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Photographs on this web-site were taken by Paul Smith, Hemme Batjes, Regis Nossent, Frank Fragano,
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BRAZILIAN DUCK Amazonetta brasiliensis
The commonest and most widespread of the Paraguayan Ducks is the Brazilian Duck (or Brazilian Teal as it is sometimes known). It is found only on freshwater sources, so is absent from the saline lagoons of the Central Chaco, but small flocks happily occupy cattle ponds, marshes and rivers elsewhere in the Chaco. Though it is largely dull brownish at rest, a bright aquamarine band across the wings makes them stunningly beautiful in flight.
FIGURE 1 - Adults, female on left, male on right, Cuenca Upper Yacaré Sur (Hemme Batjes July 2006).
FIGURE 2 - Adults in flight, Central Chaco (Marcelo Bombaci October 2007).
FIGURE 3 - Adults loafing with Ringed Teals (right) Callonetta leucophrys, Laguna Capitán, Cuenca Upper Yacaré Sur  (Jerry Cooper October 2007).
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Amazonetta brasiliensis flight call recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
Click the link to hear the call. Longer versions of this call can be downloaded from the Paraguay page of our partner website Xeno-Canto - the largest collection of freely downloadable Neotropical bird calls available online.