Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Ducks, Geese and Swans :: Hottentot Teal

Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota

Described by: Eyton (1838)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Anas punctata, Punanetta hottentota

Photographs

Location unknown - Date unknown © Dan Marsh  Kenya - Aug, 2003 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
Select thumbnail to view larger image - Place cursor over image for image information

Range

Lake Chad region; E. to s. Africa; Madagascar;
Three populations;
E. Sudan, Ethiopia, nw. and sw. Somalia, Uganda (Lake Wamala), Kenya, ex. e. Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi (Ruzizi Marshes), Tanzania (Lake Kitangiri), Zambia (Kafue Flats), Malawi, Zimbabwe, se. Angola, n. Namibia w. to the Atlantic coast, n. and e. Botswana, Mozambique, c. and e. South Africa (Transvaal, Natal, Orange Free State, se. and s. Cape Province). Madagascar. Isolated population in Lake Chad area of Chad, n. Nigeria and n. Cameroon.
Ranges to s. Niger e. to Lake Chad, se. Sudan, Ethiopia and s. Somalia, then s. to s. Angola and ce. and ne. Zaire and possibly Madagascar.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

Comments/Errors

Please email with errors/comments on this page or to donate photos.

If there is no family list to the left, you may have arrived at this page from a direct link.
Please select "Mangoverde World Bird Guide" to view the entire bird site.