Bird Guide

Chestnut Teal vs Yellow-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
Yellow-billed Duck (Anas undulata)

Yellow-billed Duck

Anas undulata

Large1.0 kgWetland

These are mallard-sized mainly grey ducks with a darker head and bright yellow bill. The wings are whitish below, and from above show a white-bordered green speculum. Sexes are similar, and juveniles are slightly duller than adults. The north-eastern race is darker and has a brighter bill and blue speculum. It is a bird of freshwater habitats in fairly open country and feeds by dabbling for plant food mainly in the evening or at night. It nests on the ground in dense vegetation near water. Rarely, it is found in suburban areas, in close proximity to golf courses, parks and lakes or dams.

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Photo: Simon J. Tonge · CC BY 3.0

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