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Red-billed Teal
Rooibekeend · Anas erythrorhyncha
A slim, pretty teal with a dark cap, pale creamy face and a coral-red bill. It gathers in flocks on open water, feeding by dabbling and up-ending for seeds and tiny water creatures. Numbers swell when pans fill, and it readily moves around the region to find the best wetlands.
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A pale-cheeked brown duck with a dark cap and a bright pinkish-red bill, smaller and neater than the Yellow-billed Duck.
Where to see it in Kruger
Found in flocks on open pans, dams and floodplains across the park.
Did you know
Its creamy cheeks and dark cap make it look like it is wearing a little brown hat.
Often confused with
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