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Anas hottentota
Another species of african, this time dabbling, duck of the genus Anas. Upper part of the head and back neck black-brown. Cheeks, chin and fore-neck tan with dusky patch on sides of upper neck. Breast and underparts tan with dark brown spots. Upperparts dark brown with greyish edges to feathers. Wing black-brown with faint green-blue gloss, secondaries metallic green, black subterminal band, broad white tips.
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.
Spotted on Aug 31, 2014
Submitted on Oct 3, 2014
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