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Green-winged Teal
Scientific Name - Anas crecca
Identification Tips:
Length: 10.5 inches Wingspan: 24 inches
Very small, short-necked, and small-billed dabbling
duck
Green speculum
Whitish belly
Juvenile similar to adult female
Adult male alternate:
Alternate plumage worn from Fall through early summer
Dark bill
Rich rust-colored head
Iridescent green face patch sweeping through eye and
tapering to the back of head
Buff chest with dark spotting
Gray flanks and back
Vertical white line at fore part of flanks
Horizontal black line above flanks
Buff outer undertail coverts bordered by black
Black central undertail coverts
Adult male basic:
Similar to adult female, but with duller face pattern
Adult female:
Dark gray bill
Pale brown head and neck
Dark brown cap and eye line
Dark brown back and upperwing coverts scalloped with
buff
White breast spotted with brown
White belly
Similar species:
Adult male unmistakable in winter. Females, immature
and eclipse males similar to most female ducks, but
are very small, short-billed, and have a distinctive
wing pattern that is sometimes visible at rest.
Diet:
Almost Exclusively: Plant Matter
Lesser Quantities of: Aquatic Invertebrates
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