Brow Teal / New Zealand Teal - Crtically endangered
Brow Teal / New Zealand Teal - Crtically endangered, Maori name is Pateke (Anas chlorotis). Tiritiri Matangi island near Auckland New Zealand. Once widespread numbers have been steadily declining as a result of habitat loss and predation from introduced mammals and may be as low as 1000 birds remaining. The NZ Dept of Conservation has a recovery programme involving selected captive collections across the country
Picture No
10867606
Media ID
42942935
Size
5120px x 3413px
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Credit
© Mark Boulton / www.ardea.com
Category
NA
Ardea Picture Library
Picture No
10867606
Contributor Ref
MAB-477
