Birds of Peru


Andean Teal (Anas andium altipetens) 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


White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis rubrirostris) Mejía, Peru
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Yellow-billed Teal (Anas flavirostris) Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Compare to Yellow-billed Pintail; note short tail.


Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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On water.


Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Introduced San Jerónimo, Antioquia, Colombia A domestic/hybrid of some sort outside of its natural range. Domestic birds may be part white.
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Male and Female Introduced
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A widespread northern duck that has through hybridization and domestication spread outside of its historic range. Male Mallard has green head.

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