Brown Teal
Anas chlorotisGray, GR, 1845
English (US) Brown Teal
The Brown Teal (Anas chlorotis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
Range: Great Barrier Island (off northeastern North Island) and other satellite islands and predator-free mainland sanctuaries, mainly North Island (New Zealand)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Anas chlorotis
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Brown Teal
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1845
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1845
- Type locality
- New Zealand.
- Original description
- The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839 to 1843 1 Birds p.15 pl.20
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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