White-throated duck
White-throated duck is the name of the three closely related ducks that live in Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia:
- Andaman white-throated duck ( Anas albogularis )
- Australian white-throated duck ( Anas gracilis ), also called gray duck
- Sunda Teal ( Anas gibberifrons ), also Indonesian billed duck called
In German usage, the term Weißkehlente is sometimes used to describe this group of species. This is partly due to the fact that the Sunda white-throated duck and the Andaman white-throated duck were classified as a subspecies of the Australian white-throated duck. Many authors also classify the Andaman white-throated duck as a subspecies albogularis of the Sunda white-throated duck.