Other birds described by Vieillot in the same issue include the Black-chested Buzzard-eagle, the Mindanao Wrinkled Hornbill, the Speckled Teal the Ringed Teal and the South American Snipe
mtDNA data-wise, this species is more closely related to the Speckled Teal than to the Common Teal.
Chestnut Teal | Grey Teal | Clare Teal | Teal | The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal | The Adventure of the Speckled Band | Teal Sherer | Teal Inlet | Speckled Wood (butterfly) | Speckled Wood | Speckled Teal | Tenerife speckled lizard | TEAL | Speckled Wood Pigeon | Speckled trout | Speckled Teal (disambiguation) | Speckled Chachalaca | Speckled carpetshark | Ray Teal | Lesher Teal | Green-winged Teal |
This species and the Yellow-billed Teal are sometimes considered conspecific under the name Speckled Teal (A. flavirostris), but increasingly taxonomists treat the two as distinct species.