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Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
Blue-Winged Teal, Birding Center, Port Aransas, Texas Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details) 
Blue-Winged Teal, Birding Center, Port Aransas, Texas Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
BLUE-WINGED TEAL FACTS
DescriptionDuring the breeding season, the male Blue-winged Teal has blue-gray head with large white crescent between eye and bill. The body is cinnamon-brown with fine black markings. The upper wing has a large light blue patch with a white rear border. Outside the breeding season the body is gray brown without white patches, and only a faint outline of the white face crescent. The female is mottled gray brown with blue wing patch. Juveniles are similar to adult females. Size 36cm - 41cm Environment Shallow ponds, seasonal and permanent wetlands Food seeds, plants, aquatic invertebrates Breeding Nest is a scrape on the ground amongst grass near the water. Nest is lined with grass and down. Lays six to fourteen creamy white eggs. Range Breeds throughout most of North America. Winters along southern coasts of the United States, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. Classification
Relatives in same Genus Northern Pintail (A. acuta) American Wigeon (A. americana) Northern Shoveler (A. clypeata) Green-winged Teal (A. crecca) Cinnamon Teal (A. cyanoptera) Eurasian Wigeon (A. penelope) Mallard (A. platyrhynchos) Gadwall (A. strepera) Home | Mammals | Reptiles | Birds | Insects | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer | Contact Us |