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The ringed teal (Callonetta leucophrys) is a small duck of South American forests. It is the only species of the genus Callonetta . Usually placed with the dabbling ducks (Anatinae), this species may actually be closer to shelducks and belong in the subfamily Tadorninae ; its closest relative is possibly the maned duck .
Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata; Comb duck, Sarkidiornis sylvicola; Ringed teal, Callonetta leucophrys (E-SA) Brazilian teal, Amazonetta brasiliensis (E-SA) Torrent duck, Merganetta armata (E-SA) Flying steamer-duck, Tachyeres patachonicus (E-SA) Flightless steamer-duck, Tachyeres pteneres (E-SA) Falkland steamer-duck, Tachyeres brachypterus (E-FA)
The Australian wood duck, maned duck or maned goose (Chenonetta jubata) is a dabbling duck found throughout much of Australia. It is the only living species in the genus Chenonetta. Traditionally placed in the subfamily Anatinae (dabbling ducks), it might belong to the subfamily Tadorninae (shelducks); [2] the ringed teal may be its closest ...
Pink-eared duck: Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Latham, 1801) 62 Salvadori's teal: Salvadorina waigiuensis Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 1894: 63 Muscovy duck: Cairina moschata (Linnaeus, 1758) 64 White-winged duck: Asarcornis scutulata (Müller, S, 1842) 65 Hartlaub's duck: Pteronetta hartlaubii (Cassin, 1860) 66 Wood duck: Aix sponsa (Linnaeus ...
Cairina and Asarcornis, Muscovy duck and white-winged duck, respectively (2 species) – traditionally dabbling ducks, but may be paraphyletic, with one species in Tadorninae and the other closer to diving ducks; Aix, Mandarin duck and wood duck (2 species) – dabbling ducks or Tadorninae? Callonetta, ringed teal – dabbling ducks or Tadorninae?
Ringed teal. Ducks have many predators. Ducklings are particularly vulnerable, since their inability to fly makes them easy prey not only for predatory birds but also for large fish like pike, crocodilians, predatory testudines such as the alligator snapping turtle, and other aquatic hunters, including fish-eating birds such as herons.
The rufous hornero is the national bird of Argentina.. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Argentina.The avifauna of Argentina has 1044 confirmed species, of which 18 are endemic, nine have been introduced by humans, 69 are rare or vagrants, two are thought to be extinct, and four and possibly a fifth have been extirpated.
The marbled duck or marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris) is a medium-sized species of duck from southern Europe, northern Africa, and western and central Asia. [2] The scientific name, Marmaronetta angustirostris, comes from the Greek marmaros, marbled and netta, a duck, and Latin angustus, narrow or small and -rostris billed. [3]