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Historical bird plate: Auckland Teal

Multi-species plate · Buller / Keulemans · 1888

Two birds identified on this plate

Auckland Teal · Brown Teal

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Nesonetta Gray & Nesonetta aucklandica

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01Auckland Teal
Nesonetta aucklandicaAnas aucklandicaShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateNesonetta aucklandicaAuckland-Island Duck
Name used todayAnas aucklandicaAuckland Teal

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

02Brown Teal
Anas chlorotisAnas chlorotisShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateAnas chlorotisBrown Duck
Name used todayAnas chlorotisBrown Teal

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
A history of the birds of New Zealand, Volume 2
Plate
18
Creator
Walter L. Buller; plates principally by J. G. Keulemans, with uncoloured plates after P. J. Smit by E. Wilson
Holding institution
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.