CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <meta name="description" content="New Zealand ecology - teal"> <meta name="keywords" content="New Zealand teal, subantarctic teal, Auckland Island teal, flightless teal, Anas Aucklandica, Campbell Island teal, Anas nesiotis, brown teal, Anas chlorotis, North Island brown teal, South Island brown teal, Grey teal, Anas gracilis"> <meta name="Author" content="Graeme Woodhouse"> <title>TerraNature | New Zealand Ecology - Teal</title> <style type="text/css">  </style> <script type="text/JavaScript">  </script> </head> <body onLoad="MM_preloadImages('linkIssues141w_mo.jpg','linkHome141w_mo.jpg','linkVolunteer141w_mo.jpg','linkSponsors141w_mo.jpg','linkDonate141w_mo.jpg','linkNews141w_mo.jpg','linkContact141w_mo.jpg','linkAboutUs141w_mo.jpg','linkNZecology141w_mo.jpg','seabirdsDonationLink_mo.jpg','tealCampbellIslandFemale135.jpg')"> <a name="top"></a> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="990" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <tr> <td height="2"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" align="right"><p style="font-size:9px"><a href="index.htm">Home ></a> <a href="NZ_ecology.htm">New Zealand ecology ></a> Teal      </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="12"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   <img src="terraNatureLogo212.gif" width="212"></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="17"> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="990" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="145" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <table width="143" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <tr> <td><a href="index.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('home','','linkHome141w_mo.jpg',1)"><img name="home" border="0" src="linkHome141w.jpg"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="volunteer.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('volunteer','','linkVolunteer141w_mo.jpg',1)"><img src="linkVolunteer141w.jpg" name="volunteer" border="0" id="volunteer" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="sponsors.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('sponsors','','linkSponsors141w_mo.jpg',1)"><img src="linkSponsors141w.jpg" name="sponsors" border="0" id="sponsors" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="TNFdonation.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('donate','','linkDonate141w_mo.jpg',1)"><img src="linkDonate141w.jpg" name="donate" border="0" id="donate" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="news-events.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('news','','linkNews141w_mo.jpg',1)"><img src="linkNews141w.jpg" name="news" border="0" id="news" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="contact.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('contact','','linkContact141w_mo.jpg',1)"><img src="linkContact141w.jpg" name="contact" border="0" id="contact" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="about_us.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('aboutUs','','linkAboutUs141w_mo.jpg',1)"><img src="linkAboutUs141w.jpg" name="aboutUs" border="0" id="aboutUs" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="environmentalIssues.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('issues','','linkIssues141w_mo.jpg',1)"><img src="linkIssues141w.jpg" name="issues" width="141" height="20" border="0"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="NZ_ecology.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('NZecology','','linkNZecology141w_mo.jpg',1)"><img src="linkNZecology141w.jpg" name="NZecology" border="0" id="NZecology" /></a></td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="142" bgcolor="#dddddd"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="141" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <tbody> <tr> <td>  <form method="get" action="https://www.google.co.nz/custom" target="_top"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="140"> <tr> <td height="5"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top" align="left" height="15"> <input type="hidden" name="domains" value=""></input> <input type="text" name="q" size="15px" style="width:128px" maxlength="255px"><br> <input type="hidden" name="sitesearch" value="terranature.org"> <input type="image" src="search.jpg" name="sa"> <input type="hidden" name="client" value="pub-8173913642632385"> <input type="hidden" name="forid" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1"> <input type="hidden" name="oe" value="ISO-8859-1"> <input type="hidden" name="safe" value="active"> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="GALT:#FF3300;GL:1;DIV:#FFFFFF;VLC:FF9900;AH:center;BGC:FFFFFF;LBGC:FFFFFF;ALC:660099;LC:660099;T:333333;GFNT:666666;GIMP:666666;LH:37;LW:131;L:http://terranature.org/terraNatureLogo.jpg;S:http://;LP:1;FORID:1;"> <input