Green-winged Teal
(Anas crecca)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| 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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Description |
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This is the smallest dabbling duck in North America. |
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Size |
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12″ to 16″ in length 23″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Shallow lakes, wetlands, rivers |
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Biology |
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Migration |
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Early March to mid-May and late August to early December |
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Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Common migrant, rare breeder |
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Maps |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Anseriformes (waterfowl) | ||
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Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans) | ||
| Subfamily | Anatinae (dabbling ducks) | ||
Genus |
Anas (mallards, pintails, and allies) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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American Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca carolinensis) Aleutian Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca nimin) Eurasian Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca crecca) |
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| Dan W. Andree | |||
Spring Arrivals They eventually all flew off together. |
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| Elizabeth Daughton | |||
green-winged teal, Bredesen Park, Edina, April 8 |
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| Green-winged Teal Allen Chartier |
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| Green-winged Teal Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| American Green-winged Teal JMC Nature Photos |
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| Other Videos | |||
| Green-Winged Teal - Cerceta comun manolodorecho |
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About
Uploaded on Dec 27, 2006 Green-Winged Teal, Palo Alto Baylands, California |
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| Green Winged Teal Stoozik |
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About
Uploaded on Mar 14, 2007 Yvonne's Buddy |
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| NY Botanical Garden: Green-winged teal NATURECAMHD |
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Uploaded on Apr 11, 2010 A male green-winged teal on the banks of the Bronx River at the New York Botanical Garden. |
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| Green-winged Teal Wayne Wolfersberger |
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Published on Mar 15, 2013 Green-winged Teal Ducks feeding, preening and mating in the spring as they fly north for nesting. Video filmed in northern Virginia at Huntley Meadows Park, a wetlands in Fairfax County. Includes map distribution and educational commentary. |
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| Drake Green-winged Teal WWTCaerlaverock |
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Published on Mar 19, 2013 A drake Green-winged Teal on the Folly Pond. Video by Reserve Warden Mike Youdale |
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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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| Elizabeth Daughton 8/8/2017 |
Location: Bredesen Park, Edina |
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