Green-winged Teal Photo Gallery

Male (American)

A small dabbling duck. Breeding male has a chestnut head with a green streak behind the eye, and in the "American" subspecies, a vertical white stripe on the side.

Male (Eurasian)

Breeding male of the "Eurasian" subspecies has a horizontal white stripe on the side as opposed to the vertical stripe on the "American" subspecies.

Breeding male (American) with American Coot

Small, compact duck. At distance, the white vertical stripe at the shoulder (on males) and the creamy diagonal mark at the tail (on both sexes) are useful marks.

Female/immature male

Small duck with a blocky body. Female and nonbreeding male have a cream-colored stripe at the rear.

Male and female (American)

In flight both male and female have a green "speculum" patch in the wing.

Male (American)

Small duck with a blocky body. Breeding male has a chestnut head with a green stripe behind the eye, and in the "American" subspecies, a vertical white stripe on the side. The undertail coverts are cream colored.

Female/immature male

Green speculum often hidden on resting birds, but is visible in flight.

Immature

Feeds in shallow bodies of water and in flooded fields. Breeds in dense vegetation along river deltas.

Male and female (Eurasian)

Often gathers in large flocks during the nonbreeding season.

Male and female (American)

Wintering birds typically flock to shallow wetlands, including coastal marshes and bayous, estuaries, riparian sloughs, and agricultural areas such as rice fields.