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 |  | Scientific name: Anas castanea
Size: 37 - 48m
Status: Common
Diet: Aquatic insects, worms, plants and seeds.
Habitat: Swamps, tidal mudflats and inlets.
Breeding: Seven to ten cream coloured eggs are layed from July to January.
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| | Chestnut Teal
/Chestnut+Teal/$File/Chestnut+Teal.jpg) Chestnut Teals are dabbling ducks feeding on the water edge and upending themselves to feed off the bottom waterways. |