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Chestnut Teal vs Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)

Chestnut Teal

Anas castanea

Large624 gWetland

The chestnut teal is darker and a slightly bigger bird than the grey teal. The male has a distinctive green coloured head and mottled brown body. The female has a brown head and mottled brown body. The female is almost identical in appearance to the grey teal. The female chestnut teal has a loud penetrating "laughing" quack repeated rapidly nine times or more.

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Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha)

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Anas zonorhyncha

Large1.2 kgWetland

This duck is around the same size as a mallard and has a scaly patterned body with a blue speculum. At rest the long neck and the bill with the yellow tip are distinctive. It measures 55–63 cm (22–25 in) in length and 83–95 cm (33–37 in) across the wings, with a body mass of 790–1,500 g (1.74–3.31 lb). These are mainly grey ducks with a paler head and neck and a black bill tipped bright yellow. The wings are whitish with black flight feathers below, and from above show a white-bordered green. The male does not have an eclipse plumage. Juveniles are browner and duller than adults.

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Photo: renshuchu · CC0

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