Ringed teal
| Ringed teal | |
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| Female (left) and male, Ingeniero Maschwitz, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Callonetta Delacour, 1936 |
| Species: | C. leucophrys
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| Binomial name | |
| Callonetta leucophrys (Vieillot, 1816)
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The ringed teal (Callonetta leucophrys) is a small duck of marshes, pools, and forest wetlands native to south-central South America. It is the only species of the genus Callonetta. Formerly often placed with the perching ducks in the tribe Cairinini, this species is now known to be closer to shelducks and belongs in the subfamily Tadorninae.