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Amazonetta brasiliensis, commonly known as the Brazilian Teal, is a species of bird within the family Anatidae. It belongs to the order Anseriformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The species was described by Gmelin in 1789 and is currently accepted as a valid taxon. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2018.
The natural habitat of this freshwater bird is primarily in Brazil, South America, with specific records from Cachoeira do Arari. While its primary range is in South America, specimen records have also been documented in Paraguay, Argentina, Canada, and the United States. The average litter size for this species is 6.9.
Synthesized by Vinony from 40 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Least ConcernBrazilian Teal
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 423
- With media
- 18
- Family
- Anatidae
- Collections
- CMN, DMNS, MSB, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UAM, YPM
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Canada, United States
Bird sounds
- flight call· Argentina· quality A
- call· Brazil· quality A
- song· Brazil· quality A
- flight call· Argentina· quality A
via Xeno-canto
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Amazonetta
- Image
- Amazonetta brasiliensis.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Amazonetta brasiliensis
- Commons category
- Amazonetta brasiliensis
- Commons gallery
- Amazonetta brasiliensis
- taxon common name
- marreca-ananaí
- litter size
- 6.9
- taxon range
- Cachoeira do Arari
- short name
- A. brasiliensis
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Amazonetta brasiliensis - MHNT
The Brazilian teal or Brazilian duck (Amazonetta brasiliensis) is the only extant species of duck in the genus Amazonetta. It is widely distributed in eastern South America.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Amazonetta brasiliensis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.