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Salvadori's Teal
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Salvadori's Teal
Salvadorina waigiuensis
Salvadori's teal (Salvadorina waigiuensis) or Salvadori's duck, is a species of bird endemic to New Guinea. It is placed in the monotypic genus Salvadorina.
It has a dark brown head and neck, and its body is barred and spotted dark brown and off white, with orange legs and a yellow bill.
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Description
Measuring 38–43 cm (15–17 in) in length, with a wingspan of 56–71 cm (22–28 in), and weighing 400–525 g (14.1–18.5 oz), Salvadori's teal is a small duck, about half the weight of a Mallard. The sexes are similar in plumage, with males averaging slightly larger than females.
Range & habitat
Salvadori's teal is endemic to New Guinea; although the type specimen was reportedly collected on the Indonesian island of Waigeo, there is doubt over the veracity of that claim, as the species is not now found there; it was more likely collected in the Vogelkop mountains of westernmost New Guinea. Resident at elevations ranging from 500 to 4,000 m (1,600 to 13,100 ft), Salvadori's teal prefers swiftly flowing rivers and streams, though it is also occasionally found in stagnant lakes.
Wikipedia: “Range and habitat”
What it does
Salvadori's teal is an omnivore, and feeds by both dabbling and diving. It eats plants and insects, and possibly small fish.
Wikipedia: “Food and feeding”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 7158.