Anas chlorotis ssp. nov 'Chatham Islands'
Chatham teal, Chatham duck
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: subfossil (1915?)
Distribution
Chatham Islands, New Zealand
"Brown Teal also occurred on Chatham Island where they differentiated into a somewhat smaller and shorter-winged form (P Millener, pers. comm.)."
(DoC, 1996:5)
"A by-product of this work has been the discovery that the brown teal that once inhabited Chatham Islands were a distinct taxon."
(Southey & Hitchmough, 2000:1)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Department of Conservation. (1996). Brown Teal (Pateke) Anas chlorotis Recovery Plan. Threatened Species Recovery Plan No. 19. 39 pp.
Fleming, C. A. (1939). Birds of the Chatham Islands. The Emu 38: 380-413. [relevant reference?]
Southey, I. and Hitchmough, R. (2000). Morphological variation in New Zealand brown teal (Anas chlorotis). Conservation Advisory Science Notes No. 325, Department of Conservation, Wellington.