Birds of Brazil

    ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)  
Genus: Anas (3 species, 31 worldwide)

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.


White-cheeked Pintail
White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis rubrirostris)
Mejía, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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

Compare to Yellow-billed Pintail; note short tail.

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

On water.


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