Ringed Teal

Callonetta leucophrys

Found in the South American forests.

 Males has a rich chestnut back, pale grey flanks, and a salmon-coloured breast speckled in black.

A black band runs from the top of its head down to the nape.

Females have an olive-brownish back, a head blotched and striated in white, and pencilled barring on a pale chest and belly.

Both Males and Females have a dark tail, a contrasting pale rump, and a distinctive white patch on the wing.

The bill is grey and legs and feet are pink in both sexes.

The call is a cat-like mee-oowing in Ducks and a lingering peewoo in Drakes.

Ringed Teals also have webbed toes with long, pointed claws that allow the birds to sit on tree branches.