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Blue-billed Teal

Spatula hottentota

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Anatidae

The blue-billed teal (Spatula hottentota), also sometimes called spotted teal and formerly Hottentot teal, is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Spatula. It is resident in eastern, southern, and western Africa, from Sudan and Ethiopia west to Niger and Nigeria, and south to South Africa and Namibia, and also in Madagascar. It is generally sedentary, but shows nomadic behaviour in response to water requirements, moving away if drought causes wetlands to dry out.

Distribution

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Germany · 66Netherlands · 55Belgium · 29United Kingdom · 13France · 4Italy · 1Switzerland · 1