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WetlandPlatform nestLarge · 342 g
What the Green-winged Teal sounds like
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The Eurasian teal is one of the smallest extant dabbling ducks at 34–43 cm (13–17 in) length and with an average weight of 360 g (13 oz) in drake (males) and 340 g (12 oz) in hens (females). The wings are 17.5–20.4 cm (6.9–8.0 in) long, yielding a wingspan of 53–59 cm (21–23 in). The bill measures 3.2–4 cm (1.3–1.6 in) in length, and the tarsus 2.8–3.4 cm (1.1–1.3 in). From a distance, the drakes in breeding plumage appear grey, with a dark head, a yellowish behind, and a white stripe running along the flanks.
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When to see the Green-winged Teal
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Green-winged Teal
The map shades 142 countries with regular records, and 12 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Colombia, Australia, Ecuador, Panama, Cameroon, Anguilla, Dominican Republic, Haiti, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Turkmenistan, Djibouti, British Virgin Islands.
About the Green-winged Teal
The Eurasian teal, common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal is a common and widespread duck that breeds in temperate Eurosiberia and migrates south in winter. 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. The bird gives its name to the blue-green colour teal.
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Easily confused with
Northern PintailAnas acutaThe northern pintail is a fairly large duck with a wing chord of 23.6–28.2 cm (9.3–11.1 in) and wingspan of 80–95 cm (31–37 in).
American Black DuckAnas rubripesThe American black duck weighs 720–1,640 g (1.59–3.62 lb) and measures 54–59 cm (21–23 in) in length with a 88–95 cm (35–37 in) wingspan.
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosaThis sociable duck is found in a variety of wetland habitats, and its nesting habits are much like those of the mallard, which is encroaching on its range in New Zealand.
Side by side: Green-winged Teal vs Mallard · Green-winged Teal vs Northern Pintail · American Black Duck vs Green-winged Teal · Green-winged Teal vs Pacific Black Duck
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