Blue-winged Teal - Anas Discors

Length 1.3 ft (39.4 cm)
Wingspan 1.9 ft (58.4 cm)
Weight 13 oz (368.5 g)
Clutch Size 8-11
Chicks at birth Precocial
IUCN Conservation Status Least Concern
Continents:NA, SA
     

The Blue-winged Teal is a dabbling duck that breeds in North America and winters along the North America coast and South America.

The white crescent on the male is a great field marker. They feed in shallow water eating mostly plants with some mollusks and aquatic insects.

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