Campbell Teal

Anas nesiotis

Vulnerable · IUCN Red List

VUVulnerableEndemicInvertebratesWetlandLarge · 499 g

When to see the Campbell Teal

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Where to see the Campbell Teal

Regular range

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About the Campbell Teal

The Campbell teal or Campbell Island teal is a small, flightless, nocturnal species of dabbling duck of the genus Anas endemic to the Campbell Island group of New Zealand. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the brown teal. The plumage is similar to that of the Auckland teal, dark sepia with the head and back tinged with green iridescence, and a chestnut breast on the male, with the female dark brown all over. Its natural habitat is tussock grassland dominated by Poa tussock grass, ferns and megaherbs. The species also uses the burrows and pathways of petrel species that nest on the islands. They are apparently territorial in the wild, and probably feed on amphipods and insects.

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