The Auckland Island teal is a flightless duck found only in the Auckland Islands south of New Zealand. Both sexes are brown, with differences in plumage.
Males have a green sheen on the head, a dark chestnut breast, and barred flanks. Females are uniformly dark brown. Both sexes have a white eye-ring and very short wings.
Pairs keep territories throughout the year. The birds are generally active around dawn and dusk and feed on small marine invertebrates, insects, crustaceans, and seeds from grasses and rushes.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.