Silver Teal (Spatula versicolor)

Silver Teal, a reference photo — Photo: Cláudio Dias Timm from Rio Grande do Sul · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The silver teal or versicolor teal (Spatula versicolor) is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Spatula. It breeds in South America.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Silver Teal being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Spatula puna
Anas erythrorhyncha
Spatula hottentota

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Spatula
Species: Spatula versicolor

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