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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.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

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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Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

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.

Habilidad

Filter-Feeder Finesse

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

Habilidad

Long-Distance Traveler

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
35-46 cm
Envergadura
58-79 cm
Peso
0.28-0.57 kg
Esperanza de vida
10-17 años
Top Speed
70 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
6-17
Incubación
21-27 días
Distancia de migración
6400 km

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

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

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

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Seguridad

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Blue-winged Teal?

35-46 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Blue-winged Teal?

58-79 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Blue-winged Teal?

0.28-0.57 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Blue-winged Teal?

10-17 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Blue-winged Teal?

70 km/h

¿Qué come Blue-winged Teal?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Blue-winged Teal?

Wetlands

¿Cómo caza Blue-winged Teal?

Foraging

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