Chestnut Teal
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| Chestnut Teal Conservation status: Lower risk (lc) | ||||||||||||||
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| Missing image ChestnutTealFemale.jpg Female Chestnut Teal Female | ||||||||||||||
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| 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.
