Puna teal
| Puna teal | |
|---|---|
| A puna teal at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Spatula |
| Species: | S. puna |
| Binomial name | |
| Spatula puna (Tschudi, 1844) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
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. 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.