Chestnut Teal, Laratinga Wetlands

Chestnut Teal, Laratinga Wetlands, South Australia

The male Chestnut Teal is an attractively coloured member of the duck family here in Australia. They are moderately common in their range which covers most of SE Australia, including Tasmania, as well as the SW part of Western Australia.

The birds shown in these photos I saw at the Laratinga Wetlands in Mt Barker, South Australia, were not as confiding as the Pacific Black Ducks and I found it hard to get good photos on the day.

Chestnut Teal, Laratinga Wetlands, South Australia