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Auckland teal

Anas aucklandica (G. R. Gray, 1844)

NTNear Threatenedwaterfowl

The auckland teal (Anas aucklandica) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 410 g to 521 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Auckland teal (Anas aucklandica)
Photo: from Buller, Walter Lawry, A History of the Birds of New Zealand , 1888 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the auckland teal

Weight
410 g – 521 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
28 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
5.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Photos of the auckland teal

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Auckland teal (Anas aucklandica)
John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the auckland teal live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The auckland teal is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the auckland teal?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Auckland teal (Anas aucklandica) (Māori: Tētē kākāriki), also known as Auckland Islands teal, is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Anas that is endemic to Auckland Islands south of New Zealand. The species was once found throughout the Auckland Islands, but is now restricted to the islands that lack introduced predators: Adams Island, Enderby Island, Disappointment Island and a few smaller islands. An old report of "the same flightless duck" on North East Island, The Snares group most likely refers to a straggler.

The Auckland teal is smaller and rarer than the brown teal of the main islands of New Zealand, a species with which it was once considered conspecific. The plumage is all over brown with a hint of green on the neck and a conspicuous white eyering. The female is slightly darker than the male. The wings are very small and the species has, like the related Campbell teal, lost the power of flight.

The Auckland teal is mostly crepuscular to nocturnal, preferring to hide from predators (New Zealand falcons and skuas) during the day. The species inhabits a variety of habitats with the islands, including tussock fields, mega herb shrubland and coastal waters. It is carnivorous for the most part, feeding on marine invertebrates, insects, amphipods and other small Invertebrates. Auckland teal are territorial and rarely form flocks.

From the Wikipedia article “Auckland teal” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Auckland_teal&oldid=1379735867), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the auckland teal sound like?

Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the auckland teal endangered?

The auckland teal is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the auckland teal classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAnseriformes
  5. familyAnatidae
  6. genusAnas
  7. SpeciesAnas aucklandica (G. R. Gray, 1844)

Synonyms Anas aucklandica aucklandica, Nesonetta aucklandica

Other names and names in other languages (50)
  • Auckland island snipeEnglish
  • Auckland island tealEnglish
  • Auckland island tealEnglish
  • Auckland Islands tealEnglish
  • Brown tealEnglish
  • Brown tealEnglish
  • Campbell tealEnglish
  • KuruwhengiEnglish
  • New Zealand tealEnglish
  • حذف جزر أوكلاندArabic
  • xarxet de les illes AucklandCatalan
  • čírka hnědáCzech
  • čírka aucklandskáCzech
  • corhwyaden Seland NewyddWelsh
  • Brun KrikandDanish
  • AucklandbrunandDanish
  • AucklandenteGerman
  • Auckland-EnteGerman
  • aŭklanda anasoEsperanto
  • Pato de AucklandSpanish
  • Cerceta Alicorta de AucklandSpanish
  • Cerceta de AucklandSpanish
  • Cerceta de las AucklandSpanish
  • öö-piilpartEstonian
  • uudenseelannintaviFinnish
  • sarcelle bruneFrench
  • Canard des AucklandFrench
  • Sarcelle de Nouvelle-ZélandeFrench
  • Sarcelle des AucklandFrench
  • ברווז אוקלנדHebrew
  • novozelandska kržuljaCroatian
  • maori réceHungarian
  • Alzavola delle AucklandItalian
  • クリイロコガモJapanese
  • Oklendo kryklėLithuanian
  • Oklendinė kryklėLithuanian
  • AucklandtalingDutch
  • Nieuw-zeelandse bruine talingDutch
  • bronseandNorwegian
  • cyraneczka auklandzkaPolish
  • marreca-marromPortuguese
  • marrequinha-das-aucklandPortuguese
  • Оклендский чирокRussian
  • kačica nelietaváSlovak
  • Oklandska krdžaSerbian
  • aucklandkrickaSwedish
  • Auckland PatekesiTurkish
  • чирянка новозеландськаUkrainian
  • 奥岛鸭Chinese
  • 奧克蘭島鴨Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the auckland teal

Other species in the same genus Anas.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the auckland teal?

An adult auckland teal weighs 410 g – 521 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the auckland teal live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the auckland teal for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the auckland teal endangered?

The auckland teal is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the auckland teal?

The auckland teal (Anas aucklandica) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Auckland teal (Anas aucklandica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/auckland-teal

MLA

“Auckland teal (Anas aucklandica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/auckland-teal.

BibTeX
@misc{auckland_teal_2026,
  title = {Auckland teal (Anas aucklandica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/auckland-teal},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}