Cape Teal

Anas capensis - Canard du Cap

Systematics

Order
:
Anseriformes
Family
:
Anatidés
Genus
:
Anas
Species
:
capensis

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics

Size
: 48 cm
Wingspan
: 78 à 82 cm.
Weight
: 316 à 502 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Cape Teal (Anas capensis) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Canard du Cap,
Cerceta de El Cabo,
marrequinha-de-bico-vermelho,
Fahlente,
bantu réce,
Kaapse Taling,
Alzavola del Capo,
kapand,
Kappand,
kačica ružovozobá,
čírka popelavá,
Kap-and,
punanokkatavi,
Teeleend,
xarxet del Cap,
Núpönd,
cyraneczka płowa,
Kāpzemes krīklis,
kapska raca,
Капский чирок,
アカハシコガモ,
绿翅灰斑鸭,
綠翅灰斑鴨,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : ; Wetlands (inland) : Seasonal/In

termittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes, Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes, Seasonal/Intermittent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes and Flats ; Marine Neritic : ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries, Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Mud Flats and Salt Flats ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Ponds (below 8ha), Wastewater Treatment Areas

Geographic range

Illustration

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Sources of information

Guide des canards, des oies et des cygnes, Steve Madge
Vol. 1 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot-Jordi Sargatal
Birds of Africa South of the Sahara, Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan
Avibase, Lepage Denis
BirdLife International, BirdLife International
Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
IOC World Bird List (v11.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2019.

Other sources of interest