Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAnas (Mallards, Pintails, and Allies)
- SpeciesAnas castanea (Chestnut Teal)
Closest Relatives at Wilsons Promontory National Park
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
Grey Teal
Anas gracilis
Australian Wood Duck
Chenonetta jubata
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
Cape Barren Goose
Cereopsis novaehollandiae
Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides
Blue-billed Duck
Oxyura australis
Musk Duck
Biziura lobata
White-eyed Duck
Aythya australis
Australasian Shoveler
Spatula rhynchotis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 11 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut Teal in Wilsons Promontory National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Chestnut Teal sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chestnut Teal in Wilsons Promontory National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut Teal in Wilsons Promontory National Park in our monthly data.