Most of the body is buffy colored with dense black speckles. Bluish-gray head with bold white crescent in front of eye, black bill, and black wings and rear.
Coarsely marked brown body with darker cap and eyeline on the head, and black bill.
Forages in shallow water by dabbling, reaching underwater to grab aquatic vegetation, seeds, midge larvae, and other food items. Does not dive.
In flight the wings show green secondaries and powdery-blue shoulder patches.
Most of the body is buffy colored with dense black speckles. Bluish-gray head with bold white crescent in front of eye.
Often occurs in flocks, and in a variety of wetland habitats including flooded fields and shallow ponds.
Sometimes flocks with other duck species.
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A small dabbling duck, a Blue-winged Teal is dwarfed by a Mallard and only a touch larger than a Green-winged Teal. Head is rounded and bill is on the large side.
crow-sizedDucks, Geese, and Waterfowl(Order: Anseriformes, Family: Anatidae)
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