![South Island brown teal/pāteke (Anas chlorotis) New Zealand duck](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/002/955/full/SLH_Who's_who_in_the_duck_world_Pateke.jpg?1674169257)
The brown teal/pāteke (Anas chlorotis) is one of the rarest ducks in New Zealand. The South Island subspecies is now extinct, and the North Island subspecies is at risk – recovering, with the lowest numbers of any duck on the mainland.
The brown teal/pāteke (Anas chlorotis) is one of the rarest ducks in New Zealand. The South Island subspecies is now extinct, and the North Island subspecies is at risk – recovering, with the lowest numbers of any duck on the mainland.