Anas acuta 51-56cm
Oosivaal Vaathu in Tamil (ஊசிவால் வாத்து)
Widespread winter visitor. Long neck and pointed tail. Male has chocolate brown head, with white stripe down sides of neck. Female has comparatively uniform buffish head, slender grey bill and shows white trailing edge to secondaries and greyish underwing in flight. Freshwater wetlands and brackish lagoons.
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