Silver Teal

Silver Teal

Taxobox
name = Silver Teal
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1


image_width = 250px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Anseriformes
familia = Anatidae
genus = "Anas"
species = "A. versicolor"
binomial = "Anas versicolor"
binomial_authority = Vieillot, 1816
subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
subdivision =
* "A. v. versicolor"
(Northern Silver Teal)
* "A. v. fretensis"
(Southern Silver Teal)

The Silver Teal ("Anas versicolor") is a species of dabbling duck in the genus "Anas". It breeds in South America. It lives on fresh water in small groups, and feeds primarily on vegetable matter such as seeds and aquatic plants.

The Puna Teal was previously regarded as a subspecies of this bird.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern.
* [http://www.ctwaterfowl.org/dabblingducks.htm "Dabbling Ducks"] . Connecticut Waterfowl Trust. April 2, 2003 (Retrieved October 31, 2006).


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