Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758

Kumar Arya, Sumit & Gopi, Govindan Veeraswami, 2021, An annotated bird checklist of community-managed lands in Kailash Sacred Landscape-India, Kumaon Himalaya, Check List 17 (2), pp. 365-383 : 372

* Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758

Common Teal

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Observations. INDIA • Uttarakhand; Pithoragarh dis- trict; Bin block; Jajurauli ; 29.6282°N 80.1229°E; alt. 630 m a.s.l.; 28 Nov. 2015 .

Identification. Males were identified by the chestnut head and green band behind eyes, and the white stripe along with the scapulars. Females were identified by the uniform head and prominent white streak at the side of under tail coverts. If a pale loral spot and dark cheek bar were lacking, then we identified birds as a female of Anas querquedula .