Anas andium

(P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1873) · species

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Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae/Anas

At a glance

Occurrence records23 545

Data sources7

Biological traits30

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections1

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Anas andium's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation9 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility23 545 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

IOC World Bird ListIOCbird checklist↗

On this page5 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources30 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF23 545 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries1 detections

Genome at a glanceGoaT≈1.1 Gbp

01Narrative

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.Carboneras (1992), Johnson & Sorenson (1999), Johnson et al. (2000) 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.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesAmnioteDBAVONETEltonTraits

Size & morphology14

Beak depth12.6 mm

Beak length (culmen)40.1 mm

Beak length (nares)32.8 mm

Beak width14.8 mm

Body mass420 g

Body mass (female)394 g

Body mass (male)440 g

Hand-wing index44.9

Kipp's distance102 mm

SVL40 cm

Secondary length125 mm

Tail length82.2 mm

Tarsus length31.8 mm

Wing length224 mm

Life cycle & reproduction5

Egg mass39 g

Fledging age46 days

Incubation23.5 days

Litter size6.4

Litters per year1 /year

Diet & foraging7

Invertebrate40 %

Plant other30 %

Seed30 %

Trophic levelomnivore

Trophic nicheHerbivore aquatic

Water around surface80 %

Water below surface20 %

Habitat & environment4

HabitatWetland

Migration2.0

Primary lifestyleAquatic

Range size410 563 km²

05DNA & barcoding1 eDNA hits

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Anas andium has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

eDNA detections1

Countries1

06Genome at a glanceGoaT

The complete instruction manual Anas andium carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is

Genome size≈1 108 526 696 bp assembly estimate

Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).

BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb

FUNGUS0.04 Gb

INSECT0.25 Gb

THIS GENOME Anas andium1.11 Gb

HUMAN3.2 Gb

WHEAT17 Gb

FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb

Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers

Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.

Assembly levelScaffold

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type23 545 records

Wild obs. + sensor23 525

Museum / vouchered20

Origin

Native5

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO5 152 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy87% within 1 km

≤100 m 361≤1 km 202≤10 km 68>10 km 17

648 georeferenced · 22 877 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor23 525

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy33% within 1 km

≤1 km 2≤10 km 4

6 georeferenced · 14 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence20

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions2 of 6 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record	7
Geneva, CH	5
Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record	2
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record	2
Ann Arbor, US	1
Museo de Historia Natural “Gustavo Orcés V"location not on record	1

6 institutions · 18 of 20 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA1 detections

Where the DNA of Anas andium was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found1

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 1 detections have coordinates

Open the map1 country0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median12.9 °C 12.9–12.9

Seasonal swing summer↔winter0.8 °C

Max temp (day)16.0 °C

Min temp (night)9.40 °C

Precipitation250 mm/mo

Air humidity70.9 %

Moisture balance130 mm/mo

Vapour deficit432 Pa

Wind speed1.30 m/s

Cloud cover66.8 %

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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Anas andium

At a glance

Sources7 archives

Size & morphology14

Life cycle & reproduction5

Diet & foraging7

Habitat & environment4

At a glance

Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is

Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers

Record type23 545 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions2 of 6 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type23 545 records