Chestnut Teals
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The Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea) is a dabbling duck found in southern Australia.
It is protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974.
Description:
The male has a distinctive green colored 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.
Copyright: Wikipedia. The images to the right and this article are licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia.org and, in part, the public domain.
Diet / Feeding:
Ducks generally feed on larvae and pupae often found under rocks, as well as aquatic animals, plant material, seeds, small fish, snails and crabs.
Feeding Ducks ...
We all enjoy these beautiful birds and many of us offer them food to encourage them to come over and stay around - and it works! Who doesn't like an easy meal!
However, the foods that we traditionally feed them at local ponds are utterly unsuitable for them and are likely to cause health problems down the road. Also, there may be local laws against feeding this species of bird - so it's best to check on that rather than facing consequences at a later stage.
- Click here to find out which foods to feed them that will offer the nutrition they need to survive a cold winter and remain healthy
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