Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
Photo: Frankzed from Melbourne, Australia · Wikimedia · CC-BY 2.0 (licence)
Call and song
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About the Chestnut Teal
Male is very distinctively marked with a metallic green head, and rich chestnut flanks, but the female is a plain gray duck with a rounded crown. Female distinguished from Gray Teal by slightly darker neck/throat. White wing panels are distinctive in flight compared to purple/green of Pacific Black Duck.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 14 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
