Andean Teal (Anas andium)

Other Scientific Names
Anas flavirostris [BirdLife International (2008)]

Other Names (World)
Andean Teal, Andean Speckled Teal

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
40 - 45 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater & Salvin, 1873)

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B) (NB), Ecuador (B) (NB), Venezuela (B) (NB).

Andes of Colombia and northern Ecuador.

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 (13)...)

Andean Teal (Anas andium) [XC257280]
by Leonardo Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez-Delgado from Cotopaxi: Laguna de Limpiopungo, Ecuador (call, perch calls)

Andean Teal (Anas andium) [XC308978]
by Ross Gallardy from Lagunas de Man\u00fa, Saraguro, Loja, Ecuador (call?)

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

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Yellow-billed Teal (Anas flavirostris).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

altipetens (Conover, 1941) - Eastern Andes of Colombia to north-western Venezuela. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Yellow-billed Teal (Anas flavirostris).
andium (Sclater & Salvin, 1873) - Colombia, Ecuador. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Yellow-billed Teal (Anas flavirostris).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Andean Teal (Anas andium) - 10 files

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