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Blue-billed Teal

Spatula hottentota (Eyton, TC 1838)

The blue-billed teal, spotted teal or Hottentot teal is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Spatula. It is migratory resident in eastern and southern Africa, from Sudan and Ethiopia west to Niger and Nigeria and south to South Africa and Namibia. In west Africa and Madagascar it is sedentary. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Anseriformes
Family:
  Anatidae
Genus:
   Spatula
Scientific:
  Spatula hottentota

Original description

Citation:
  (Eyton, TC 1838)

Reference:
   Monogr. Anatid.

Protonym:
  Querquedula hottentota

Type locality:
  western coast of South Africa, near Orange River, Cape Province.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36002267

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  FA831F653458789B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-FA831F65

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/FA831F65

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175105

Geographic range:

  • Spatula hottentota: locally in sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Blue-billed Teal
Catalan:
Xarxet hotentot
Czech:
čírka hottentotská
Danish:
Blånæbbet And
German:
Pünktchenente
Spanish:
Cerceta Joi
Spanish (Spain):
Cerceta joi
Finnish:
pikkutavi
French:
Sarcelle à bec bleu
Croatian:
hotentotska patka
Hungarian:
hottentotta réce
Icelandic:
Deplaönd
Italian:
Alzavola ottentotta
Japanese (romaji):
afurikakogamo
Japanese:
アフリカコガモ
Lithuanian:
Dėmėtoji kryklė
Dutch:
Gouden Taling
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sumpand
Norwegian:
Sumpand
Polish:
cyraneczka afrykańska
Portuguese:
Marreco-hotentote
Portuguese (Portugal):
marrequinha-de-bico-azul
Russian:
Пятнистый чирок
Slovak:
kačica bodkovaná
Serbian:
Afrička krdža
Swedish:
sumpand
Ukrainian:
Чирянка жовтощока
Chinese:
南非鸭
Chinese (Traditional):
南非鴨

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Spotted Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Sarcelle hottentote ( Anas hottentota)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Sarcelle hottentote ( Anas hottentota)
Clements 1st edition:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas punctata)
Clements, version 2021:
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Clements, version 2022:
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Clements, version 2023:
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Clements, version 2024:
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Clements 3rd edition:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas punctata)
Clements 4th edition:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Clements 6th edition:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Clements, version 2015:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Clements, version 2016:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Clements, version 2017:
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Clements, version 2018:
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Clements, version 2019:
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
eBird version 1.50:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
eBird version 1.52:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
eBird version 1.53:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
eBird version 1.54:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
eBird version 1.55:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
eBird version 2015:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
eBird version 2016:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
eBird version 2017:
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
eBird version 2018:
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
eBird version 2019:
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
eBird version 2021:
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
eBird version 2022:
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
eBird version 2023:
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
eBird version 2024:
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas punctata)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas punctata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Hottentot Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Blue-billed Teal ( Spatula hottentota)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Anas hottentota
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Anas punctata
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Anas hottentota
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Hottentot Teal ( Anas hottentota)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Anas hottentota
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Anas hottentota

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Gevlekte Eend
Catalan: Ànec hotentot, Xarxet hotentot
Czech: Círka diamantová, čírka hottentotská
Chuvash: чăпар шăркалчă
Welsh: Corhwyaden fannog
Danish: Blånæbbet And, Hottentotand
German: Hottentottenente, Pünktchenente
Greek: Οττεντοτικό κιρκίρι
English: Blue-billed Teal, Hottento Teal, Hottentot Teal, Spotted Teal
English, HBW: Hottentot Teal
English (IOC): Blue-billed Teal, Hottentot Teal
English (Kenya): Hottentot Teal
English (United States): Blue-billed Teal, Hottentot Teal
Esperanto: Hotentota anaso, Hotentota kreko
Spanish: Cerceta Hotentote, Cerceta Joi
Spanish (Spain): Cerceta Hotentote, Cerceta joi
Spanish (HBW): Hottentot Teal
Estonian: väike-üllpart
Finnish: Afrikantavi, Pikkutavi
French: Sarcelle à bec bleu, Sarcelle hottentote
Frisian: Hottentottjilling
Irish: Praslacha Hotantatach
Galician: Cerceta hotentote
Croatian: hotentotska patka
Hungarian: hottentotta réce
Icelandic: Deplaönd
Italian: Alzavola ottentotta, Anatra ottentotta, balbuziente
Japanese (romaji): afurikakogamo
Japanese: アフリカコガモ
Kwangali: Siwoyo
Kirghiz: чаар чүрөк
Scientific: Anas hottentota, Anas punctata, Anas punctata delacouri, Punanetta hottentota, Querquedula hottentota, Spatula hottentota
Lithuanian: Dėmėtoji kryklė
Latvian: Hotentotu krīklis
Malagasy: Kazazaka, Kizazaka
Dutch: Gouden Taling, Hottentot taling, Hottentottaling
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sumpand
Norwegian: Hottentottand, sumpand
Polish: cyraneczka afrykańska, srebrzanka hotentocka
Portuguese: Marreco-hotentote
Portuguese (Portugal): marrequinha-de-bico-azul
Rhaeto-Romance: Anda hottentotta
Romanian: Raţă hotentota
Russian: Готтентотский чирок, Пятнистый чирок
Slovak: kačica bodkovaná
Slovenian: Hotentotski krehelj, Hotentotski kreheljc
Shona: Dada
Serbian: Afrička krdža, Hotentotska krdža
Sotho, Southern: Letata
Swedish: Hottentotkricka, sumpand
Swahili: Bata Domo-buluu
Tswana: Sehudi
Turkish: Hottentot çamurcunu, Nübye Ördeği
Tsonga: Sekwa
Ukrainian: Чирянка жовтощока
Chinese: 南非鸭
Chinese (Traditional): 南非鴨
Zulu: iDada

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