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Blue-winged Teal

Spatula discors

The Blue-winged Teal is a small duck with beautiful blue wings! They love to swim in ponds and marshes, and they often travel in groups called flocks.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Blue-winged Teal has a distinctive blue patch on its forewing, visible in flight and at rest, contrasting with iridescent green speculum feathers. Males display a prominent white crescent on their face in front of the eye, while females are mottled brown with a paler face.

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Blue-winged Teal
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Blue-winged Teal

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Blue-winged Teals get their name from their amazing bright blue wing feathers!

Male blue-winged teals have a high-pitched whistling call, not a typical quack!

These ducks are among the last to migrate north in spring and first to leave in fall.

They migrate all the way to South America, one of the longest duck journeys!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Rapid Take-off

Blue-winged Teal has strong leg muscles that allow for a quick, vertical take-off from the water, helping them escape predators.

Fähigkeit

Filter-Feeder Finesse

Blue-winged Teal can skim the water surface, using specialized bill lamellae to filter tiny aquatic invertebrates and seeds.

Fähigkeit

Long-Distance Traveler

Blue-winged Teal can migrate thousands of kilometers annually, guided by instinct to warm wintering grounds.

Maße und Details

Länge
35-46 cm
Flügelspannweite
58-79 cm
Gewicht
0.28-0.57 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-17 Jahre
Top Speed
70 km/h
Gelegegröße
6-17
Brutzeit
21-27 Tage
Zugstrecke
6400 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

Blue-winged Teals dabble in shallow water to eat tiny plants, seeds, and aquatic insects.

Hauptnahrung

  • aquatic insects
  • seeds
  • small crustaceans
  • algae
  • aquatic plants

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

A fast raptor that preys on waterfowl, especially during migration.

eats

Common Duckweed

Lemna minor

Consumes these tiny floating plants in slow-moving water.

eats

Water Flea

Daphnia pulex

Filters these small crustaceans from the water.

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

Raids nests for eggs and preys on ducklings near shorelines.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch ducks from a distance and don't feed them bread.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Blue-winged Teal?

35-46 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Blue-winged Teal?

58-79 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Blue-winged Teal?

0.28-0.57 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Blue-winged Teal?

10-17 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Blue-winged Teal?

70 km/h

Was frisst Blue-winged Teal?

Blue-winged Teals dabble in shallow water to eat tiny plants, seeds, and aquatic insects.

Wo findet man Blue-winged Teal normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Blue-winged Teal?

Foraging

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