type="hidden" name="hl" value="en"> </td> </tr> </table> </form>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="142" bgcolor="#dddddd"> <tr> <td align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="140" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <tr> <td height="20"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <a href="extinctBirds.htm"><img src="eagle_skull150.jpg" width="65" border="0" alt="Eagle skull"> </a></td> <td width="80" align="center" valign="middle"> <h4><a href="extinctBirds.htm"><strong>Extinct birds</strong></a></h4> <h5><a href="extinctBirds.htm">58 losses since human arrival</a></h5></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="10"></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="142" bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="51"><a href="ducks.htm"> <img src="duckBlue60.jpg" border="0" width="53" alt="Blue duck"></a></td> <td width="88" align="center" valign="center"> <h4><a href="ducks.htm"><strong>Native ducks</strong></a></h4> <h5><a href="duckBlue.htm">Blue duck</a><br> <a href="duckGrey.htm">Grey duck</a><br> <a href="duckParadiseShelduck.htm">Paradise shelduck</a><br> <a href="duckShoveler.htm">Shoveler,</a> <a href="duckScaup.htm">Scaup</a></h5></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="142" bgcolor="#fee99a"> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="koura.htm"><img src="kouraYellowBg80.jpg" width="75" border="0"></a></td> <td align="center" valign="middle"><h4><a href="koura.htm"><strong>Native<br> freshwater<br> crayfish<br> (koura)</strong></a></h4></td> <td width="8"> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="142" bgcolor="#dddddd"> <tr> <td align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="140" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <tr> <td height="5"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><h4><a href="fishNativeList.htm"><strong>Native freshwater<br> fish species list</strong></a></h4></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="3"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="fishNativeList.htm"><img src="bullyRedfinWhiteBG142.jpg" width="140" border="0"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="142" bgcolor="#dae8de"> <tr> <td height="9"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="2"><h4><a href="fishNativeGalaxias.htm"><strong>Native Galaxias fish</strong></a></h4></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><h5><a href="fishNativeGalaxias.htm">Kokopu, Inanga & Koaro</a></h5></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="fishNativeGalaxias.htm"><img src="koaro142.jpg" width="142" border="0"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="8"> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="142" bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <tr> <td height="8"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><h4><a href="fishNativeFreshwater.htm"><strong>Native freshwater fish</strong></a></h4> <h5><a href="fishNativeFreshwater.htm">Bully Lamprey Torrentfish Eel</a></h5></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="fishNativeFreshwater.htm"><img src="lampreyGreyBG142.jpg" width="142" border="0"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="3"> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="142" bgcolor="#fee99a"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <a href="flightlessBirds.htm"> <img src="takahe.jpg" width="52" border="0" valign="top" alt="Kakapo"></a><br></td> <td align="center" width="100" height="50"><h4><a href="flightlessBirds.htm"><strong>Flightless<br> birds</strong></a></h4> <h5> <a href="takahe.htm">Takahe</a>  <a href="kiwi1.htm">Kiwi</a><br> <a href="kakapo.htm">Kakapo</a>  <a href="penguin.htm">Penguin</a><br> <a href="moa.htm">Moa</a>  <a href="wren.htm">Wren</a></h5></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="142" height="65" bgcolor="dae8de"> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="8"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"><a href="fruit-eatingBirds.htm"><img src="pigeonWhakanewha_tealBg100.jpg" width="60" border="0"></a></td> <td width="85" align="center" valign="top"><h4><strong><a href="fruit-eatingBirds.htm">Fruit-eating birds</a></strong></h4> <p style="font-size:9px"><a href="fruit-eatingBirds.htm">Kereru (pigeon)  & 12 seed dispersers</a></p></td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="142" height="70" bgcolor="#dddddd"> <tr> <td align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="140" height="70" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="5"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"><a href="penguin.htm"><img src="penguinCrested_head100.jpg" width="65" border="0"></a></td> <td