Family
Anatidae
Description
Male; elegant small duck with bottle-green head, rich-chestnut body, white flank-mark, black stern. Bill dark blue-grey, legs grey-green. Eclipse plumage much duller. Female and Immature: like Grey Teal, but darker and more ochre with heavier mottlings; throat more buff.
Habits
Nocturnal Crepuscular,
Habitat
Coastal Wetlands, Brackish and fresh coastal swamps; saltmarshes; tidal mudflats; inlets; islands.
Notes
Photo of male
Breeding
June to December, 9 to 13; cream, glossy surface (unless nest stained).
Diet
Omnivore, Aquatic plants, animal life.
Details
Common Name: |
Chestnut Teal |
Scientific Name: |
Anas castanea |
Sub Order: |
Unavailable |
Order: |
Anseriformes |
Class: |
Aves |
Category: |
Endemic |
Status: |
Not Evaluated (in the NT) |
Size: |
380 - 455 mm. |
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