Blue-winged Teal Photo Gallery
Male
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.
© Dave Spier / Macaulay LibrarySouth Carolina, February 23, 2006Female
Coarsely marked brown body with darker cap and eyeline on the head, and black bill.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 08, 2015Adult male and female/nonbreeding male
Forages in shallow water by dabbling, reaching underwater to grab aquatic vegetation, seeds, midge larvae, and other food items. Does not dive.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, April 25, 2012Not all videos have soundMale
In flight the wings show green secondaries and powdery-blue shoulder patches.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 08, 2016Male
Most of the body is buffy colored with dense black speckles. Bluish-gray head with bold white crescent in front of eye.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 08, 2015Nonbreeding adult/immature
Often occurs in flocks, and in a variety of wetland habitats including flooded fields and shallow ponds.
© Chris Wood / Macaulay LibraryNew York, September 10, 2007Male (with Mallard)
Sometimes flocks with other duck species.
© Graham Gerdeman / Macaulay LibraryTennessee, January 10, 2019Nonbreeding adult/immature
In flight, all plumages show a powder-blue patch on the upperwing coverts.
© Bob Howdeshell / Macaulay LibraryTennessee, September 24, 2019Male
Occurs in wetland habitats including flooded fields and shallow ponds.
© K Novotny / Macaulay LibraryWisconsin, May 29, 2020Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl(Order: Anseriformes, Family: Anatidae)
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