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Sno. Name Binomial Name 1 Baikal teal Anas Formosa 2 Common Teal Anas crecca 3 Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonoryncha 4 Eurasian Wigeon Anas Penelope 5 Falcated Duck Anas falcate 6 Gadwall Anas strepera 7 Garganey Anas querquedula 8 Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha 9 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 10 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 11 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 12 Sunda Teal Anas gibberifrons
©www.ogaclicks.com Baikal Teal identification Tips Baikal Teal : Anas formosa: Winter visitor to North India Crown & head are black Brown eyes Thin white supercilium Dark lores Glossy Green ear-covert and area behind the ear & neck Yellow Face Bill is dark grey Black line from eye to throat
Chin & Throat are pinkish Upperparts are Deep Brown
Brown eye stripe Rufous scapulars with white fringes
Dark bordered white lores Black spotted Pinkish breast Dark and pale marks on cheeks
White stripes on breast Brown upperparts Buff chin White Underbelly Black Undertail coverts & vent
Rufous Brown throat & breast with scales Grey flanks
Legs are grey to yellowish Male White Undertail coverts & vent with scales Female Rufous brown flanks with scales Difference from Male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Common Teal identification Tips Common Teal : Anas crecca: Widespread Winter visitor in India Crown & head are Chestnut Brown eyes
Tan stripe on leading edge of face Iridescent green stripe running through the eye
Bill is dark grey Cheek & moustachial area are Chestnut Upperparts are vermiculated grey-white Chin & Throat Crown & head are brown are pinkish Mid-grey wing-coverts Brown eye stripe Black spotted with buff-brown tips Pinkish breast
Mottled Brown upperparts Mottled brown throat & chin White Underbelly Cream-yellow along each side of black Undertail-coverts Mottled Brown Breast
White belly Vermiculated grey-white flanks
Legs are blue-grey or olive-grey Teal patch on wings Male
Female Rufous brown flanks with scales Difference from Male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Eastern Spot-billed Duck identification Tips Eastern Spot-billed Duck : Anas zonoryncha : Winter visitor in North East India Crown & head are pale grey Pale supercilium Dark loral stripe Dark eye-stripe
Pale face
Bill is black with yellow spot Pale Neck Upperparts dark brown
Wings with White edges
Dark primaries Black spotted Pinkish breast
Scaly grey belly Green speculum bordered with black & white Scaly grey-white flanks
Teal patch on wings Male
Female Grey underwings Legs are dull orange
Difference from Male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Eurasian Wigeon identification Tips Eurasian Wigeon : Anas Penelope : Widespread Winter visitor in India Crown & head are Chestnut Yellow crown stripe Iridescent green stripe running through the eye
Cheek & moustachial area are Chestnut Bill is blue-grey with black tip
Chin & Throat Chestnut neck Crown & head are brown are chestnut
Grey-vermiculated upperparts Grey & Pinkish breast White wing coverts
Grey-brown primaries Brown upperparts barred pink-buff
Brown throat Male & breast barred Pink buff White Underbelly Grey-white tail surrounded by black Brown flanks barred Pink Dark green speculum edged black buff Black speculum Vermiculated grey-white flanks
Legs are slate-grey Female Grey Wingcoverts Difference from Male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Falcated Duck identification Tips Falcated Duck: Anas falcata : Winter visitor in North India Bushy crest of dark metallic purple-chestnut
Iridescent green above the eye
Iridescent green face Bill is black Neck is white with narrow dark green half-collar Crown & head are brown Chin is white Silver Grey upperparts Bill is black or dark brown, long and flat Silver grey breast with Dark grey to black tail black crescents crest on nape
Brown upperparts Brown throat Male & breast barred Pink Long, sickle-shaped , black buff and white Secondaries Vermiculated grey-white Underbelly Black and glossy green speculum Yellow-brown belly spotted darker Grey-black wings Vermiculated grey-white flanks
Legs are yellowish to bluish grey Female Difference from Male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Gadwall identification Tips Gadwall : Anas strepera : Widespread Winter visitor in India
Greyish brown head & crown Iridescent green above the eye
Iridescent green face Bill is Slate grey Neck is white with narrow dark green half-collar Crown & head are light brown Chin & throat are Grey upperparts Greyish brown Bill is dark orange- Grey back edged bill Light Brown neck Vermiculated black Grey-brown tail with black and white breast under tail coverts
Brown upperparts Light Brown throat
Brown breast barred Pink buff
White Underbelly White speculum
Male White speculum Smaller Vermiculated grey-white flanks
