---
title: "Amazonetta"
description: "Amazonetta brasiliensis — Vogels. The Brazilian teal or Brazilian duck (Amazonetta brasiliensis) is the only extant species of duck in the genus Amazonetta."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/brazilian-teal
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Amazonetta

> Amazonetta brasiliensis — Vogels. The Brazilian teal or Brazilian duck (Amazonetta brasiliensis) is the only extant species of duck in the genus Amazonetta.

- Scientific name: *Amazonetta brasiliensis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 7192
- Wikidata: [Q456423](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q456423)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7182](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7182)

## Names

- en: Brazilian Teal
- de: Amazonasente
- es: Pato brasileño
- fr: Canard amazonette
- nl: Amazonetta
- pt: Marreca-pé-vermelho
- pl: Amazonetka

## Countries with the most observations

BR (3500), AR (2851), UY (262), BO (134), PE (68), PY (67), CO (55), VE (17), GY (13), ES (11), EC (8)

## Summary

The Brazilian teal or Brazilian duck (Amazonetta brasiliensis) is the only extant species of duck in the genus Amazonetta. It is widely distributed in eastern South America.

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

## Photo

![Amazonetta](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brazilian-teal/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kahio Tiberio Mazon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9013829

## Machine access

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