Birds of the World

    ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)  
Genus: Anas (31 species)

Anas is a genus of typical 'dabbling ducks' that stay on the surface and feed mostly on plant matter that can be reached without diving.


Northern Pintail
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Range: NA, PAL: widespread
United States  
   
Photograph by Alan Schmierer   Image has been placed in the Public Domain.


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Andaman Teal (Anas albogularis) Vulnerable
Range: OR: Andaman Is. and Cocos Is.
 




Andean Teal
Andean Teal (Anas andium altipetens)
Range: SA: Colombia and Ecuador
Sumapaz, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Robert Scanlon   © All Rights Reserved.

Found at lakes in or near the paramo. Note dark brown-grey color and rufous (not blue) on wings when open. Male and female similar.
Alt. photo

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Auckland Teal (Anas aucklandica) Near Threatened
Range: AU: Auckland Is. (s of South I., New Zealand)
 



White-cheeked Pintail
White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis rubrirostris)
Range: SA, NA: widespread in South America and Caribbean
Mejía, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Bernier's Teal
Bernier's Teal (Anas bernieri) Endangered
Range: AF: coastal w Madagascar
Zoo, Florida,  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Cape Teal
Cape Teal (Anas capensis)
Range: AF: Chad, Sudan and Ethiopia to South Africa
South Africa  
 
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.


Green-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
Range: NA: widespread
Gilbert Riparian Reserve, Gilbert, Arizona, United States  
   
Photograph by Mick Thompson/Eastside Audubon     Copyright and usage info

A small dabbling duck similar to the Eurasian Teal which is generally found in Eurasia. Eurasian Teals are rare but regular in the Americas. Only males in breeding plumage can be differentiated: look for a vertical white stripe near the front when the duck is resting on the water (see photo).

Chestnut Teal
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea) Male
Range: AU: Australia (except n, c)
Gould's Lagoon, Tasmania, Australia  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info


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Brown Teal (Anas chlorotis) Near Threatened
Range: AU: Great Barrier I. (off ne North I.) and other satellites (New Zealand)
 



Eurasian Teal
Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca)
Range: PAL, NA: n, c Europe, Asia and Aleutian Is.
United States  
 
Photograph by budgora     Copyright and usage info

Rare visitor to the Americas and very similar to Green-winged Teal.

Mexican Duck
Mexican Duck (Anas diazi)
Range: NA, MA: sw USA to n, c Mexico highlands
Lake Havasu, Mohave County, Arizona, United States  
   
Photograph by Tom Benson     Copyright and usage info

Like the Mottled Duck, a race of the Mallard where the male looks like the female.

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Eaton's Pintail (Anas eatoni) Vulnerable
Range: IO: Kerguelen Is.
 



Red-billed Teal
Red-billed Teal (Anas erythrorhyncha)
Range: AF: s Sudan and Ethiopia to South Africa
Plettenberg Bay, South Africa  
 
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.


Yellow-billed Teal
Yellow-billed Teal (Anas flavirostris)
Range: SA: w, s
Mar del Plata, Argentina  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Compare to Yellow-billed Pintail; note short tail.


Mottled Duck
Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula fulvigula)
Range: NA: sc, se
Florida, USA  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Mottled. Similar to the female Mallard. Male and female alike, except male has a more orange bill. Hybridization with feral Mallard ducks is occurring and is a problem.
With kids.

Yellow-billed Pintail
Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica)
Range: SA: w, s
Buenos Aires, Argentina  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

On water.

Sunda Teal
Sunda Teal (Anas gibberifrons) Near Threatened
Range: OR: Sumatra and Borneo to Sulawesi region and Lesser Sundas
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Grey Teal
Grey Teal (Anas gracilis)
Range: AU: widespread
Gould's Lagoon, Tasmania, Australia  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info


Laysan Duck
Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis) Critically Endangered
Range: PO: Laysan I.
West Palm Beach Zoo, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Philippine Duck
Philippine Duck (Anas luzonica) Vulnerable
Range: OR: Philippines (except Sulu Arch.)
Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Meller's Duck
Meller's Duck (Anas melleri) Endangered
Range: AF: montane e Madagascar (rare)
Lac Alarobia, Madagascar  
 
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.


Campbell Teal
Campbell Teal (Anas nesiotis) Vulnerable
Range: AU: Campbell Is. (s of South I., New Zealand)
Campbell Island  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


Mallard
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Range: NA, PAL: widespread
San Jerónimo, Antioquia, Colombia
  A domestic/hybrid of some sort outside of its natural range. Domestic birds may be part white.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Mallard
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Male and Female
Range: NA, PAL: widespread
 
   
Photograph by Richard Bartz, Munich aka Makro Freak     Copyright and usage info

A widespread northern duck that has through hybridization and domestication spread outside of its historic range. Male Mallard has green head.

Indian Spot-billed Duck
Indian Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
Range: OR: s, se Asia from Pakistan, s to Sri Lanka, e to Laos and n to sw Yunnan
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


American Black Duck
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
Range: NA: e Canada and ne USA
Acadia, Maine,  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


African Black Duck
African Black Duck (Anas sparsa sparsa)
Range: AF: widespread
Pretoria, South Africa  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Pacific Black Duck
Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
Range: AU: widespread
Tasmania, Australia  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info


Yellow-billed Duck
Yellow-billed Duck (Anas undulata undulata)
Range: AF: ec, sc, s
Pretoria, South Africa  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Hawaiian Duck
Hawaiian Duck (Anas wyvilliana) Endangered
Range: PO: Hawaiian Is.
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai, United States, Hawaii  
 
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.


Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha)
Range: OR: China and se Asia
Tennoji Park, Osaka, Japan  
 
Photograph by Laitche (Yoshikazu Hara)     Copyright and usage info



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