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Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

The Green-winged Teal is a small duck with beautiful green feathers on its wings. It loves to swim and can often be seen in ponds and wetlands, quacking happily with its friends.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Green-winged Teal is a small dabbling duck with a prominent iridescent green speculum (wing patch). Males have a striking chestnut head marked with an iridescent green stripe extending from the eye to the nape, and a vertical white bar on their flank.

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Green-winged Teal

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Peligro

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Datos interesantes

It's the smallest dabbling duck found in North America!

Male Green-winged Teals make a unique high-pitched whistling sound.

Their wings beat so fast, they often make a blur in the air!

These tiny ducks can travel thousands of kilometers during migration!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Explosive Takeoff

Green-winged Teals can spring vertically from the water because of powerful leg muscles, helping them escape predators quickly.

Habilidad

Agile Flight

Green-winged Teals have strong, pointed wings that help them achieve fast, erratic flight patterns for evasive maneuvers.

Habilidad

Efficient Dabbling

Green-winged Teals can feed on the water's surface by tipping upside down, reaching food without fully submerging.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
32-40 cm
Envergadura
53-60 cm
Peso
0.14-0.5 kg
Esperanza de vida
5-10 años
Top Speed
72 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
8-11
Incubación
20-23 días
Distancia de migración
3200 km

Dieta y alimentación

These ducks feast on tiny seeds, aquatic plants, and small invertebrates found in shallow waters.

Alimentos principales

  • Aquatic plant seeds
  • Grasses
  • Sedges
  • Insect larvae
  • Small crustaceans
  • Snails

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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Northern Harrier

Circus hudsonius

Preys on ducklings and sometimes adult teals.

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Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Raids nests for eggs and preys on ducklings and adults.

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American Mink

Neovison vison

A swift predator of teal eggs, ducklings, and adults.

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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 Green-winged Teal?

32-40 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Green-winged Teal?

53-60 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Green-winged Teal?

0.14-0.5 kg

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

5-10 años

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

72 km/h

¿Qué come Green-winged Teal?

These ducks feast on tiny seeds, aquatic plants, and small invertebrates found in shallow waters.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Green-winged Teal?

Wetlands

¿Cómo caza Green-winged Teal?

Foraging

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