Red-billed Teal (Anas erythrorhyncha)

Other Names (World)
Red-billed Teal, Red-billed Duck, Red-billed Pintail, African Red-billed Teal

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
48 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gmelin, 1789

Habitat
Shallow, still, freshwater habitats with large amounts of submerged, floating, emergent and peripheral vegetation. Also grazes on land in fields of rice or other crops, especially in fields of stubble.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Botswana (B), Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia (B), Zimbabwe.

Vagrant to Israel.

Southern Sudan and Ethiopia south to Cape Province and west to Angola; Madagascar.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 620,000 - 1,300,000 (2010).

Status LC
Habitat degradation appears to be the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Red-billed Teal (Anas erythrorhyncha) [XC649290]
by id from Grahamstown, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (call)

Red-billed Teal (Anas erythrorhyncha) [XC509856]
by Lynette Rudman from Eluanata dam, Monduli, Tanzania (call)

Nest
A depression in a mound of grass on the ground amongst dense vegetation, usually near the waters edge.

Subspecies
Considered by some to form superspecies with White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Red-billed Teal (Anas erythrorhyncha) - 10 files

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