Green-winged Teal Photo Gallery
Male (American)
Small, blocky duck. Breeding males have a chestnut head with a green streak behind the eye and a vertical white stripe on the side.
© Jeff Stacey / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, February 22, 2017Male (Eurasian)
Eurasian subspecies have a horizontal white stripe on the side as opposed to the vertical stripe on American subspecies.
© Charles Fitzpatrick / Macaulay LibraryNewfoundland and Labrador, January 07, 2021Breeding 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.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, November 08, 2014Not all videos have soundFemale/immature male
Small duck with a blocky body. Females and nonbreeding males have a cream-colored stripe at the rear.
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryMaine, September 21, 2011Male and female (American)
In flight both males and females have a green "speculum" patch in the wing.
© Chris Wood / Macaulay LibraryColorado, March 31, 2009Male (American)
Small duck with a blocky body. Breeding males have a chestnut head with a green stripe behind the eye and a vertical white stripe on the side. The undertail coverts are cream colored.
© Frank King / Macaulay LibraryNewfoundland and Labrador, March 04, 2017Female/immature male
Green speculums often hidden on resting birds, but are visible in flight.
© Amanda Guercio / Macaulay LibraryOntario, November 22, 2012Immature
Feeds in shallow bodies of water and in flooded fields. Breeds in dense vegetation along river deltas.
© Daniel Jauvin / Macaulay LibraryQuebec, August 28, 2016Male 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.
© Patrick Maurice / Macaulay LibraryArizona, December 31, 2016Species in This Family
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl(Order: Anseriformes, Family: Anatidae)
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