Anas chlorotis
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The brown teal (Anas chlorotis; Māori: pāteke) is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Anas native to New Zealand. It was long considered conspecific with the flightless Auckland and Campbell teals as Anas aucklandica; the name "brown teal" has also been largely applied to that entire taxon. Common in the early years of European colonisation, the species was heavily harvested as a food source. Its numbers quickly fell, especially in the South Island, and in 1921 it became fully protected. Captive breeding and releasing into predator-controlled areas was successful in establishing localised re-introduced populations after 2003.
There are no distinctive differences between a male, female and a juvenile brown teal during non-mating season. They all have a white ring around their eyes as well as a mottled brown colour on their heads and throat. During breeding season the male will begin to change colour, now having a green coloured head, chestnut coloured breast and a white stripe on each side of their body. They will sometimes also have a white clerical neck band. This does vary as some males do tend to be more colourful than others.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hellabrunn Zoo | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Cologne Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Auckland Zoo | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 6 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 7 | Staglands Wildlife Reserve | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 8 | Willowbank Wildlife Reserve | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 9 | Santillana Zoo | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Kiwi Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 11 | Ōtorohanga Kiwi House | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 12 | Te Anau Bird Sanctuary | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 13 | The Wildlife Habitat | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Cologne Zoo Aquarium | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 15 | The Mirage Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Zoo Schlichtweg 11 in München | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 17 | Zoo Siebenbrunner Straße 6 in München | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Teal sighting in Abel Tasman National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 69 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Teal in Abel Tasman National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and May–December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Teal sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Abel Tasman National Park, in our data
Abel Tasman National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Brown Teal sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Anas
The closest relatives of the Brown Teal that you can see in Abel Tasman National Park (genus Anas, Mallards, Pintails, and Allies) are Mallard (about 30%) and Pacific Black Duck (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Teal is recorded against all the birds logged in Abel Tasman National Park (21 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
