Chilean name: Pato jergón chico
Brazilian name: Marreca-pardinha
The subspecies shown in all these photos is the nominate.
For a comparison with Yellow-billed Pintail in flight, click here.
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| Speckled Teal (Anas flavirostris) Chilean name: Pato jergón chico Brazilian name: Marreca-pardinha |
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The Speckled Teal is distributed in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela south to Chile and Argentina and, at lower altitudes to eastern Argentina and the south of Brazil. The subspecies shown in all these photos is the nominate. |
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There is an indication in some sources that it only appears in Brazil during the austral winter as it migrates from further south but this is refuted by Belton who not only registers it as a common breeding resident but speculates that it might use Monk Parakeet nests. He does note that large flocks of several hundred birds form at the end of the summer but ringing evidence is required to establish the origin of these flocks. | |||
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Its bill is similar to that of Yellow-billed Pintail A. georgica being yellow with a black culmen, but it is smaller with a shorter neck, plain flanks and a speckled head and breast. | |||
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In flight the speculum looks dark but there is a bright green patch on the inner speculum. It is bordered by buff on the leading edge and white on the trailing edge. For a comparison with Yellow-billed Pintail in flight, click here. |
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