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Sunda teal

Anas gibberifrons S. Müller, 1842

LCLeast Concernwaterfowl

The sunda teal (Anas gibberifrons) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 469 g to 508 g and live up to 17.1 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Sunda teal (Anas gibberifrons)
Photo: Mat & Cathy Gilfedder · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the sunda teal

Weight
469 g – 508 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
60 cm – 67 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
17.1 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
25.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
7.5 – 7.95src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the sunda teal?

SUNDA TEAL · WINGSPAN 67 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 67 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the sunda teal is about 39% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the sunda teal live?

Not recorded

What is the sunda teal?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Sunda teal (Anas gibberifrons), also known as the Bebek cokelat or Itik benjut, is a dabbling duck found in open wetlands in Indonesia and Timor-Leste. The species formerly included the Andaman teal Anas albogularis and the grey teal, Anas gracilis as subspecies, but is currently considered monotypic.

A molecular phylogentic study published in 2009 that compared mitochondrial DNA sequences from ducks, geese and swans in the family Anatidae found that the Sunda teal is a sister species of the chestnut teal (Anas castanea) native to Australia.

This is a mottled brown duck with white and green flashes on its wings. The male and female Sunda teal share the same colouration, in contrast to the related chestnut teal, whose male and female are strikingly different. The nominate Sunda teal has almost identical colouration to the female chestnut teal and can only be distinguished by its lighter coloured neck, paler face and especially the bulging forehead. The Andaman teal has a variable amount of white on the forehead and around the eyes. The Rennell Island teal looked like a smaller version of the nominate subspecies, with a stubbier bill. Juveniles are paler than adults, especially on the head.

The Sunda teal nests near its favoured freshwater lakes and marshes, usually on the ground, but also in tree holes or rabbit burrows.

This is a vocal duck, especially at night. The male gives a soft peep, and the female has a loud quack.

From the Wikipedia article “Sunda teal” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunda_teal&oldid=1380566640), 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 sunda teal endangered?

The sunda 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.

How is the sunda teal classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAnseriformes
  5. familyAnatidae
  6. genusAnas
  7. SpeciesAnas gibberifrons S. Müller, 1842

Synonyms Anas albogularis albogularis, Anas gibberifrons gibberifrons

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • Grey tealEnglish
  • Indonesian tealEnglish
  • حذف سونداArabic
  • xarxet de les AndamanCatalan
  • Xarxet de front boterutCatalan
  • čírka sundskáCzech
  • čírka australasijskáCzech
  • corhwyaden SwndaWelsh
  • Grå KrikandDanish
  • SundaenteGerman
  • Indonesische WeißkehlenteGerman
  • Sunda-WeißkehlenteGerman
  • WeißkehlenteGerman
  • sunda anasoEsperanto
  • Sunda krekoEsperanto
  • Pato de SondaSpanish
  • Cerceta de la SondaSpanish
  • pruun-piilpartEstonian
  • خوتکای سونداPersian
  • suomutaviFinnish
  • Canard grisFrench
  • Sarcelle griseFrench
  • ברווז סונדהHebrew
  • sundska kržuljaCroatian
  • fehértorkú réceHungarian
  • Itik benjutIndonesian
  • Alzavola d'IndonesiaItalian
  • Alzavola della SondaItalian
  • インドネシアコガモJapanese
  • pilkoji smailiauodegė antisLithuanian
  • Indonees’sche WittkehlaanteLow German
  • Indische TalingDutch
  • gråkrikkandNorwegian
  • cyraneczka szaraPolish
  • marreca-da-sundaPortuguese
  • marrequinha-da-sundaPortuguese
  • marrequinha-das-sundasPortuguese
  • Зондский чирокRussian
  • kačica hrbočeláSlovak
  • Sundska krdžaSerbian
  • sundakrickaSwedish
  • Alınlı ÖrdekTurkish
  • чирянка сіраUkrainian
  • 巽他灰鴨Chinese
  • 爪哇灰鸭Chinese

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Relatives of the sunda teal

Other species in the same genus Anas.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

CompareSunda teal vs MallardSunda teal vs Northern pintailSunda teal vs Eurasian tealSunda teal vs Indian spot-billed duck

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the sunda teal?

An adult sunda teal weighs 469 g – 508 g and has a wingspan of 60 cm – 67 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the sunda teal endangered?

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

How long does the sunda teal live?

The sunda teal has a recorded lifespan of 17.1 years.

What kind of animal is the sunda teal?

The sunda teal (Anas gibberifrons) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sunda teal (Anas gibberifrons). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunda-teal

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BibTeX
@misc{sunda_teal_2026,
  title = {Sunda teal (Anas gibberifrons)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunda-teal},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}