Cape Teal
Anas capensis
In a fresh-water area of Lake Bogoria, Kenya on 28 Feb. 2019. July 2014.
Dabbling Duck that tips head down and tail up in shallow water to reach aquatic plants and other food. Normally Lake Bogoria is too alkaline to support the kind of plant food these ducks would eat. But lately a lot of fresh water has been flowing in and pooling near the margins. This allows the plants to flourish and so too the ducks and related wildlife.
Anatidae -- Duck Family
Books:
- Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Zimmerman et al.
- Birds of East Africa by Stevenson and Fanshawe