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Taxonomic note

Anas gibberifrons and A. albogularis (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) were previously lumped as A. gibberifrons following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Near Threatened	D1
2016	Vulnerable	D1
2014	Vulnerable	D1
2012	Not Recognised
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	16,400 km2
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	1000-2500 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2023
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	5.02 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	1	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	100%	-	-	-

Population justification: Has generally been estimated to number fewer than 1,000 mature individuals, although determining the accuracy of these counts is difficult owing to fluctuating numbers at sites and the lack of a coordinated effort across the entire species' range. A study on the species 1995-1998 yielded an estimate of 500-600 (Vijayan et al. 2000) and this was also supported during a study in 2003-2004 (Vijayan 2006). However, in more recent years counts exceeding 800 individuals at single counts have been made around Ograbraj and Sippighat (eBird 2023). The degree to which numbers at these sites are independent is unknown, but it seems likely that South Andaman alone supports more than 1,000 birds (eBird 2023, Praveen J in litt. 2024), while records have also come from recent years from North Andaman, Havelock Island, and Little Andaman, suggesting that the species is relatively widespread, even if not abundant away from its strongholds. While not all individuals counted will be mature, it is now considered probable that the number of mature individuals probably exceeds 1,000, although it may not be substantially higher. The population is therefore estimated at 1,000-2,500 mature individuals.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats, and counts seem to indicate that it is stable or increasing, with some inter-annual fluctuations (eBird 2023).

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
India	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)	major	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 250 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Biological resource use	Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Species disturbance, Competition
Biological resource use	Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target)	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Species disturbance, Species mortality
Human intrusions & disturbance	Work & other activities	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Species disturbance
Residential & commercial development	Housing & urban areas	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Transportation & service corridors	Roads & railroads	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

Purpose	Scale
Food - human	subsistence, national
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Andaman Teal Anas albogularis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/andaman-teal-anas-albogularis on 27/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 27/12/2024.