WoRMS taxon details
Anas erythrorhyncha Gmelin, 1789
AphiaID: 212712
AphiaID: 212712
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Aves (Class) > Anseriformes (Order) > Anatidae (Family) > Anas (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Anas Linnaeus, 1758 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source |
basis of record: Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. Academic Press, London. [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distribution | Djibouti [details] Eritrea [details] Kenya [details] Mozambique [details] Somalia [details] South Africa (country) [details] Tanzania [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Biodiversity Heritage Library (70 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) To IUCN Red List To ITIS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Length: 43-48 cm. Plumage: above and below dark brown with wide buffy feather edges giving a scalloped appearance; cheeks buffy white; crown and nape dark brown . Immature. Bare parts: iris hazel; bill pinkish red to red, culmen and tip dark brown; feet and legs slate-grey. Habitat: some estuaries but prefer inland water bodies.<388><391><393> [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212712 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Adriaens, P. (2013). Anas erythrorhyncha Gmelin, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212712 on 2013-05-21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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