes mostly in lowland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
The diet includes seeds and aquatic plants. | The diet includes seeds and aquatic plants. | ||
− | + | ==References== | |
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Spatula_versicolor}} |
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Spatula]] |
Latest revision as of 10:38, 26 August 2017
- Spatula versicolor
Identification
Black cap extending below the eye, bill is blue with a yellow base and black along the center of the culmen. Green speculum with white borders. Female is slightly browner with less yellow on bill.
Similar Species
Puna Teal lacks yellow on bill, has whiter sides of head, and is bigger.
Distribution
Peru and Brazil through Paraguay, Argentina, and Chile (southern 2/3) to Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Islands
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are recognized: versicolor and fretensis.
Formerly placed in the genus Anas.
Habitat
Freshwater lakes and marshes mostly in lowland.
Behaviour
The diet includes seeds and aquatic plants.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/