Chestnut Teal

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Chestnut Teal
Male
Male
Female
Female
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Anas
Species: A. castanea
Binomial name
Anas castanea
(Eyton, 1838)

The Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea) is a dabbling duck found in southern Australia.

The male has a distinctive green coloured head and mottled brown body. The female has a brown head and mottled brown body. The female is almost identical in appearance to the Grey Teal. It is protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974.

A male Chestnut Teal in Sydney
A male Chestnut Teal in Sydney

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