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Brown teal
Brown teal. Photo by Tom Lynch, Karori Sanctuary
Common name: brown teal
Maori name: pateke
Scientific name: Anas chlorotis
Status: endemic, nationally endangered
One of the world's rarest ducks with approximately 1200 remaining in the wild; was formerly widespread in New Zealand
First released at Karori Sanctuary in 2000 and are breeding successfully
Commonly seen on the lower and upper lakes and sometimes at the kaka feeders on Sanctuary by Night tours!
More brown teal information
Brown teal factsheet (64kb, pdf)
Brown teal restoration (30kb, pdf)
Link to brownteal.com
Link to brown teal on DOCs website
