| Puna teal | |
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| A puna teal at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Spatula |
| Species: | S. puna
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| Binomial name | |
| Spatula puna (Tschudi, 1844)
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| Synonyms | |
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Anas versicolor puna | |
The Puna teal (Spatula puna) is a species of dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. It was at one time regarded as a subspecies of the silver teal.
The Puna teal is resident in the Andes of Peru, western Bolivia, northern Chile, and extreme northwestern Argentina.[1][2] It is found on the larger lakes and pools in the altiplano.
The status of the Puna teal is Least Concern, as listed on the IUCN Red List.[1]
- ^ a b c BirdLife International (2016). "Spatula puna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680326A92855733. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680326A92855733.en. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ Clements, J. (2007)