- Where to see one
- 3 U.S. zoos in our directory hold brazilian teal, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the brazilian teal
The Brazilian teal, or Brazilian duck, is the only living species in the genus Amazonetta and is widespread in eastern South America, from central Brazil to Uruguay, northern Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas. It is a light brown duck, with drakes showing red bills and legs and a pale grey area on the side of the head and neck. It lives on freshwater away from the coast with dense vegetation nearby, in pairs or groups of up to twenty. Adults eat seeds, fruits, roots and insects, while ducklings eat only insects.
Brazilian Teal facts
- Ducklings eat only insects, while adults also eat seeds, fruits and roots.
- An extinct relative from the Late Pleistocene is known from Cuba.
- It was once considered a perching duck but is now grouped with South American dabbling ducks.
- Both parents look after the hatchlings.
Where to see brazilian teal in the U.S.
3 zoos across 3 states
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