Chestnut teal

Anas castanea

The Chestnut teal (Anas castanea) is a bird found in Australia. Wetlands and estuaries across Australia. It eats seeds and nuts, leaves and other plant parts and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Anas castanea
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	Australia

🏡 Where the Chestnut teal lives

Wetlands and estuaries across Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

🌰 Seeds & nuts40%
🌿 Leaves & plants40%
🐛 Insects & bugs20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Males have a glossy green head and rich chestnut body.

Hear the Chestnut teal

Recorded by Greg McLachlan (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC883158. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Chestnut teal

Where does the Chestnut teal live?

The Chestnut teal lives in Australia. Wetlands and estuaries across Australia.

What does the Chestnut teal eat?

seeds and nuts (about 40%), leaves and other plant parts (about 40%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Chestnut teal endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.