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brown teal, Anas aucklandica The brown teal or Pateke belongs to the same genus as the mallard, grey duck, grey teal and the shoveler duck and there are also numerous other cousins around the world. Brown teal tend to flock at traditional roosting sites when not feeding although, during the breeding season, these flocks are mainly juveniles and non-paired adults. Public education on the preservation of these habitats and the control of predators is one of the key factors to ensuring the survival of the brown teal. www.nzbirds.com /birds/pateke.html   (898 words)

Brown Teal / Pateke Facts Brown teal are regularly present at the Waikanae Estuary, probably part of the Kapiti Island population. Brown teal have a warm brown plumage, with dark-brown mottling on the breast. Most brown teal breed from June to October but are able to breed at almost any time of the year. www.sanctuary.org.nz /restoration/wetlands/brown_teal/brown_teal_facts.html   (384 words)

Harteman Wildfowl - New Zealand Brown Teal - Anas chlorotis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) Brown teal have many unique features that are not found in any other species of waterfowl, and it is these unique features that place brown teal in a class of their own. In the early 1800’s brown teal were possibly the most abundant duck species in New Zealand and whilst the brown teal population declined steadily from the late 1800’s it accelerated from the 1950’s to a level, where over the past 15 years, numbers declined from a population of c2,500 to c1,200. Brown teal have the unique and extraordinary tendency to hide in grass and overhanging vegetation for most of the day and whilst this behaviour has been generally described as ‘crepuscular’ it is now felt more appropriate to describe it as ‘nocturnal’. www.harteman.nl /omnibus/anseriformes/ducks/brown-teal.html   (5437 words)

Auk, The: Phylogeny, biogeography, and taxonomy of Australasian teals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) Grey Teal are broadly sympatric with the Chestnut Teal (A. castanea) in southeastern and southwestern Australia and with the Brown Teal (A. chlorotis) in mainland New Zealand (Marchant and Higgins 1990); vagrant Chestnut teal have been reported in New Zealand on several occasions (Guest 1992). Brown Teal are less obviously dichromatic, with the female a more uniform brown than the male, which has a deep chestnut breast and a green iridescence on the crown and nape. Brown Teal were formerly widespread throughout North, South and Stewart Islands but are now rare and restricted in their distribution, with the main populations in the north of North Island and on Great Barrier Island (Marchant and Higgins 1990). www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3793/is_200001/ai_n8888688   (1325 words)

Wairarapa Times-Age The brown teal population in New Zealand numbered three to four thousand back in 1970 when Dr Hayes was first introduced to the birds through a friend, Trevor Voss. But the brown teal was in already in trouble and as the decades passed, the population steadily shrunk. Brown teal have lived in New Zealand for over 10,000 years and are "one of the world's unique species of waterfowl," according to Dr Hayes. times-age.co.nz /storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3618473&thesection=localnews&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection=   (326 words)

Brown Teal Description The bill of Brown Teal is reminiscent of that of the NZ Shoveler (Anas ryhnchotis variegata) in that they have a very strong lamellae, which is ideal for sieving material for food and which is a major feeding method for Brown Teal. The main breeding season for wild Brown Teal is from July to November, but in certain circumstances, that is, if the conditions are suitable, Brown Teal have been known to breed in every month of the year; a truly unique phenomenon. The eggs of Brown Teal are cream-tan in colour and for a bird weighing only 500g a Brown Teal egg is by far the largest of all teal eggs, equivalent to a massive eleven percent of the female's weight and measuring a unique teal sized egg of 58 x 43mm. www.brownteal.com /site/?p=description   (464 words)

New Zealand Brown Teal Brown teal have many unique features that are not found in any other species of waterfowl, and it is these unique features that place brown teal in a class of their own. Brown teal do not adapt readily to environmental changes, and it is believed that the long-term protection of remaining flock sites may well be a vital link in brown teal survival. Sadly, however, the intrinsic reasons for the decline of wild brown teal were not addressed and whilst captive released birds showed great adaptability to the wild, survived for long periods, and reared young, they too declined in the face of huge numbers of predators, just like their wild predecessors. www.hayesandassociates.co.nz /the_brown_teal.htm   (2985 words)

Brown teal Of these, brown teal and blue duck are endangered and both are strictly protected, as are the grey teal and scaup. Brown teal were once widespread throughout this country and ferrets, stoats, feral cats, hedgehogs, harrier hawks, dogs, pukeko and excessive shooting have all played a major role in the birds’; decline. To date more than 2000 brown teal have been reared in captivity by private individuals and dedicated zoological gardens, at what Mr Hayes estimates is a cost of $150 for each bird (taking into account feeding and rearing costs and specialised aviary construction). wairarapa.co.nz /times-age/weekly/2002/ducks.html   (1146 words)

