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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.
Habitat: Wetlands
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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Category
BirdsRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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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!
Green-winged Teals can spring vertically from the water because of powerful leg muscles, helping them escape predators quickly.
Green-winged Teals have strong, pointed wings that help them achieve fast, erratic flight patterns for evasive maneuvers.
Green-winged Teals can feed on the water's surface by tipping upside down, reaching food without fully submerging.
These ducks feast on tiny seeds, aquatic plants, and small invertebrates found in shallow waters.
Feathered describes animals, primarily birds, possessing a covering of feathers.
Characterized by having toes connected by a membrane, typically aiding in swimming.
Social animals live in organized groups, cooperating for survival benefits such as foraging, defense, and raising offspring.
Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors.
This trait characterizes organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of plant material.
This habitat trait identifies species found in wetlands, which are areas of land saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, including marshes, swamps, and bogs.
Freshwater habitats include non-saline aquatic environments such as rivers, lakes, ponds, and wetlands, vital for numerous species.
This trait identifies organisms that exhibit exceptional swiftness in movement for hunting, escape, or travel.
Migratory animals undertake seasonal movements from one region to another, typically in response to changes in climate or food availability.
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Danger
1/5 · Very low
Always watch ducks from a distance and don't feed them bread.
32-40 cm
53-60 cm
0.14-0.5 kg
5-10 years
72 km/h
These ducks feast on tiny seeds, aquatic plants, and small invertebrates found in shallow waters.
Wetlands
Foraging
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