width="85" align="center" valign="middle"><h4><a href="penguin.htm"><strong>Penguin</strong></a></h4> <p style="font-size:9px"><a href="penguin.htm">Yellow-eyed<br> Four crested<br> Little blue<br> White-flippered</a></p></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="142" height="65" bgcolor="#e1e1e1"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="3"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="middle" colspan="2"><h4><a href="extinctBirdsReturn.htm"><strong>Rediscovered birds</strong></a></h4></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"><a href="extinctBirdsReturn.htm"><img src="taiko_head_greyBG150.jpg" width="55" border="0"></a></td> <td width="85" height="" align="center" valign="top"><p style="font-size:9px"><a href="extinctBirdsReturn.htm">The remarkable return of five extinct species</a></p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="142" bgcolor="#e3e0c5"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <a href="nativeBirds_list.htm"> <img src="huiaKeulemans.jpg" width="55" border="0" valign="top" alt="Huia"> </a><br> </td> <td align="center" valign="middle" width="100"> <h4><a href="nativeBirds_list.htm"><strong>Native<br> birds list</strong></a></h4> <h5><a href="nativeBirds_list.htm">273 oceanic,<br> coastal and<br> terrestrial birds</a></h5></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="142" height="75" bgcolor="#dae8de"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="bottom"><a href="criticallyEndangeredBirds.htm"><img src="ChathamIslandMollymawk_head80.jpg" width="50" border="0"></a></td> <td width="90" height="" align="center" valign="middle"><h4><a href="criticallyEndangeredBirds.htm"><strong>Critically endangered birds</strong></a></h4> <h5><a href="criticallyEndangeredBirds.htm">Nine Red List, 26 nationally critical</a></h5> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="142" bgcolor="#fee99a"> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="8"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" valign="top"><a href="birds_of_prey.htm"> <img src="falconHead_yellowBg60.jpg" width="49" border="0" valign="top" alt="Birds of prey"></a><br></td> <td align="center" valign="top" width="90"><h4><a href="birds_of_prey.htm"><strong> Birds of prey</strong></a></h4></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><h5><a href="falcon.htm">Falcon,</a> <a href="harrier.htm">Harrier</a><br> <a href="morepork.htm">Morepork</a><br> <a href="owlLaughing.htm">Laughing owl</a><br> <a href="birds_of_prey.htm#HaastsEagle">Haast's eagle</a></h5></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="8"> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="142" bgcolor="#dddddd"> <tr> <td align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="140" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="3"></td> </tr> <td align="center" valign="middle" colspan="2"><h4><a href="parrots.htm"><strong>Parrots & Parakeets</strong></a></h4></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="bottom"> <a href="parrots.htm"><img src="kea120w.jpg" width="50" height="46" border="0" alt="Kea"></a></td> <td width="80" height="47" align="center" valign="top"> <h5><a href="kea.htm">Kea</a><br> <a href="kaka.htm">Kaka</a><br> <a href="kakapo.htm">Kakapo</a><br> <a href="parrots.htm">5 parakeets</a></h5></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="142" bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="wattlebirds.htm"> <img src="kokako.jpg" border="0" width="51" alt="Huia"></a></td> <td width="80" align="center" valign="center"> <h4><a href="wattlebirds.htm"><strong>Wattlebirds</strong></a></h4> <h5><a href="huia.htm">Huia</a><br> <a href="kokako.htm">Kokako</a><br> <a href="saddleback.htm">Saddleback</a></h5></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="142" bgcolor="#e3e0c5"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="6"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" colspan="2"><h4><a href="gigantism.htm"><strong>Gigantism in insects</strong></a></h4></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="right"><h5><a href="gigantism.htm">Earthworms</a>    </h5></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="90"><a href="gigantism.htm"> <img src="wetaTusked_brown100.jpg" border="0" width="90"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="52"><h5><a href="gigantism.htm">Weta</a></h5></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="142" bgcolor="#ffcccc" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <a href="living_fossils.htm"><img src="archeys_frog.jpg" border="0" width="52"></a></td> <td align="center" width="100"> <h4><a href="living_fossils.htm"><strong>Living fossils</strong></a></h4> <h5><a href="living_fossils.htm">Leiopelma frogs<br> Land snails</a><br> <a href="tuatara.htm">Tuatara</a></h5></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> </td> <td