Brazilian Teal

Amazonetta brasiliensis - Canard amazonette

Canard amazonette
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Anseriformes

  • Family
    :

    Anatidés

  • Genus
    :

    Amazonetta

  • Species
    :

    brasiliensis

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 40 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 350 à 480 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Canard amazonette
♂ adult
Canard amazonette
♀ adult

Brazilian Teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Amazonetta brasiliensis brasiliensis (e Colombia to e Brazil)
  • Amazonetta brasiliensis ipecutiri (e Bolivia to s Brazil and n Argentina)

Foreign names

  • Canard amazonette,
  • Pato brasileño,
  • marrequinha-brasileira,
  • Amazonasente,
  • amazonasi réce,
  • Amazonetaling,
  • Anatra del Brasile,
  • brasilienand,
  • Brasiland,
  • kačica amazoňanka,
  • kachnička brazilská,
  • Amazonand,
  • brasiliantavi,
  • ànec del Brasil,
  • amazonetka,
  • Бразильский чирок,
  • アカアシコガモ,
  • 巴西凫,
  • 巴西鴨,

Voice song and cries

Canard amazonette
♀ adult

Habitat

Canard amazonette
♂ adult plum. breeding

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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