Yellow-brown Legs are yellowish Female belly spotted darker Difference from Male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Garganey identification Tips Garganey : Anas querquedula : Widespread Winter visitor in India
Black -Brown head & crown White stripe above eye up to neck
Golden-brown neck flecked white
Bill is lead-grey to black Black-brown upperparts
Dark eyestripe Grey-brown tail Striped facial pattern Chin & throat are pink-brown barred Bill is greenish grey black Pale Brown upperparts Pink-brown breast barred black,
Undertail white with Light Brown dark brown bars and throat spots Elongated scapulars striped grey, dark green and black and white White Breast with brown spots Vermiculated grey-white flanks Female
Male
White belly Legs are dull Grey
Difference from Male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Indian Spot-billed Duck identification Tips Indian Spot-billed Duck : Anas poecilorhyncha : Widespread Resident in India Black -Brown head & crown Black -Brown loral spot Greyish white face Red area at base of bill Greyish white neck
Bill is black with broad yellow tip& black nail Black-brown upperparts
Large white areas on Tertials
Red area at base of bill is absent Grey-brown tail Breast is variegated black and white
Male
Black Undertail Female Spotted Underbelly Dark green speculum edged black & white
Variegated black and white flanks
Legs are dull Orange Difference from Male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Mallard identification Tips Mallard : Anas platyrhynchos: Breeds in Himalayas, Winter visitor in India except South & East Dark Green head & crown
Dark Green face
Bill is yellow to olive Dark Green Neck
Brownish grey upperparts Bill is orange, variably Brown head & crown White tail with splotched with black Chin & throat is feathers and dark Green strongly recurved Thin White collar black central tail Dark eyestripe feathers
Streaky pattern of buff upperparts Chestnut Breast Light Brown throat
Male Undertail & rump are black
Streaky pattern of Iridescent Blue speculum White grey Underbelly buff on edged black & white underparts
White line at leading edge of Whitish mottled belly Legs are orange-red Grey-white flanks speculum extending onto greater tertial-coverts
Female Difference from Male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Northern Pintail identification Tips Northern Pintail : Anas acuta: Widespread winter visitor in India except South & East
Chocolate-brown head & crown Chocolate-brown face Bill is blue-grey with black central stripe, nail and cutting edges White stripe on neck-sides Greyish Brown head Grey scapulars and tertials with black central stripes Bill paler with less & crown Greyish-brown wing- obviously dark Chin & throat is coverts with buff fringes culmen dark Green Greyish brown neck, finely Two central retrices highly flecked and mottled darker Thin White collar elongated and slender, black with pale grey fringes Brownish-gray upperparts with scalloped effect
White Breast Male Grey-brown wings with pale tips Undertail & rump are black
Pale brown , White Underbelly Metallic green to bronze speculum finely mottled that becomes blacker inwards and underparts has black subterminal band and broad white trailing edge Bronze-brown speculum with broad white trailing edge Legs are orange-red Female Vermiculated Grey-white flanks Brownish flanks with darker crescentic markings
Difference from Male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Northern Shoveler identification Tips Northern Shoveler: Anas clypeata: Widespread winter visitor in India except South & East Dark Green head & crown Yellow eye Elongated Black bill, widened Dark Green face distally and spatulate with a Dark Green neck conspicuous series of comb like Brown upperparts lamellae along lateral edge
Bill is grey tinged with orange on Greyish Brown head cutting edge and & crown lower mandible Chin & throat are white Greyish brown neck White tail
Mottled Brown upperparts White Breast
Brown wings with pale tips Undertail & rump are black
Dark Brown Underbelly Blue speculum
Pale brown , finely mottled Mottled Brown Undertail Legs are orange-red underparts
Brownish flanks with darker Male Rufous Brown flanks crescentic markings Female Difference from Male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Sunda Tealidentification Tips Sunda Teal: Anas gibber frons : Resident of Andaman Islands in India Crimson Eyes Grey -Brown head & crown, faintly streaked
Greyish white face Bulged forehead Greyish white neck Bill is blue-grey, darker on culmen ridge Black-brown upperparts
Wings dark brown with prominent white wedge Chin and upper throat spotted creamy white
Bulging is less Breast is mottled brown
Brown tail
Spotted Underbelly Mottled Brown Undertail White wedge along leading edge of black speculum and narrow white tips to trailing edge Female Male Mottled Brown Flanks Legs are Grey Difference from Male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com