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Blue-winged Teal

Spatula discors

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

35.7 cm

वजन

400.5 g

कुल

Anatidae

गण

Anseriformes

के बारे में

A small brown teal. Males have a slate-grey head with a large white crescent before the eye and a striking pale blue-grey wing patch visible in flight. One of North America's most abundant ducks. Long-distance migrant; winters from the southern United States to South America.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	35.7 cm	14.1 in
वजन	400.5 g	14.13 oz

पहचान

पंख

Males have slate-blue head with bold white crescent before eye. Body brown with dark spots. Pale blue forewing patch and green speculum conspicuous. Females mottled brown with pale loral spot. Small, fast-flying.

Habitat & Range

Breeds on prairie wetlands, lakes, and marshes across North America. Winters on freshwater and coastal wetlands from the southern United States through Central America to South America.

🌲 Forest 🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

भौगोलिक वितरण

Breeds in tundra of northern Russia and Alaska; winters on the open North Pacific from Alaska to Japan and California.

Diet & Feeding

Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates and seeds; diet shifts between plant-heavy and invertebrate-heavy phases seasonally.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 19-28 days. Fledging: 35-49 days.

अंडों की संख्या

6-15

ध्वनि

गीत

Male gives a high, thin whistle; female produces a rapid, descending quacking laugh. The nasal, laughing female call is immediately recognizable in North American freshwater marshes.

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
कुल	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Spatula
प्रजातियां	Spatula discors

Distribution

Blue-winged Teal has been recorded in 8 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela

External Databases

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

What does the Blue-winged Teal eat?

Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates and seeds; diet shifts between plant-heavy and invertebrate-heavy phases seasonally.

Where does the Blue-winged Teal live?

Breeds on prairie wetlands, lakes, and marshes across North America. Winters on freshwater and coastal wetlands from the southern United States through Central America to South America.

Is the Blue-winged Teal endangered?

The Blue-winged Teal has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Blue-winged Teal nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 19-28 days. Fledging: 35-49 days.

What does the Blue-winged Teal sound like?

Male gives a high, thin whistle; female produces a rapid, descending quacking laugh. The nasal, laughing female call is immediately recognizable in North American freshwater marshes.

How big is the Blue-winged Teal?

The Blue-winged Teal has a wingspan of 35.7 cm, weight of 400.5 g.

What order and family does the Blue-winged Teal belong to?

The Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.