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Hottentot teal

Anas hottentota

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Description:

Another species of african, this time dabbling, duck of the genus Anas.
Upper part of the head and back neck black-brown. Cheeks, chin and fore-neck tan with dusky patch on sides of upper neck. Breast and underparts tan with dark brown spots. Upperparts dark brown with greyish edges to feathers. Wing black-brown with faint green-blue gloss, secondaries metallic green, black subterminal band, broad white tips.

Habitat:

It is migratory resident in eastern and southern Africa, from Sudan and Ethiopia west to Niger and Nigeria and south to South Africa and Namibia.

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