Blue-winged Teal
(Anas discors)
| Conservation Status | IUCN Red List |
LC - Least Concern |
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NatureServe |
N5B, N5N - Secure Breeding and Nonbreeding SNRB - Unranked Breeding |
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Minnesota |
not listed |
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| Occurrence | Common migrant and breeder |
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| Habitat | Shallow lake edges, ponds, and wetlands |
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| Size | 14″ to 16″ in length 23″ wingspan |
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| Migration | April to September |
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| Comments | Subspecies |
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| Taxonomy | Order: |
Anseriformes (ducks, geese, swans, and relatives) |
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Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans) |
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| Ramona Abrego | |||
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Blue-winged Teals... Blue-winged certainly fits their description. |
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Spring Arrivals They eventually all flew off together. |
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| Blue-winged Teal Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| Blue-winged Teal Joshua Mayer |
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| Blue-winged Teal (Anatidae: Anas discors) Male and Female Carl Barrentine |
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Uploaded on May 13, 2010 Photographed at the Kellys Slough NWR, North Dakota (13 May 2010). |
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| Male Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) Kevin Cavallin |
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Uploaded on Apr 17, 2011 I got lucky today and saw a few different species of ducks |
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| Blue-winged Teal Karen Hogan |
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Published on Dec 15, 2013 Blue-winged Teal at Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge 3-28-13. Video 5686 |
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| Blue-winged Teal Janelle Streed |
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Uploaded on Nov 15, 2011 Wild Blue-winged Teal (male and female) on a slew in Minnesota. May 2011 Blessings |
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| Blue-winged Teal Philip Parsons |
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Published on Nov 11, 2013 Blue-winged Teal, drake, filmed at Wellington gravel pits, New workings, Herefordshire, England on Sunday 10th November 2013. Filmed using high magnification.Best viewed using 1080p HD or 720p HD! |
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| Ramona Abrego | Location: Becker County |
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| Dan W. Andree 5/3/2018 |
Location: rural Norman Co. Mn They eventually all flew off together. |
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| Bill Reynolds 5/16/2008 |
Agassiz WMA |
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