valign="top" width="620"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="617" border="0"> <tr> <td height="1"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="tealAucklandIslandFemaleChick617.jpg" border="0" width="617"></td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="617" border="0"> <tr> <td width="25"> <td valign="top" width="435"> <table valign="top" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="412"> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="35"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="2"> <td width="410"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="300" border="0"> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top"><h1><font color="#333333">NEW  ZEALAND  ECOLOGY</font></h1></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50" height="4" bgcolor="#336666"> </td> <td width="233"> </td> </tr> <td colspan="2" height="3"> </td> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top"><h1><font color="#336666">TEAL</font></h1></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="15"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><p>Two species of flightless brown teal are endemic to New Zealand and are some of the rarest ducks in the world.  <em>Anas nesiotis</em> and <em>Anas aucklandica</em> are closely related, and found only on their respective very bleak but beautiful subantarctic islands.  They were originally on the New Zealand mainland, and are related to three flighted species, the endemic brown teal <em>Anas chlorotis</em>, with endangered South Island and North Island subspecies; grey teal <em>Anas gracilis</em>, a 19th century natural immigrant from Australia; and chestnut teal <em>Anas castanea</em> still stuck in Australia.</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="5"> </td> </tr> </table> <table valign="top" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" width="412"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="277"><h2><a href="tealAuckland_Island.htm"><strong>Auckland Island teal</strong>  <em>Anas aucklandica</em></a></h2> <p style="font-size:10px">The endangered flightless Auckland Island teal is endemic to the Auckland Island group.  It has had an easier time surviving in the harsh subantarctic environment than its close Campbell Island relative, because it is on small predator-free islands and islets off the main Auckland Island.  The two subantarctic teals are the smallest of the Australasian teals, with shorter pointed wings.  They are semi-nocturnal and a combination of sea duck and terrestrial duck, feeding and roosting in bull kelp beds on the shoreline, as well as on land  <a href="tealAuckland_Island.htm"><img src="arrow.jpg" border="0"> <em>See more</em></a></p></td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="145"><a href="tealAuckland_Island.htm"><img src="tealAucklandKelp_Morris140.jpg" border="0" width="135" alt="Auckland Island teal"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h2><a href="tealCampbell_Island.htm"><strong>Campbell Island teal</strong>  <em>Anas nesiotis</em></a></h2> <p style="font-size:10px">The flightless Campbell Island teal is critically endangered and the world's rarest duck. It was thought to be extinct for 100 years, before 20 survivors were found in 1972 on Dent Island, a tiny rock islet. Captive-bred birds originating from one female, were translocated back to their former range on Campbell Island over three years, which is the last stop before Antarctica.  After reaching the next lowest population to black robin, it has survived New Zealand's second-most critical brink of extinction.  <a href="tealCampbell_Island.htm"><img src="arrow.jpg" border="0"> <em>See more</em></a></p></td> <td align="right" valign="top"><a href="tealCampbell_Island.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('CampbellIslandTeal135','','tealCampbellIslandFemale135.jpg',1)"><img src="tealCampbellIslandMale135.jpg" alt="Campbell Island teal" name="CampbellIslandTeal135" width="135" height="183" border="0"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h2><a href="tealBrown.htm"><strong>North Island brown teal (Pateke)</strong><br> <em>Anas chlorotis</em> 'North Island'</a></h2> <p style="font-size:10px">Unlike subantarctic teal brown teal can fly, but are less interested in it than typical ducks. It is endemic and threatened. The main group of the North Island subspecies is on Great Barrier Island, and there are small groups at two Northland locations, and on Kapiti, Mana and Tiritiri Matangi Islands. Brown teal arrived in New Zealand much later than <em>A. aucklandica</em> and <em>A. nesiotis</em> about 10,000 years ago, and are more closely related to the Australian chestnut teal and grey teal.