Brown tealPāteke

Conservation status
In some trouble

This little brown duck has gone from being "nationally endangered" to "recovering". Their population has jumped from just 700 birds in the wild to more than 2500! Pāteke can be tenacious and aggressive, and they have the attitude of a bird much larger. They're nocturnal, extremely territorial, and one of the few waterfowl species where both parents are involved in rearing their young.

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Western Heights High School Rotorua Environmental Club

Western Heights High School Rotorua Environmental Club

 As an area with a large amount of lakes and lots of habitat area for ducks, most of the ducks are exotic, it would be really nice to see the brown teal in our habitat. 

Brown teal

Photo: © vil.sandi