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South Island brown teal/pāteke

South Island brown teal/pāteke

The brown teal/teke (Anas chlorotis) is one of the rarest ducks in New Zealand. The South Island subspecies is now extinct, and the North Island subspecies is at risk – recovering, with the lowest numbers of any duck on the mainland.

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Published:24 May 2017Size: 3.54 MB