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The green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis) or American teal is a common and widespread duck that breeds in the northern areas of North America except on the Aleutian Islands. It was considered conspecific with the Eurasian teal ( A. crecca ) for some time, but the two have since been split into separate species.
The Eurasian teal (Anas crecca), common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal is a common and widespread duck that breeds in temperate Eurosiberia and migrates south in winter. [2] The Eurasian teal is often called simply the teal due to being the only one of these small dabbling ducks in much of its range. [3]
The speculum is a patch, often distinctly coloured, on the secondary wing feathers, or remiges, of some birds. Examples of the colour(s) of the speculum in a number of ducks are: Common teal and green-winged teal: Iridescent green edged with buff. [1] Blue-winged teal: Iridescent green. [2] The species' common name comes from the sky-blue wing ...
Green-winged teal, Anas crecca; Andaman teal, ... White-winged duck, Asarcornis scutulata; ... The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The ...
The Baikal teal has a height from 11.75 to 15.75 inches and a weighs an average of 1 pound. The female looks similar to a female green-winged teal but with a longer tail, and a distinctive white spot at the base of the bill and a white throat that angles to the back of the eye. She also has a distinct light eyebrow bordered by a darker crown.
Green-winged teal, Anas carolinensis (A) Greylag goose, Anser anser; Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus; Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus (A) King eider, Somateria spectabilis; Lesser scaup, Aythya affinis (A) Lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus; Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis; Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Canada goose Female mallard in flight Pair of green-winged teals, male at rear Pair of hooded mergansers, male at rear. Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans.
Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, ... Green-winged teal, Anas crecca; ... The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The ...