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Silver Teal

Spatula versicolor

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Argentina.January 163, February 208, March 90, April 148, May 134, June 109, July 232, August 253, September 211, October 223, November 128, December 126.
Argentina2,025
Buenos Aires746
La Pampa641
Santa Fe397
United States284
Alaska284
Brazil211
Sao Paulo120
Uruguay104
Córdoba72

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • MigratoryTravels long distances seasonallyFrom its classification

Dietary

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderWaterfowl · Anseriformes
FamilyDucks, Geese, and Swans · Anatidae
GenusShovelers and Allies · Spatula

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