“Welcome to EchoLink Node ZL1VK in Auckland New Zealand”   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) The brown teal or Pateke belongs to the same genus as the mallard, grey duck, grey teal and the shoveler duck and there are also numerous other cousins around the world. The brown teal is closely related to the Australian chestnut teal which visit this country occasionally but have yet to breed in New Zealand. Brown teal tend to flock at traditional roosting sites when not feeding although, during the breeding season, these flocks are mainly juveniles and non-paired adults. www.qsl.net /zl1vk/BrownTeal.html   (941 words)

ECOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE AUCKLAND ISLANDS FLIGHTLESS TEAL It was obvious that teal constantly were alert to Southern Skuas (Catharacta skua lonn- bergi) overhead, and it is probable that skuas are the major predator to which the protective behavior of teal evolved. Teal on Ewing and Rose Islands fed mostly on the seashore by probing in windrowed algae (Fig. Teal were seen in freshwater pools on several occasions, and I saw one dabbling in a puddle less than 15 cm deep between some boulders. elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Auk/v092n02/p0280-p0297.html   (11365 words)

Teal Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) The Common Teal or Teal Blue Color Teal () is a common and widespread duck which breeds in the northernmost areas of Europe and Asia. This is a mottled brown duck with white and green flashes on its wings. The male and female Sunda Teal share the same colouration, in contrast to the related Chestnut Teal, whose male and female are strikingly different Duck Greenwing Photograph Teal. www.tealindex.com   (622 words)

Brown Teal: BDG Synthesis The brown teal (pateke) is a small dabbling duck once widespread throughout New Zealand, but with now fewer than 1000 remaining in the wild. Brown teal were present on the island until the 1950s. A couple of teal flew to the mainland and were killed by predators within days of arrival (John found them when doing an aerial sweep of the mainland to look for missing birds- time of death could be determined from information taken from the transmitters). www.bdg.co.nz /brown_teal.0.html   (295 words)

Brown Teal - educational resources Collins calls the Brown Teal an Anas chlorotis > AviSys calls the Brown Teal an A.auchlandica; however, > AviSys calls the A. chlorotis the Flightless Teal... BAM - Features - BAM 100, November / December, 2000: At Brown, Teal studied under chemistry professor Charles Kraus, who introduced him to the semimetallic element germanium, which at the time was chemically... Non Songbirds:...green-winged teal Anas crecca 4/0r, 07:02; AK, UT. brown teal Anas aucklandica 3/0r, 02:59; (captive New Zealand). animals.mongabay.com /iucn/B/Brown_Teal.html   (224 words)

Welcome to New Zealand Brown Teal Online The extinction of the unique NZ Brown Teal would be a sad indictment on New Zealand and a crime against nature. The brown teal’s omnivorous diet, restricted annual range and mainly terrestrial lifestyle give it a unique ecological niche among waterfowl, somewhat akin to a wetland rodent, and it serves as a classic example of the influence of selective forces that operated on birds in pre-human New Zealand. The Brown Teal was once widespread throughout New Zealand but is now rare and restricted to Great Barrier Island and coastal valleys of eastern Northland. www.brownteal.com /site/?p=main   (354 words)

New Zealand Brown Teal (Pateke) Online The extinction of the unique NZ Brown Teal (pateke) would be a sad indictment on New Zealand and a crime against nature. The Brown Teal (pateke) was once widespread throughout New Zealand but is now rare and restricted to Great Barrier Island and coastal valleys of eastern Northland. There are currently fewer than 1000 brown teal living in a wild state in New Zealand, making it New Zealand’s rarest waterfowl species on the mainland. www.brownteal.com /site   (404 words)

Orana Wildlife Park - Christchurch - New Zealand Orana became involved in the captive breeding programme for Brown Teal in August 2004. The transfer of the Teal co-incided with Orana winning an institutional award for its waterfowl (Brown Teal and Blue Duck) conservation programme at the recent New Zealand Conservation Management Group Conference. A purpose-designed aviary for Brown Teal is planned and the Park is committed to becoming involved in further breed for release programmes in the future. www.oranawildlifepark.co.nz /news.htm   (2595 words)

Kiwi Wildlife Tours NZ | Gallery Three subspecies of brown teal are recognised, all endemic to New Zealand. We can see brown teal on Tiritiri Matangi Island (a very small number) and on Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf. On subantarctic trips the Auckland Island brown teal can be seen on Enderby Island in the Auckland Islands. www.kiwi-wildlife.co.nz /gallery.php?gid=2   (124 words)

Australia and New Zealand 2001 - Emmalee Tarry The first activity was the release of a pair of Brown Teal by the Auckland Zoo with the financial aid of Ducks Unlimited. The Brown Teal is perhaps the most diminished duck species in the world and several pairs have been released on Tiritiri. The Brown Teal is a dull version of the Chestnut Teal of Australia. www.neseabirds.com /Australia/ANZtiritirpage2.htm   (340 words)

