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title: "Andean Teal"
description: "Anas andium — Uccelli. The Andean teal (Anas andium) is a South American species of duck."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/andean-teal
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Andean Teal

> Anas andium — Uccelli. The Andean teal (Anas andium) is a South American species of duck.

- Scientific name: *Anas andium*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi), `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1048
- Wikidata: [Q524270](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q524270)
- iNaturalist taxon: [72501](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/72501)

## Names

- en: Andean Teal
- de: Andenente
- es: Cerceta andina
- fr: Sarcelle des Andes
- nl: Andestaling
- pl: Cyraneczka andyjska

## Countries with the most observations

EC (601), CO (327), VE (5)

## Summary

The Andean teal (Anas andium) is a South American species of duck. Like other teals, it belongs to the diverse genus Anas; more precisely it is one of the "true" teals of subgenus Nettion.  It is restricted to the Andean highlands of Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador.  It inhabits freshwater wetlands, preferring palustrine habitat to rivers. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_teal

## Photo

![Andean Teal](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/andean-teal/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196181801

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/andean-teal?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).