Puna Teal (Spatula puna) - BirdLife species factsheet

Puna Teal Spatula puna

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Spatula puna (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Anas.

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. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.
SACC. 2006. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.
SACC. 2006. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

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

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	1,070,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	poor	estimated	2009
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	6.6 years	-	-	-

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin
Argentina	extant	native
Bolivia	extant	native
Chile	extant	native
Peru	extant	native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Bolivia	Lago Poopó y Río Laka Jahuira
Bolivia	Reserva Biológica Cordillera de Sama
Bolivia	Yungas Superiores de Apolobamba
Chile	Inacaliri - Linzor - El Tatio
Chile	Parque Nacional Lauca
Peru	Cotahuasi
Peru	Covire
Peru	Laguna de los Cóndores
Peru	Ramis y Arapa (Lago Titicaca, sector Peruano)
Peru	Reserva Nacional Pampa Galeras
Peru	Santuario Histórico Machu Picchu

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	major	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Lakes	major	resident
Altitude	3100 - 4600 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Puna Teal Spatula puna. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/puna-teal-spatula-puna on 23/11/2024.
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 23/11/2024.