Falklands Islands resident breeder, 'Grey' or 'Coast' Teal. Length: 48 - 53 cm (19 - 21 inches). Looks a lot like the Yellow-billed teal but much larger and slimmer with a distinctly longer neck and more pointed tail. Uncommon in the Falklands, most likely to be seen in Lafonia, but is nervous and shy. Predominantly a freshwater duck but might be seen in sheltered coastal waters during winter.

A. g. spinicauda ranges as far north as Columbia in South America, is common in Argentina and Chile includingy Tierra del Fuego.

Sources include: Falkland Islands State of the Environment Report 2008 Otley H, Munro G, Clausen A, Ingham B. A Field Guide to the Wildlife of The Falkland Islands and South Georgia - Ian J Strange, Guide to Birds of the Falkland Islands- Robin W. Woods.

Photographic credits: Robert Maddocks

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