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Red-billed teal

Anas erythrorhyncha J. F. Gmelin, 1789

LCLeast Concernwaterfowl

The red-billed teal (Anas erythrorhyncha) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 539.8 g to 589.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-billed teal (Anas erythrorhyncha)
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-billed teal

Weight
539.8 g – 589.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
25 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
7.7 – 9src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the red-billed teal

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Red-billed teal (Anas erythrorhyncha)
Dick Daniels ( http://theworldbirds.org/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the red-billed teal live?

Not recorded

What is the red-billed teal?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-billed teal or red-billed duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) is a dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa. typically south of 10° S. This duck is not migratory, but flies great distances to find suitable waters. It is highly gregarious outside the breeding season and forms large flocks.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-billed teal” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-billed_teal&oldid=1336822758), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the red-billed teal endangered?

The red-billed teal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the red-billed teal classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAnseriformes
  5. familyAnatidae
  6. genusAnas
  7. SpeciesAnas erythrorhyncha J. F. Gmelin, 1789

Synonyms Paecilonitta erythrorhyncha

Other names and names in other languages (51)
  • RBTEEnglish
  • Red-bill tealEnglish
  • Red-billed duckEnglish
  • Redbilled tealEnglish
  • RooibekeendAfrikaans
  • بط أحمرالمنقارArabic
  • حذف أحمر المنقارArabic
  • حذف احمر المنقارArabic
  • Червеноклюно бърнеBulgarian
  • ànec bec-roigCatalan
  • ostralka rudozobáCzech
  • corhwyaden bicochWelsh
  • Rødnæbbet AndDanish
  • RotschnabelenteGerman
  • ruĝbeka anasoEsperanto
  • Ánade piquirrojoSpanish
  • Pato de pico rojoSpanish
  • tulinokk-partEstonian
  • punanokkasorsaFinnish
  • Canard à bec rougeFrench
  • Lacha ghobdheargIrish
  • Laagh ghob-jiargScottish Gaelic
  • שרשיר אדום-מקורHebrew
  • crvenokljuna patkaCroatian
  • piroscsőrű réceHungarian
  • MýröndIcelandic
  • Anatra beccorossoItalian
  • アカハシオナガガモJapanese
  • raudonsnapė kryklėLithuanian
  • sarkanknābja pīleLatvian
  • menamolotraMalagasy
  • rødnebbandNorwegian Bokmål
  • roodbekpijlstaartDutch
  • RoodsnavelpijlstaartDutch
  • raudnebbandNorwegian Nynorsk
  • rożeniec czerwonodziobyPolish
  • srebrzanka czerwonodziobaPolish
  • arrábio-de-bico-vermelhoPortuguese
  • marrequinha-de-bico-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Красноклювая шилохвостьRussian
  • RuksesnjunčiksaNorthern Sami
  • kačica červenozobáSlovak
  • rdečekljuna racaSlovenian
  • Crvenokljuni šiljkanSerbian
  • rödnäbbad andSwedish
  • Kırmızı Gagalı ÖrdekTurkish
  • seHudiTswana
  • шилохвіст червонодзьобийUkrainian
  • 赤嘴鴨Chinese
  • 赤嘴鸭Chinese
  • iDadaZulu

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Relatives of the red-billed teal

Other species in the same genus Anas.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-billed teal?

An adult red-billed teal weighs 539.8 g – 589.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-billed teal endangered?

The red-billed teal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the red-billed teal?

The red-billed teal (Anas erythrorhyncha) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_billed_teal_2026,
  title = {Red-billed teal (Anas erythrorhyncha)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-billed-teal},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}