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Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca

Small duck
Iridescent green patch in wings, with white stripe in front
Yellowish tail stripe
Male with white stripe up shoulder, dark reddish and green head
Size: 12-15 in
Wingspan: 20-23 in
Weight: 4-18 ounces
Breeding male boldly patterned with gray and reddish; female dull mottled brown

Syllables: green winged teal
Pronunciation: grin wIngd or wIng ihd til



Green-winged Teal
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The Green-winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
is a common and widespread duck which breeds in the northernmost areas of North America. It is the New World counterpart of the Eurasian Common Teal (Anas crecca) with which it is sometimes considered nonspecific.

This dabbling duck is strongly migratory and winters far south of its breeding range. It is highly gregarious outside of the breeding season and will form large flocks. In flight, the fast, twisting flocks resemble waders.

This is the smallest North American dabbling duck. The breeding male has grey flanks and back, with a yellow rear end and a white-edged green speculum, obvious in flight or at rest. It has a chestnut head with a green eye patch. It is distinguished from drake Common Teal by a vertical, not horizontal white flank stripe, and the lack of thin buff lines on its head.

The females are light brown, with plumage much like a female Mallard. They can be distinguished from most ducks on size and shape, and the speculum. Separation from female Common Teal is problematic.

In non-breeding (eclipse) plumage, the drake looks more like the female.

It is a common duck of sheltered wetlands, such as taiga bogs, and usually feeds by dabbling for plant food or grazing. It nests on the ground, near water and under cover.

This is a noisy species. The male has a clear whistle, whereas the female has a feeble "quack".

The Green-winged Teal

Scientific classification

         Kingdom: Animalia
         Phylum:   Chordata
         Class:   Aves
         Order:   Anseriformes
         Family:   Anatidae
         Genus:   Anas
         Species:   Carolinesis

Binomial name
Anas carolinensis Gmelin