---
title: "Puna Teal"
description: "Spatula puna — Ptaki. The Puna teal (Spatula puna) is a species of dabbling duck in the family Anatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/puna-teal
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Puna Teal

> Spatula puna — Ptaki. The Puna teal (Spatula puna) is a species of dabbling duck in the family Anatidae.

- Scientific name: *Spatula puna*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki), `mountains` (Góry)
- iNaturalist observations: 1110
- Wikidata: [Q28106890](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28106890)
- iNaturalist taxon: [558432](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558432)

## Names

- en: Puna Teal
- de: Punaente
- es: Pato puneño
- fr: Sarcelle de la puna

## Countries with the most observations

PE (414), BO (258), CL (192), AR (108), IT (8)

## Summary

The Puna teal (Spatula puna) is a species of dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. It was at one time regarded as a subspecies of the silver teal (Spatula versicolor).
The Puna teal is resident in the Andes of Peru, western Bolivia, northern Chile, and extreme northwestern Argentina. It is found on the larger lakes and pools in the altiplano.
The status of the Puna teal is Least Concern, as listed on the IUCN Red List.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/272769382

## Machine access

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