Anas flavirostris
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The yellow-billed teal (Anas flavirostris) is a South American species of duck. Like other teals, it belongs to the diverse genus Anas; more precisely it is one of the "true" teals of subgenus Nettion. It occurs in Argentina, the Falkland Islands, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Brazil. It has also established itself in South Georgia, where it was first recorded breeding in 1971, and has been recorded as far east as Tristan da Cunha. It inhabits freshwater wetlands, preferring palustrine habitat to rivers. Considering its wide range and local abundance, it is not considered threatened by the IUCN.
The namesake bill is bright yellow with a black tip and a black band along the ridge of the culmen. The species is somewhat similar to the larger yellow-billed pintail, but has a darker head, shorter neck and plain grayish sides.
Mitochondrial DNA sequence data is most similar to that of the very different-looking green-winged teal. Apart from the mystifying relationship with the red-and-green-headed teals, it altogether most resembles the Indian Ocean radiation of teals. However, the yellow-billed teal's unicolored underside and namesake bill are unique... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 4 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 6 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 5 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Arequipa | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 8 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temaikén | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Gramado Zoo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Cologne Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Ecopark | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Seville Zoo | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Bioparque Educativo Quillón | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 8 | Zoológico de Oruro | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Cologne Zoo Aquarium | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Teal sighting in La Paz on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 59th most-seen of the 88 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Teal in La Paz on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–August and November, the lowest months. That is one of La Paz's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against 10 mm in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Speckled Teal sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 10
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Speckled Teal sightings, La Paz ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Rosario (Argentina, about 40%), Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 30%) and Cordoba (Argentina, about 20%).
Same genus: Anas
The closest relatives of the Speckled Teal that you can see in La Paz (genus Anas, Mallards, Pintails, and Allies) are Mallard (about 20%) and Yellow-billed Pintail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Speckled Teal is recorded against all the birds logged in La Paz (19 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
