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Grey TealAlternative names: "Wood Teal", "Slender Teal" Aboriginal name: "buuway" [yuwaalaraay] |
Sightings
Spotted by us for the first time in April of 2006, about 20 km west of Barraba, New South Wales. Later sighted regularly in various locations (always around dams or natural water) in north-western NSW, including e.g. Narrabri Lake.
Seen also in temporary wetlands 20 km south of Walgett, NSW, in April 2009.
Photos
Lateral view of a Grey Teal (click on image for larger version)
Close view at the scalloped plumage of a pair of Grey Teals (click on image for larger version)
Grey Teal with four of its seven chicks (click on image for larger version)
Close-up view of three Grey Teal chicks (click on image for larger version)
Grey Teal leading its chicks away from the annoying photographer (click on image for larger version)
Closer view of part of the family (click on image for larger version)
Group of Grey Teals at Narrabri Lake (click on image for larger version)
Grey Teals sifting through shallow water (click on image for larger version)
Lateral view of a pair of Grey Teals
Grey Teal in flight (slightly blurred)
Habits
Often seen together with other ducks, in particular Australian Wood Ducks.
Group photo of several species of water birds - a pair of Australian Wood Ducks (centre), Grey Teals (left and right) and Australasian Grebes (the two smaller birds)
Group photo of several species of water birds - a pair of Australian Wood Ducks (far left), a family of Grey Teals (centre) and a pair of Australasian Grebes (front)