Yellow-billed Teal (Anas flavirostris)

Other Names (World)
Yellow-billed Teal (flavirostris), Speckled Teal, South American Green-winged Teal, South American Teal, Merida Speckled Teal (altipetens), Andean Speckled Teal (andium), Andean Teal (andium), Sharp-winged Speckled Teal (oxyptera), Sharp-winged Teal (oxyptera), Chilean Speckled Teal (flavirostris), Chilean Teal (flavirostris)

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
40 - 41 cm

First Described (Guide)
Vieillot, 1816

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B) (NB), Bolivia (B) (NB), Brazil (NB), Chile (B) (NB), Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (B) (NB), Paraguay (NB), Peru (NB), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (B) (NB), Uruguay (NB).

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Yellow-billed Teal (Anas flavirostris) [XC498329]
by Cristian Pinto Fernandez from Parinacota, XV Region, Chile (call, flight call, contact call)

Yellow-billed Teal (Anas flavirostris) [XC464524]
by Cristian Pinto from Estancia La Candelaria, Lobos, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Argentina (call)

Subspecies
Anas flavirostris (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993; Stotz et al. 1996) has been split into Yellow-billed Teal (Anas flavirostris) and Anas andium by SACC (2008).

Forms superspecies with Common Teal (Anas crecca). The two northern subspecies sometimes separated as one full species (Anas andium).

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

altipetens (Conover, 1941) - Eastern Andes of Colombia to north-western Venezuela. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Andean Teal (Anas andium).
andium (P. L. Sclater and Salvin, 1873) - Colombia, Ecuador. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Andean Teal (Anas andium).
oxyptera Meyen, 1834 - Andes from central Peru to north-western Argentina.
flavirostris Vieillot, 1816 - Northern Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego; Falkland Is, South Georgia.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Yellow-billed Teal (Anas flavirostris) - 10 files

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