Anas flavirostris
Silhouette: Edwin Price · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
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...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Falkland Islands | 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands | |
| 4 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 5 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 7 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 🇬🇸 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | |
| 9 | 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 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 9 | Mendoza | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | 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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Teal sighting in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 37 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Teal in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months. July and August have too few records to rate.
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 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Speckled Teal sightings, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Lauca National Park (Chile, about 60%), Tierra del Fuego National Park (Argentina, about 30%) and Falkland Islands (Falkland Islands, about 30%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Speckled Teal is recorded against all the birds logged in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (13 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
