Chestnut Teal: Male

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)

Order:

Waterfowls (Anseriformes)

Family:

Waterbird (Anatidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)

This Photo:

🔍Male🔎

Thank you George Seagull & Joshua S. Martin (BioShots_JM) for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Coastal Areas and possibly elsewhere
Males have a dark green head, as can be seen here. Females have a pale brown head.

This species is classed as

RA (Rare)

in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)

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