Cape Teal (Anas capensis)

Other Names (World)
Cape Teal, Cape Wigeon, African Cape Teal, Pink-billed Duck, Pink-billed Teal

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
44 - 46 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gmelin, 1789

Habitat
Shallow saline lakes, brackish or saline pools, rivers, seasonally flooded wetlands, farm dams, reservoirs, coastal shorelines, estuaries, lagoons, tidal mudflats and wastewater treatment ponds.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Botswana, Chad, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B), Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Vagrant to Cameroon, Ghana, Israel, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malawi, Swaziland.

Sudan and Ethiopia to Namibia and South Africa.

Population
Estimated population is 110,000 - 260,000 (2010).

Status LC
Habitat loss through wetland destruction and degradation, changes in the flood regime, wetland reclamation for suburb and port development, disturbance from tourism, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Omnivorous. Stems, leaves and seeds of pondweeds, aquatic insects, crustaceans, tadpoles.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Cape Teal (Anas capensis) [XC346594]
by id from Walvisbay area, Namibia (call)

Cape Teal (Anas capensis) [XC268591]
by Peter Boesman from Grahamstown, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (call)

Nest
A hollow scrape in the ground, well concealed amongst small trees, thorny bushes or aquatic vegetation.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Cape Teal (Anas capensis) - 10 files

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