Meet Our Animals
The Brandywine Zoo proves that great things do come in small packages. The Zoo features animals from the tropical and temperate areas of North and South America, Asia and Africa. Our animals range from more common species to the highly endangered. All enjoy natural settings and welcome your visit to the zoo. Some animals may be off exhibit during cold weather.
Spatula puna
Puna Teal
Habitat
Geographic Region & Range
Diet
Physical Description
• Black cap that extend below the eyes
• Lower face and neck are white
• Upper tail is gray
• Rear flanks are dark brown with thin stripes
• Body is light coffee with brown spots. Powder blue bill with a black line down the middle
Lifespan
Natural Habitat: unknown
Under Human Care: 10 years
Threats
Status
What are AZA Zoos doing for
Puna Teal
The AZA supports waterfowl conservation initiative worldwide and has several wetland protection projects in South America.
Fun Facts
A teal duck is a type of small freshwater dabbling duck. While there are numerous different species of teal ducks, they all share similar traits that set them apart from the rest of the duck family, including their petite size, habitat, body proportions, feeding behavior and unique color.
The puna teal has changed genus. They used to belong to the genus Anas, which included all dabbling ducks. But genetic evidence cause Anas to be split and the puna teal is now in the genus of Spatula.
The word “teal” refers to types of small ducks.
A group of teal is called a ‘spring’. This is because when they take off into the air they do so almost vertically.
