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Chestnut Teal vs Mottled 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
Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)

Mottled Duck

Anas fulvigula

Large843 gWetland

The adult mottled duck is 44 to 61 cm (17–24 in) long from head to tail. It has a dark body, lighter head and neck, orange legs and dark eyes. Both sexes have a shiny green-blue speculum (wing patch), which is not bordered with white as with the mallard. Males and females are similar, but the male's bill is bright yellow, whereas the female's is deep to pale orange, occasionally lined with black splotches around the edges and near the base. The plumage is darker than in female mallards, especially at the tail, and the bill is yellower.

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