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Red-billed Teal

Anas erythrorhyncha

Least Concern
Envergadura
43,0 cm
Peso
648,0 g
Família
Anatidae
Ordem
Anseriformes

The Red-billed Teal (Anas erythrorhyncha) is a bird species in the family Anatidae (ducks, geese & swans), within the order Anseriformes (waterfowl). Recorded measurements include a wingspan of 43 cm and a weight of 648 g. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Least Concern.

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Sobre

O pato-bico-vermelho é um pato dabbling de tamanho médio encontrado na África subsariana. É facilmente identificado pelo seu bico vermelho brilhante, que contrasta com a sua plumagem castanha mosqueada. Habita zonas húmidas de água doce, incluindo lagos, pântanos, charcas e rios de fluxo lento. É um dos patos mais abundantes e amplamente distribuídos em África, sendo encontrado desde o Senegal até à África do Sul, com movimentos sazonais.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 43,0 cm 16.9 in
Peso 648,0 g 22.86 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Diagnostic bright pink-red bill with dark ridge contrasting with dark brown cap. Body brown, finely scalloped. White sides of face. Pale buff-white speculum with dark border. Sexes similar. Sub-Saharan Africa.

Habitat & Range

Freshwater lakes, marshes, pans, and flooded fields across sub-Saharan Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan south to the Cape. Nomadic; follows seasonal flooding. Very tolerant of saline conditions.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: M. Incubation: 25-28 days. Fledging: 56 days.

Tamanho da postura

5-13

Som

Canto

Female produces a loud, nasal quacking series; male gives a soft, nasal grunt. Both sexes call with emphatic, honking quacks that carry across African open wetlands and dams.

Taxonomia

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordem Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Família Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus Anas
Espécies Anas erythrorhyncha

Distribution

Red-billed Teal has been recorded in 7 countries.

Presente Not recorded

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Perguntas frequentes

Where does the Red-billed Teal live?
Freshwater lakes, marshes, pans, and flooded fields across sub-Saharan Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan south to the Cape. Nomadic; follows seasonal flooding. Very tolerant of saline conditions.
Is the Red-billed Teal endangered?
The Red-billed Teal has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Red-billed Teal nest?
Nest type: M. Incubation: 25-28 days. Fledging: 56 days.
What does the Red-billed Teal sound like?
Female produces a loud, nasal quacking series; male gives a soft, nasal grunt. Both sexes call with emphatic, honking quacks that carry across African open wetlands and dams.
How big is the Red-billed Teal?
The Red-billed Teal has a wingspan of 43.0 cm, weight of 648.0 g.
What order and family does the Red-billed Teal belong to?
The Red-billed Teal (Anas erythrorhyncha) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.

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