Meanings of brown teal in English

First birds we meet are the rare pateke or brown teal.

Urupukapuka Island is a breeding ground for the brown teal and New Zealand dotterel.

The South Island brown teal is likely to be the next native bird to be declared extinct.

At Tawharanui there are native forest and green geckos, brown teal, robins, white heads and bell birds.

Open sanctuaries co-ordinator at Auckland Council Matt Maitland says seven pateke, or brown teal ducks, as well as kiwi and other native birds have died.