Sunda Teal

The species formerly included the Andaman teal and the grey teal as subspecies. is currently considered monotypic (Wikipedia, general species account). The species formerly included the Andaman teal Anas albogularis and the grey teal, Anas gracilis as subspecies. This is a mottled brown duck with white and green flashes on its wings. The male and female Sunda teal share the same colouration, in contrast to the related chestnut teal, whose male and female are strikingly different. (Wikipedia, general species account).

The Sunda teal, also known locally as bebek cokelat or itik benjut, is a dabbling duck found in open wetlands in Indonesia and Timor-Leste. The Sunda teal (Anas gibberifrons), also known as the Bebek cokelat or Itik benjut, is a dabbling duck found in open wetlands in Indonesia and Timor-Leste. A molecular phylogentic study published in 2009 that compared mitochondrial DNA sequences from ducks, geese and swans in the family Anatidae found that the Sunda teal is a sister species of the chestnut teal (Anas castanea) native to Australia. (Wikipedia, general species account).