Brazilian teal | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Subfamily: | Anatinae |
Genus: | Amazonetta von Boetticher, 1929 |
Species: | A. brasiliensis
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Binomial name | |
Amazonetta brasiliensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Subspecies | |
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The Brazilian teal or Brazilian duck (Amazonetta brasiliensis) is the only duck in the genus Amazonetta. It is widely distributed in eastern South America.