Brazilian Teal - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Entre Rios Province, Argentina, October, 2019

Amazonetta brasiliensis

Identification

35-40 cm (13¾-15¾) a light brown duck
Male:red bill and legs, pale grey area on side of head and neck
Female: blue/grey bill
There are both light and dark phases.

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.

Photo © by Rogerio Araújo Dias
Brasília, Brazil

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• A. b. brasiliensis:

• Colombia and Venezuela south to Brazil

• A. b. ipecutiri:

• Southern Brazil to eastern Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina

Habitat

Freshwater lakes and pools with dense vegetation nearby.

Behaviour

Diet

Little has been recorded, but it is presumed the diet includes seeds, fruits, roots and insects.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Arthur Grosset
4. BF Member observations
5. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Brazilian Teal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Brazilian_Teal

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