<br> <a href="tealBrown.htm"><img src="arrow.jpg" border="0"> <em>See more</em></a></p></td> <td align="right" valign="top"><a href="tealBrown.htm"><img src="tealBrown_group140.jpg" border="0" width="135"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h2><a href="tealBrown.htm"><strong>South Island brown teal</strong><br> <em>Anas chlorotis</em> 'South Island'</a></h2> <p style="font-size:10px">The South Island subspecies of brown teal is most likely functionally extinct, but with reasonable doubt that the last individuals have died. Fossil records from 16 South Island sites show that it occupied a wide range. Habitats were as diverse as coastal dunes, lagoons, lakes, waterways, swamp forests, and wet podocarp forests. South Island locations ranged from Stewart Island marine habitat without freshwater, to silver beech and dry mountain beech forests up to an altitude of 800m.  <a href="tealBrown.htm"><img src="arrow.jpg" border="0"> <em>See more</em></a></h3></td> <td align="right" valign="top"><a href="tealBrown.htm"><img src="tealBrown_Moon140.jpg" border="0" width="135"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h2><a href="tealGrey.htm"><strong>Grey teal</strong>  <em>Anas gracilis</em></a></h2> <p style="font-size:10px"> Grey teal is another small flighted teal that is more widespread in Australia, and migrated to New Zealand in the 19th century. Although it became widely distributed throughout New Zealand, the population is limited to a few locations. Grey teal are one of the country's smallest ducks, that has a preference for nesting in holes in trees.<br> <a href="tealGrey.htm"><img src="arrow.jpg" border="0"> <em>See more</em></a></h3></td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="145"><a href="tealGrey.htm"><img src="tealGrey140.jpg" width="135" border="0"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="28" bgcolor="#ffffff"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td valign="top" width="160"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="155" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <tr> </tr> <tr> <td height="36" bgcolor="#ffffff"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3><font color="#336666">2012 New Zealand Threat Classification System</h3> <h6><font color="#336666">Campbell Island teal<br> <em>Anas nesiotis</em><br> Nationally critical</font></h6> <h6><font color="#336666">Auckland Island teal<br> <em>Anas aucklandica</em><br> Nationally vulnerable</font></h6> <h6><font color="#336666">South Island brown teal<br> <em>Anas chlorotis</em> 'South Island'<br> Data deficient (taxonomically indeterminate)</font></h6> <h6><font color="#336666">Brown teal<br> <em>Anas chlorotis</em> 'North Island'<br> At risk-recovering</font></h6> <h6><font color="#336666">Blue duck<br> <em>Hymenolaimus malachorhynchos</em></br> Nationally vulnerable</font></h6> <h6><font color="#336666">Grey duck<br> <em>Anas superciliosa</em><br> Nationally critical</font></h6> <h6><font color="#336666">Australasian shoveler<br> <em>Anas rhynchotis</em><br> Not threatened</font></h6> <h6><font color="#336666">Paradise shelduck<br> <em>Tadorna variegata</em><br> Not threatened</font></h6> <h6><font color="#336666">New Zealand scaup<br> <em>Aythya novaeseelandiae</em><br> Not threatened</font></h6> <h6><font color="#336666">Grey teal<br> <em>Anas gracilis</em><br> Not threatened</font></h6></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3><font color="#333333">Extinct ducks, geese and swans .....</h3> <h6><font color="#333333">Auckland Island merganser<br> <em>Mergus australis</em></font></h6> <h6><font color="#333333">Blue-billed duck<br> <em>Oxyura australis</em></font></h6> <h6><font color="#333333">New Zealand musk<br> (De Lautour's duck)<br> <em>Biziura delautouri</em></font></h6> <h6><font color="#333333">Chatham Island duck<br> <em>Pachyanas chathamica</em></font></h6> <h6><font color="#333333">Finsch's duck<br> <em>Chenonetta finschi</em></font></h6> <h6><font color="#333333">Scarlett's duck<br> <em>Malacorhynchus scarletti</em></font></h6> <h6><font color="#333333">North Island goose<br> <em>Cnemiornis gracilis</em></font></h6> <h6><font color="#333333">South Island goose<br> <em>Cnemiornis calcitrans</em></font></h6> <h6><font color="#333333">New Zealand swan<br> <em>Cygnus sumnerensis</em></font></h6></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="5"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="lineDot150.gif" width="150"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="8"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="#top"><img src="top_link.jpg" border="0"></a></td> </tr> </table> </tr> </td> </table> </td> <td valign="top" width="225"> <img src="CampbellIslandDentIsland225.jpg"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="225" border="0" bgcolor="#dae8de"> <tr> <td align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="185" border="0" bgcolor="#dae8de"> <tr> <td><br><p style="font-size:9px"><strong>Above: Dent Island 1.6 km off Campbell Island, where 20 Campbell Island teal <em>Anas nesiotis</em> were rediscovered in 1972, after it was thought to be extinct for 150 years.  