Andean Teal

When to see the Andean Teal

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Andean Teal

The map shades 3 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Peru.

About the Andean Teal

The Andean teal is a South American species of duck. Like other teals, it belongs to the diverse genus Anas; more precisely it is one of the "true" teals of subgenus Nettion. It is restricted to the Andean highlands of Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. It inhabits freshwater wetlands, preferring palustrine habitat to rivers. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

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Easily confused with

Brown TealAnas chlorotisThere are no distinctive differences between a male, female and a juvenile brown teal during non-mating season. Hawaiian DuckAnas wyvillianaBoth male and female are mottled brown in color and resemble a female mallard. Sunda TealAnas gibberifronsThe Sunda teal, also known as the Bebek cokelat or Itik benjut, is a dabbling duck found in open wetlands in Indonesia and Timor-Leste.