Puna Teal
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Anas puna
Residents in the Andes of Peru, Western Bolvia, Northern Chile & Argentina.
Males have a blackish-brown cap that extends below the eyes. They have a creamy white lower face and neck, a coffee-colored back, chest, and flank, and a dark brown rear flank.
Their neck and chest are covered in small, dark brown spots that turn into bars on the back, chest, and flanks.
Their rump and upper tail coverts appear gray.
They have an iridescent green speculum with posterior black and white bars, also light blue bill with a black nail.
Females are typically duller in color than males and have less distinct barring patterns on their flanks.
Juveniles are also duller, with a less iridescent speculum and less contrasting head.