StatusEndemic
RarityRare
Height48 cm
Weight610 g
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"Brown Teal have developed a unique technique for eating cockles, using their bills like tiny jackhammers!"
Field Guide
Brown Teal
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The Brown Teal, or Pāteke in Māori, is a charming native duck of New Zealand. About the size of a small domestic duck, this plump, dark-feathered bird has a distinctive white ring around its eyes. Once widespread, the Brown Teal now primarily calls the northern North Island home.
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