Puna Teal (Spatula puna)
About the Puna Teal
The Puna teal (Spatula puna) is a species of dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. It was at one time regarded as a subspecies of the silver teal (Spatula versicolor). The Puna teal is resident in the Andes of Peru, western Bolivia, northern Chile, and extreme northwestern Argentina. It is found on the larger lakes and pools in the altiplano. The status of the Puna teal is Least Concern, as listed on the IUCN Red List. The first formal description of the Puna teal was by the Swiss naturalist Johann Jakob von Tschudi in 1844 under the binomial name Anas puna. It was at one time considered a subspecies of the silver teal in the genus Anas.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 20 recordings for this species: 8 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discorsrecording
- GarganeySpatula querquedularecording
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeatarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.