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Revision as of 23:47, 6 November 2015
Alternative name: Green-winged Teal
- Anas crecca
Identification
334-43cm
Male
- Grey body with black vermiculations
- Chestnut head and neck
- Dark green patch before eye to hindneck
- Black and white horizontal striped flanks crecca
- Vertical white stripe on carolinensis
- Buff, brown spotted breast
- White belly
- Black tail
- Yellow sides to undertail
- Dark grey bill and feet
- Brown iris
Female
- Brown body with dark streaks and mottling
- Dark greyish-brown head, neck and eyestripe
- Pink based bill, grey towards tip
- Greyish-olive feet
- Brown iris
Similar Species
Female looks like a very small Garganey
Distribution
Widespread throughout Eurasia, Africa (except the south), North and Central America
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Anas crecca has three subspecies:1
- A. c. crecca
- A. c. nimia (not always considered valid)
- Aleutian Islands
- A. c. carolinensis
- North America; winters to Mexico and West Indies
- Was recognised as a separate species, the Green-winged Teal1; taxonomy still in much of debate as subspecies seem to be more closely related to the Speckled Teal than each other.
Habitat
Freshwater wetlands, reedbeds, small lakes and ponds.
Behaviour
Flight
Explosive vertical take-off when startled.
Diet
Their diet is varied and includes insects, larvae, worms, molluscs and crustaceans and vegetation including seeds.
Breeding
It is a ground nester, nesting in a hollow lined with leaves and down feathers, near water. The 8-11 eggs are incubated for 21-23 days. The young fledge 25-30 days later.
Vocalisation
Call: a clear, far-reaching, whistle.
<flashmp3>Anas crecca (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-winged Teal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-winged_Teal
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