Brazilian teal

Amazonetta brasiliensis

The Brazilian teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis) is a bird found in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Ponds and rivers across eastern South America. It eats fruit, leaves and other plant parts and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Amazonetta brasiliensis
Region	South America
Found in	Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay

🏡 Where the Brazilian teal lives

Ponds and rivers across eastern South America.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit40%
🌿 Leaves & plants40%
🐛 Insects & bugs20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 A pretty duck with a red bill and bright red legs.

Hear the Brazilian teal

Recorded by Andrew Spencer (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), xeno-canto XC116242. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Brazilian teal

Where does the Brazilian teal live?

The Brazilian teal lives in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Ponds and rivers across eastern South America.

What does the Brazilian teal eat?

fruit (about 40%), leaves and other plant parts (about 40%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Brazilian teal endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.