Photo Crown Copyright © Department of Conservation <br> <a href="tealCampbell_Island.htm"><img src="arrowAqua_bg.jpg" border="0"> <em>See more on Campbell Island teal</em></a></strong></p> <p style="font-size:9px"><strong>Above left: A female Auckland Island teal <em>Anas aucklandica</em> with her duckling, nestled in driftwood.  Photo Crown Copyright © Department of Conservation<br> <a href="tealAuckland_Island.htm"><img src="arrowAqua_bg.jpg" border="0"> <em>See more on Auckland Island teal</em></a></strong></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="8"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="lineDot200.gif" width="189"></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3><font color="#ff3333">2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species</font></h3> <h6><font color="#ff3333">Campbell Island teal<br> <em>Anas nesiotis</em><br> Critically endangered</font></h6> <h6><font color="#ff3333">Brown teal<br> <em>Anas chlorotis</em><br> Endangered</font></h6> <h6><font color="#ff3333">Auckland Island teal<br> <em>Anas aucklandica</em><br> Vulnerable</font></h6> <h6><font color="#ff3333">Blue duck<br> <em>Hymenolaimus malachorhynchos</em><br> Endangered</font></h6></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="9"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="lineDot200.gif" width="189"></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="9"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3>Photo credit</h3> <p style="font-size:10px"><em>Center top</em>; Auckland Island teal roosting in bull kelp, Rod Morris, Crown Copyright © Department of Conservation 1973.</em><br> <em>Center 2nd down</em>; 1st photo male Campbell Island teal, Garry Norman, Mt Bruce 1995, 2nd photo female Campbell Island teal, Barry Harcourt, Crown Copyright © Department of Conservation.<br> <em>Center 3rd down</em>; Brown teal <em>Anas chlorotis</em> 'North Island', Greta Barrier Island 1974, Dick Veitch, Crown Copyright © Department of Conservation<br> <em>Center 4th down</em>; Brown teal, Copyright © Geoff Moon<br> <em>Center bottom</em>; Grey teal <em>Anas gibberifrons</em>, Crown Copyright © Department of Conservation.</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="41"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="225" border="0" bgcolor="#dae3de"> <tr> <td align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="223" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="TNFdonation.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('TNFdonation','','seabirdsDonationLink_mo.jpg',1)"><img src="seabirdsDonationLink.jpg" alt="Donate" name="TNFdonation" width="140" height="225" border="0"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="30"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="990" bgcolor="#dae8de" border="0"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="middle" width="142"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="140" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0"> <tr> <td height="1" colspan="2" bgcolor="#dae8de"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="1" bgcolor="#dae8de"> </td> <td height="18"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="1" bgcolor="#dae8de"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"> <img src="terraNatureLogo212.gif" width="130"><br /> <br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="1" colspan="2" bgcolor="#dae8de"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="844"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="844" bgcolor="#dae8de" border="0"> <tr> <td width="20"> </td> <td align="left" valign="middle" width="351"><h5><font color="#444444"><strong>Copyright © 2009-14 TerraNature Trust. All rights reserved.</strong></font></h5></td> <td align="left" valign="middle"><h5><strong><a href="index.htm">home</a> | <a href="sponsors.htm">sponsors</a> | <a href="news-events.htm">latest news & events</a> | <a href="TNFdonation.htm">join - donate</a> | <a href="contact.htm">contact information</a><br /> <a href="volunteer.htm">volunteer activities</a> | <a href="about_us.htm">about us</a> | <a href="environmentalIssues.htm"> environmental issues</a> | <a href="NZ_ecology.htm">New Zealand ecology</a></strong></h5></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> var sc_project=369939; var sc_partition=1; </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="https://www.statcounter.com/counter/counter.js"></script><noscript><a href="http://www.statcounter.com/" target="_blank"><img src="" alt="" border="0"></a> </noscript> </body> </html>