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Red-billed Teal

red-billed teal, canard à bec rouge, anade piquirrojo, Anas erythrorhyncha, birds of kenya, birds of africa, Nicolas Urlacher, wildlife of kenya
Names, conservation status and distribution
red-billed teal, canard à bec rouge, anade piquirrojo, Anas erythrorhyncha, birds of kenya, birds of africa, Nicolas Urlacher, wildlife of kenya
Nairobi National Park
red-billed teal, canard à bec rouge, anade piquirrojo, Anas erythrorhyncha, birds of kenya, birds of africa, Nicolas Urlacher, wildlife of kenya
Ol Pejeta Conservancy

red-billed teal, canard à bec rouge, anade piquirrojo, Anas erythrorhyncha, birds of kenya, birds of africa, Nicolas Urlacher, wildlife of kenya
Nairobi National Park
red-billed teal, canard à bec rouge, anade piquirrojo, Anas erythrorhyncha, birds of kenya, birds of africa, Nicolas Urlacher, wildlife of kenya
Ol Pejeta Conservancy
red-billed teal, canard à bec rouge, anade piquirrojo, Anas erythrorhyncha, birds of kenya, birds of africa, Nicolas Urlacher, wildlife of kenya
Nairobi National Park

red-billed teal, canard à bec rouge, anade piquirrojo, Anas erythrorhyncha, birds of kenya, birds of africa, Nicolas Urlacher, wildlife of kenya
Ol Pejeta Conservancy
red-billed teal, canard à bec rouge, anade piquirrojo, Anas erythrorhyncha, birds of kenya, birds of africa, Nicolas Urlacher, wildlife of kenya
Nairobi National Park
red-billed teal, canard à bec rouge, anade piquirrojo, Anas erythrorhyncha, birds of kenya, birds of africa, Nicolas Urlacher, wildlife of kenya
Ol Pejeta Conservancy

The red-billed teal or red-billed duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) is a dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa typically south of 10° S. This duck is not migratory, but will fly great distances to find suitable waters. It is highly gregarious outside the breeding season and forms large flocks. This is a quiet species, but the displaying male has a whzzt call, whereas the female has a soft Mallard-like quack. The red-billed teal is a bird of freshwater habitats in fairly open country and is an omnivore. It feeds by dabbling for plant food, or foraging on land mainly in the evening or at night. It nests on the ground in dense vegetation near water.

Source : Wikipedia