Yellow-billed Teal

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El pato barcino es una cerceta pequeña y común ampliamente distribuida por América del Sur, desde Colombia y Venezuela hasta Tierra del Fuego. Tiene plumaje marrón moteado con un espéculo alar verde brillante y el pico de color amarillo-anaranjado. Es un habitante ubicuo de los humedales sudamericanos, encontrándose en lagunas, ríos, arroyos y pantanos.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	38,2 cm	15.0 in
Peso	609,0 g	21.48 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Brownish-gray body finely mottled with dark spots. Diagnostic bright yellow bill with dark culmen stripe. Speculum iridescent green. Head grayish-brown, slightly darker crown. Sexes similar. Andean and Patagonian lakes.

Habitat & Range

Freshwater lakes, marshes, rivers, and bogs from sea level to 4,500 m across South America from Colombia and Venezuela south to Tierra del Fuego. Common at high-altitude Andean lakes and puna wetlands.

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Distribución geográfica

Breeds in northern Canada and Alaska; winters on the Atlantic coast from Labrador to South Carolina and in Chesapeake Bay.

Diet & Feeding

Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet dominated by invertebrates.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: CV. Incubation: 24-35 days. Fledging: 42-49 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

5-13

Sonido

Canto

Male utters a high-pitched, clear whistle; female gives a soft, muffled quack. Quiet calls suit the high-altitude Andean wetlands where this teal forages in shallow freshwater.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Anseriformes (Aves Acuáticas)
Familia	Anatidae (Patos, Gansos y Cisnes)
Genus	Anas
Especies	Anas flavirostris

Distribution

Yellow-billed Teal has been recorded in 9 countries.

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Yellow-billed Teal eat?

Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet dominated by invertebrates.

Where does the Yellow-billed Teal live?

Freshwater lakes, marshes, rivers, and bogs from sea level to 4,500 m across South America from Colombia and Venezuela south to Tierra del Fuego. Common at high-altitude Andean lakes and puna wetlands.

Is the Yellow-billed Teal endangered?

The Yellow-billed Teal has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Yellow-billed Teal nest?

Nest type: CV. Incubation: 24-35 days. Fledging: 42-49 days.

What does the Yellow-billed Teal sound like?

Male utters a high-pitched, clear whistle; female gives a soft, muffled quack. Quiet calls suit the high-altitude Andean wetlands where this teal forages in shallow freshwater.

How big is the Yellow-billed Teal?

The Yellow-billed Teal has a wingspan of 38.2 cm, weight of 609.0 g.

What order and family does the Yellow-billed Teal belong to?

The Yellow-billed Teal (Anas flavirostris) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.