CMaG.org.nz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) Habitat and Distribution: Brown Teal is an endangered endemic species. Characteristics: Brown Teal are usually seen in small flocks which do not readily fly off when distrubed but swim away. Both parents raise the young and are extremely agressive and parental. www.cmag.org.nz /captive_brownteal.html   (156 words)

Cinnamon Teal Male Cinnamon Teal Male: This bird breeds in the western USA near the Great Salt Lake, Malheur Basin, San Luis Valley, and Cariboo-Chilcotin parklands and winters in Mexico and Central America. Cinnamon Teal Male: Nine to twelve pale buff or white eggs laid in a shallow cap of grass lined with down. Cinnamon Teal Male: Adult in alternate plumage is unmistakable. identify.whatbird.com /obj/404/_/Cinnamon_Teal_Male.aspx   (551 words)

HARTEMAN.nl - New-Zealand Brown Teal (Anas chlorotis)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) Over the past few years the breeding season of the Brown Teal has got later and later. Normally he is alright with his offspring for about two weeks, then we must take them away, but this time they never left the nest, very sad. The Teal have three areas, the parents area, then a second area for the first clutch, then a third area for the second clutch in if we get one. www.harteman.nl /omnibus/articles/en-artikel1.html   (286 words)

Banrock Station - Saving Wild Lives The Brown Teal is an endangered species in New Zealand. Numbers have declined not only due to the loss of habitat but also due to predators such as foxes, weasels, ferrets and stoats. Banrock Station partnered Wetland Care New Zealand to fund the creation of wetlands at the Karori Sanctuary in Wellington that have resulted in the successful reintroduction of the Brown Teal. www.banrockstation.com.au /teal.html   (63 words)

Reintroduction Projects in New Zealand North Island brown kiwi still survive in several mainland locations, but are declining due to predation on juveniles. Brown teal (photo: D. Armstrong) is a species that is struggling in the few mainland locations left, and also on islands or mainland areas where they have been reintroduced. Campbell Island teal are flightless, and presumed to have been killed off by rats soon after their discovery on the island in 1810. www.massey.ac.nz /~darmstro/nz_projects.htm   (16730 words)

:: View topic - Waterfowl Work on DNA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) No problem supplying Pedro with a few brown teal primaries, but grey duck primaries would not be available till the duck hunting season in May, as all the grey duck on our home pond are wild. Anyway if it all goes wrong and i dont get any sample of New Zealand Brown Teal i will still be including it in the work so people (some few portuguese people at least) know their story of survival. First reversal test on DNA from feathers of my captive bred male laysan teal was done last Thursday 27th of January (and also on Friday, and this Monday 31th of January) on the laboratory. forum.harteman.nl /viewtopic.php?t=14   (2401 words)

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Green Pages Group Details Information source about the critically endangered New Zealand Brown Teal. The site aims to provide quality upto date information about the species and the work going into recovering it from possible exinction. Brown Teal (Anas chlorotis), or pateke, is an endangered species of the New Zealand, with less than 1000 birds remaining in the wild today www.greenpages.org.nz /groupdetails.asp?GroupID=505   (56 words)

BIRDCHAT archives -- December 1996, week 3 (#36) Collins calls the Brown Teal an Anas chlorotis > AviSys calls the Brown Teal an A.auchlandica; however, > AviSys calls the A. chlorotis the Flightless Teal >What is the proper name for the "Brown Teals" that we >saw on Tiri Tiri Island (Sanctuary)? I selected the >A.auchlandica because of its' range The name to use here depends on whether you regard the Brown Teal of the "Mainland" of New Zealand as the same species as the flightless forms on the Auckland Islands and the Campbell Islands. If you regard them as three separate species, the AucklandTeal becomes Anas aucklandica (not "auchlandica"), the Brown Teal A. chlorotis, and the Campbell Teal A. nesiotis. listserv.arizona.edu /cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9612c&L=birdchat&F=&S=&P=2437   (531 words)

Green Halo Designs  l  Fall 2005 Collection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) A hammered metal 2" strip in 14 kt gold-fill or sterling silver with two tiers of gemstone briolette drops; 14 kt gold-fill or sterling silver chain and toggle clasp; approx. A hand-hammered metal circle in 14 karat gold-fill or sterling silver with draping chain and gemstone briolette drops; 14 karat gold-fill or sterling silver chain and toggle clasp; approx. A hand-hammered metal circle in 14 karat gold-fill or sterling silver with dangling chains and stone briolette drops; 14 karat gold-fill or sterling silver chain and toggle clasp; approx. www.greenhalo.com /Fall05.htm   (393 words)

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DOC: Brown Teal (Pateke)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) The Pateke, (Brown Teal), is a small dabbling duck species endemic to New Zealand. Brown Teal Online: an organisation dedicated to the promotion and protection of Pateke. View the latest news from Pateke sites in the Pateke Roundup newsletter May 2005 (PDF, 105K). www.doc.govt.nz /Conservation/001~Plants-and-Animals/001~Native-Animals/Pateke-(Brown-teal).asp   (573 words)

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