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| Wetlands & Waterfowl's Guide to North American Waterfowl: | |||
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Green-Winged Teal Scroll down for details  Scientific Name: Anas
crecca carolinensis Habitat: marshes and shallow ponds Appearance: 13-16" long. Small, with green patches on wings. Male: Gray body; rusty head; green ear patch; vertical white stripe between flank and breast. Female: Grey-brown body; whitish belly. Food: Aquatic plants, seeds, insects. Nesting: Nest is a down-lined hollow of grass, hidden in vegetation near water. Female lays 7-15 dull white, greenish or buff colored eggs and incubates for about 24 days. Young are downy, leave the nest soon after hatching and fly at about 6 weeks. |
The Green-winged Teal is among the most numerous and widespread of all northern ducks. They are essentially gregarious and are best distinguished by their small size. Anas crecca carolinensis is a sub-species of the Eurasian Annas crecca, and can be distinguished by the males incomplete yellow face lines, a black lateral stripe along the wing edge, and the vertical white line that separates the flank and breast. Both of these closely related birds are known as Green-winged Teal. | |