Baikal Teal
Sibirionetta formosa(Georgi, JG, 1775)
English (US) Baikal Teal
The Baikal Teal (Sibirionetta formosa) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
Range: breeds in northern and eastern Siberia; winters Japan, Korea, and eastern ChinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Sibirionetta formosa
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Baikal Teal
- Described by
- (Georgi, JG, 1775)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas formosa
- Described by
- (Georgi, JG, 1775)
- Type locality
- Lake Baïcal.
- Original description
- Bemerkungen einer Reise im Russischen Reich im Jahre 1772 p.168
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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