Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Anseriformes > Anatidae > Anas > Anas bernieri| | Anas bernieri (Bernier's Teal) | |
Bernier's Teal Anas bernieri (also known as Madagascar Teal) is a duck species of the genus Anas. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it is found only along the west coast. This duck is 40 to 45 cm in length, and is predominately warm brown all over with conspicuous black scalloping, heaviest on flanks and breast. It has a black speculum, and its bill is pinkish gray and slightly upturned. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) |
| Adult Weight [1] | 362 grams | | Birth Weight [2] | 36 grams | | Male Weight [4] | 382 grams |  | | Clutch Size [3] | 5 |
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Ambavanankarana wetlands |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Baly Bay National Park |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Bemamba Wetland Complex |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Bombetoka Bay and Marovoay wetlands |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Mahavavy Kinkony Wetland |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Manambolomaty wetland complex and Tsimembo Classified Forest |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Port Bérgé Wetlands |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Tambohorano wetland Complex |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Wetlands of the Tsiribihina delta and upper Tsiribihina river |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Institutions (Zoos, etc.) |
 MapsSpecies recognized by Peterson A.P., 2007-01-23, in  Endangered Status provided by IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2 < www.iucnredlist.org> Downloaded on 11 April 2013. Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1A comparative study of egg mass and clutch size in the Anseriformes, Jordi Figuerola and Andy J. Green, J Ornithol (2006) 147: 5768 ♦ 2Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605 ♦ 3Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303 ♦ 4Young, HG, MD Sorenson, and KP Johnson. 1997. A description of the
Madagascar Teal Anas bernieri and an examination of its relationships with the Grey Teal A. gracilis. Wildfowl 48:174–180 Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinderImportant Bird Areas provided by BirdLife International (2010) Important Bird Areas. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/12/2010 |
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