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WetlandCavity nestLarge · 500 g
ID tip
The ducks are light brown in colour. Drakes distinguish themselves from females in having red beaks and legs, and in having a distinctive pale grey area on the side of its head and neck. The colour of these limbs is much duller in females.
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When to see the Brazilian Teal
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Brazilian Teal
The map shades 10 countries with regular records, and 4 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 Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium.
About the Brazilian Teal
The Brazilian teal or Brazilian duck is the only extant species of duck in the genus Amazonetta. It is widely distributed in eastern South America.
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Easily confused with
Mexican DuckAnas diaziThe bird has a length of 45–55 cm (17.7–21.6 in) and a weight of 849–1,243 g (1.872–2.740 lb)
The Mexican duck is mainly brown, with a blue speculum edged with white, obvious in flight or at rest.
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegataThe paradise shelduck is a colourful, large-bodied species of duck that differs in features depending on the sex.
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotisThe Australasian shoveler is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Spatula.
Side by side: Brazilian Teal vs Mexican Duck · Brazilian Teal vs Paradise Shelduck
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