RarityCommon
Height42 cm
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"The female’s loud, laughing quack and the male’s deeper whistle-like call are distinctive and help separate them from similar species."
Field Guide
Chestnut Teal
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The Chestnut Teal is a medium-sized dabbling duck found mainly in southern and eastern Australia, especially in coastal wetlands, estuaries, and lagoons. Known for the males vivid breeding plumage, these ducks are present year-round in various areas, often seen with other duck species and well adapted to brackish and saltwater habitats.
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Top Locations
Curated birding spots where the Chestnut Teal has been recorded.
- Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Area (Arundel section)🔥 ActiveQueensland · 7 species · seen 20 days ago
- Dee Why Lagoon Wildlife Refuge🔥 ActiveNew South Wales · 15 species · seen 23 days ago
- Kedron Brook Wetlands Reserve🔥 ActiveQueensland · 34 species · 35 sightings · seen 12 days ago
- Port of Brisbane Shorebird Roost🔥 ActiveQueensland · 16 species · seen 3 days ago
- Whites Road Wetland🔥 ActiveSouth Australia · 25 species · 30 sightings · seen 5 days ago
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