Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Cape Teal (Anas capensis) - HBW 1, p. 603
French: Sarcelle du Cap
German: Fahlente
Spanish: Cerceta del Cabo
Other common names: Cape Wigeon, African Cape Teal, Pink billed Duck/Teal
Taxonomy: Anas capensis Gmelin, 1789, Cape of Good Hope.
Sometimes placed in genus Nettion. Monotypic.
Distribution: Sudan and Ethiopia to Namibia and South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Individual walking, swimming & upending Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 24 October 2008 2 years ago 39 sec 3.5
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A pair bathing and preening
Locality Western Cape Province, South Africa
Chris and Megan Perkins 2 years ago 4 -
Male , flapping his wings during bathing
Locality Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Chris and Megan Perkins 20 March 2009 2 years ago 4 -
A male standing on the ground
Locality Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 28 March 2011 7 weeks ago 3.8 -
An adult male, swimming.
Locality Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 22 November 2010 51 weeks ago 3.7 -
A swimming Cape Teal
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Rainer Mönke 28 May 2011 36 weeks ago 3.6 -
A bird in the water.
Locality Tampa Bay Busch Gardens, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 August 1990 5 weeks ago 3.3
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