Ducks, Geese, Swans

Blue-billed Teal

Spatula hottentota

The Blue-billed Teal (Spatula hottentota) is a 276 g wetland bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Ducks, Geese, Swans

Order

Anseriformes

Weight

276 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

17

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, Madagascar, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany.

Where to see it: Parc de Tsarasaotra (Lac Alarobia) (Madagascar); Marievale Bird Sanctuary (South Africa); Lake Ziway · southwestern shore (Ethiopia); Bela Vista Wetlands (Mozambique); Macaneta · Wetland, dune forests and coast (Mozambique).

Photo: (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist