Chestnut Teal Conservation status: Lower risk (lc)
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Genus: Anas Species: A. castanea
Binomial name
Anas castanea (Eyton, 1838)

The Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea) is a dabbling duck found in southern Australia. Chestnut Teal, Male - Homebush Bay (Sydney, Australia), June 2004 This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Zarni02. ... Chestnut Teal, Female - Homebush Bay (Sydney, Australia), June 2004 This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Zarni02. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascideiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Many - see section below. ... Families  Anhimidae  Anseranatidae  Anatidae The order Anseriformes contains about 150 species of bird in three families: the Anhimidae (the screamers), Anseranatidae (the Magpie Goose), and the Anatidae, which includes over 140 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans. ... Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Thalassorninae Anserinae Stictonettinae Plectropterinae Tadorninae Anatinae Merginae Oxyurinae Anatidae is the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swan. ... † See also Diving duck The dabbling ducks are a group of ten genera and about 55 species of ducks, including some of the most familiar Northern Hemisphere species. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... Thomas Campbell Eyton (September 10, 1809 - October 25, 1880) was an English naturalist. ... 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... † See also Diving duck The dabbling ducks are a group of ten genera and about 55 species of ducks, including some of the most familiar Northern Hemisphere species. ...

The male has a distinctive green coloured head and mottled brown body. The female has a brown head and mottled brown body. The female is almost identical in appearance to the Grey Teal. It is Protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974. Binomial name Anas gibberifrons Muller,S, 1842 The Grey Teal (Anas gibberifrons) is a dabbling duck found in open wetlands in Australia, New Zealand, the Andaman Islands and Indonesia. ...