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| − | [[Image:Speckled_Teal.jpg|thumb|550px|right|This bird likely belongs to subspecies ''flavirostris''<br />Photo by {{user|Jamfaraco|Jamfaraco}}<br />Lages/SC, [[Brazil]], July 2004]] | + | [[Image:Speckled_Teal.jpg|thumb|550px|right|This bird likely belongs to subspecies ''flavirostris''<br />Photo © by {{user|Jamfaraco|Jamfaraco}}<br />Lages/SC, [[Brazil]], July 2004]] |
;[[:Category:Anas|Anas]] flavirostris | ;[[:Category:Anas|Anas]] flavirostris | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 35–45 cm | + | [[Image:ET0453Chile DSCN1497 .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''oxyptera''<br />Photo © by {{user|erikat|erikat}}<br />Concepcion, [[Chile]], November 2000]] |
| + | 35–45 cm (13¾-17¾ in) | ||
| + | *Dark brown head | ||
| + | *Yellow bill | ||
| + | *Brown upperparts | ||
| + | *Grey underparts | ||
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
They resemble [[Yellow-billed Pintail]], which are larger and have longer necks. | They resemble [[Yellow-billed Pintail]], which are larger and have longer necks. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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[[South America]]: found in the Andes from [[Peru]] south to [[Chile]], [[Argentina]] and the south of [[Brazil]]. The southern lowland populations are migratory. | [[South America]]: found in the Andes from [[Peru]] south to [[Chile]], [[Argentina]] and the south of [[Brazil]]. The southern lowland populations are migratory. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
The two black-billed subspecies ''andium'' and ''altipetens'' has recently been split as [[Andean Teal]], ''Anas andium'' by the SACC<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>. [[Andean Teal]] and Yellow-billed Teal were together known as Speckled Teal. | The two black-billed subspecies ''andium'' and ''altipetens'' has recently been split as [[Andean Teal]], ''Anas andium'' by the SACC<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>. [[Andean Teal]] and Yellow-billed Teal were together known as Speckled Teal. | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris oxyptera Ondores Peru.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''oxyptera''<br />Photo © by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Ondores, Junín, [[Peru]], August 2017]] | ||
Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | ||
*''A. f. flavirostris'': | *''A. f. flavirostris'': | ||
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Their diet consists of small aquatic insects, crustaceans, seeds, fruit and aquatic plants. | Their diet consists of small aquatic insects, crustaceans, seeds, fruit and aquatic plants. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop356.html Proposal] (#356) to South American Classification Committee |
#Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | #Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | ||
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015) | ||
| + | #Neotropical Birds | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Anas_flavirostris}} | {{GSearch|Anas_flavirostris}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Anas]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Anas]] | ||
Revision as of 19:53, 24 July 2018
- Anas flavirostris
Identification
35–45 cm (13¾-17¾ in)
- Dark brown head
- Yellow bill
- Brown upperparts
- Grey underparts
Similar Species
They resemble Yellow-billed Pintail, which are larger and have longer necks.
Distribution
South America: found in the Andes from Peru south to Chile, Argentina and the south of Brazil. The southern lowland populations are migratory.
Taxonomy
The two black-billed subspecies andium and altipetens has recently been split as Andean Teal, Anas andium by the SACC2. Andean Teal and Yellow-billed Teal were together known as Speckled Teal.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized1:
- A. f. flavirostris:
- Northern Argentina to Tierra del Fuego, South Georgia and Falkland Islands
- A. f. oxyptera:
Habitat
Mainly freshwater, in much of the range at high elevation but subspecies flavirostris often in lowland.
Behaviour
Similar to other small dabbling ducks.
Diet
Their diet consists of small aquatic insects, crustaceans, seeds, fruit 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/
- Proposal (#356) to South American Classification Committee
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
- Neotropical Birds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-billed Teal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-billed_Teal
