Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)

Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.

 

The drake of this small duck species was perched nearby on a fence post over flooded terrain.

 

He shows a rich chestnut back, pale gray flanks, and a salmon-colored breast speckled with black. A distinctive black stripe runs from the crown down to the nape.

 

This duck keeps the plumage all year round, lacking an eclipse phase.

 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Subfamily: Anatinae

Genus: Callonetta Delacour, 1936

Species: C. leucophrys (Vieillot, 1816)

Binomial name: Callonetta leucophrys

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