Ecology Category: Birds
The pāteke brown teal is a small dabbling duck endemic to New Zealand. They are the rarest waterfowl on the mainland.
New Zealand status: Endemic
Conservation status: At Risk–Recovering
Found in: Mainly Great Barrier Island, Northland, Coromandel
Threats: Predation, habitat disturbance, hunting
Species information: Brown teal on NZ Birds Online
The species has suffered an ongoing decline in numbers and range since the late nineteenth century. There are currently estimated to be between 2,000 and 2,500 pāteke living in a wild state in New Zealand, making it New Zealand’s rarest waterfowl species on the mainland.
Read More at the Department of Conservation
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