A strange Teal from southeastern China (1 Viewer)

[metroplex]

Hi guys, one of my friends got a photo of a Teal (doubtable Green-winged) from thousands of Eurasian Teals at Aotou Mangrove Reserve, Guangdong in southeastern coast of China on Feb 5, 2011.

He was confused that the vertical bar on the breast side is not white enough, and just shoot from one side at that time.

Is it a male Eurasian or Green-winged Teal? Thanks!

 

[phil baber]

Some good news for your friend?

1 Barely discernible, and scant, yellow edging to green on face (more marked and pronounced on Eurasian Teal as a feature.)
2 Lack of white "horizontal line" along folded wing (which Eurasian Teal male mostly demonstrates. Look at the male behind!)
3 The vertical white stripe may indicate a hybrid. But with the above mentioned features also evident? This is a pretty clear-cut case for GWT IMO.
4 Throw a party for your friend to celebrate his find!

ps I'm sure others will fill you in on the hues and breast pattern also. Nice find!

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Green-winged Teal for me.

CB

 

[chris butterworth]

GWT IMO ( these abbreviations are getting silly! ). Male Green-winged Teal on left and Common Teal on the right.

Chris

 

[metroplex]

Some good news for your friend?

1 Barely discernible, and scant, yellow edging to green on face (more marked and pronounced on Eurasian Teal as a feature.)
2 Lack of white "horizontal line" along folded wing (which Eurasian Teal male mostly demonstrates. Look at the male behind!)
3 The vertical white stripe may indicate a hybrid. But with the above mentioned features also evident? This is a pretty clear-cut case for GWT IMO.
4 Throw a party for your friend to celebrate his find!

ps I'm sure others will fill you in on the hues and breast pattern also. Nice find!

Thank you very much! phil!
That's very detailed analyses. I think he would very happy to hear your conclusion! thanks again!

 

[metroplex]

Green-winged Teal for me.

CB

GWT IMO ( these abbreviations are getting silly! ). Male Green-winged Teal on left and Common Teal on the right.

Chris

Thanks for your opinions, CB and Chirs!||

 

[phil baber]

Thank you very much! phil!
That's very detailed analyses. I think he would very happy to hear your conclusion! thanks again!

Especially point number 4! B

 

[Jeff Hopkins]

I'm also of the understanding that hybrids tend to show at least a partial horizontal white line. Another missing feature that leads toward pure green-winged.

 

[Jan-Paul Charteris]

Some good news for your friend?

1 Barely discernible, and scant, yellow edging to green on face (more marked and pronounced on Eurasian Teal as a feature.)
2 Lack of white "horizontal line" along folded wing (which Eurasian Teal male mostly demonstrates. Look at the male behind!)
3 The vertical white stripe may indicate a hybrid. But with the above mentioned features also evident? This is a pretty clear-cut case for GWT IMO.
4 Throw a party for your friend to celebrate his find!

ps I'm sure others will fill you in on the hues and breast pattern also. Nice find!

The breast colour was exactly what I was going to add looks perfectly good for me, off-white verticle strip would be more unusual for Eurasian than Green-winged. The only hybrid influence would have to be with a darker verticle striped teal, and there isn't one

 

[johnallcock]

Interestingly, Hong Kong's third record of Green-winged Teal was of a bird seen this spring (February and presumed same bird in April). Photos can be found at:
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/viewthr....hk/BBS/viewthread.php?tid=13468&extra=page=1

Given the extreme rarity of this species in South-east China, I'm sure the bird your friend photographed must be the same individual!

 

[metroplex]

thanks, guys!

The pic bellow is another one shooted in the same day but without the same time, does it look like the same individual as the formers, if someone think they are different ones, is this one a Green-winged Teal too?

Thanks a lot!

 

[2Rena]

Yes Metroplex, that is Green-winged Teal. There is little yellow line around the green mask, no length ways bar above wings but vertical one at side of breast and breast is more reddich, no pink.

 

[metroplex]

Yes Metroplex, that is Green-winged Teal. There is little yellow line around the green mask, no length ways bar above wings but vertical one at side of breast and breast is more reddich, no pink.

Thanks a lot!~