Bernier's teal | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Genus: | Anas |
Species: | A. bernieri
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Binomial name | |
Anas bernieri (Hartlaub, 1860)
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Distribution of the Bernier's teal | |
Synonyms | |
Querquedula bernieri Hartlaub, 1860 |
Bernier's teal (Anas bernieri), also known as the Madagascar teal, is a species of duck in the genus Anas. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it is found only along the west coast. Part of the "grey teal" complex found throughout Australasia, it is most closely related to the Andaman teal.