WoRMS taxon details
Anas capensis Gmelin, 1789
212711 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212711)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 44-48 cm. Plumage: brownish grey with wide pale edges to body feathers giving a scalloped appearance, head more...
Description Length: 44-48 cm. Plumage: brownish grey with wide pale edges to body feathers giving a scalloped appearance, head more ashy with fine speckling; speculum green broadly edged with white. Immature like adult but less mottles. Bare parts: iris yellow in male, orange brown in female <391>, light hazel, scarlet to orange <393>; bill rose pink with pale blue edges and tip; feet and legs dull yellow with dusky webs. Habitat: lagoons, estuaries and tidal flats, but mostly inland waters.<388><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Anas capensis Gmelin, 1789. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212711 on 2024-04-16
Date
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1998-09-02 12:38:17Z
changed
Depew, Lorna
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basis of record
Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Length: 44-48 cm. Plumage: brownish grey with wide pale edges to body feathers giving a scalloped appearance, head more ashy with fine speckling; speculum green broadly edged with white. Immature like adult but less mottles. Bare parts: iris yellow in male, orange brown in female <391>, light hazel, scarlet to orange <393>; bill rose pink with pale blue edges and tip; feet and legs dull yellow with dusky webs. Habitat: lagoons, estuaries and tidal flats, but mostly inland waters.<388><391><393> [details]
