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 NT    Sunda Teal* Id (Atlas):
    Anas gibberifrons

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Sunda Teal, Grey Teal, Gray Teal, Slender Teal, Andaman Grey Teal (albogularis), Andaman Gray Teal (albogularis), Andaman Teal (albogularis), East Indian Grey Teal (gibberifrons), Indonesian Grey Teal (gibberifrons), Indonesian Gray Teal (gibberifrons), Australian Grey Teal (gracilis), Australian Gray Teal (gracilis), Australasian Grey Teal (gracilis), Australasian Gray Teal (gracilis)

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
36 - 43 cm

First Described (Guide)
Müller, 1842

Range (Guide)
India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Timor-Leste.

Population
Estimated population is 6700 - 67000 (2014) and stable.

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

 
Sunda Teal (Anas gibberifrons) [XC791755]
     by Prayitno Goenarto from Muara Angke NR--northern section, Indonesia (call, flight call)

 
Sunda Teal (Anas gibberifrons) [XC93425]
     by Mike Nelson from Mangrove Rehabilitation Project, Bipolo, Timor, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
Sometimes placed in genus Nettion. Forms superspecies with Madagascar Teal (Anas bernieri). Subspecies gracilis often considered full species. Subspecies remissa of Rennell I, Solomon Is, extinct.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

  • gibberifrons Müller, 1842   -  Java and Sulawesi to Timor and Wetar I.
  • albogularis (Hume, 1873)   -  Andaman Is and Great Coco I. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Andaman Teal (Anas albogularis).
  • gracilis Buller, 1869   -  Widespread. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Grey Teal (Anas gracilis).
  • remissa ! Buller, 1869   -  Rennell I, Solomon Is. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Grey Teal (Anas gracilis).



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Sunda Teal (Anas gibberifrons) - 10 files


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