Blue-winged Teal
The blue-winged teal (Anas discors) is a small dabbling duck from North America. Pairs and small groups of this tiny dabbling duck inhabit shallow ponds and wetlands across much of North America. Blue-winged Teal are long distance migrants, with some birds heading all the way to South America for the winter. Therefore, they take off early on spring and fall migration, leaving their breeding grounds in the United States and Canada well before other species in the fall. The blue-winged teal is 40 cm (16 in) long, with a wingspan of 58 cm (23 in), and a weight of 370 g (13 oz). The adult male has a greyish blue head with a white facial crescent, a light brown body with a white patch near the rear and a black tail. The adult female is mottled brown, and has a whitish area at base of bill. Both sexes have sky-blue wing coverts, a green speculum, and yellow legs. They have two molts per year and a third molt in their first year.[2] The call of the male is a short whistle; the female's call is a soft quack.
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Location: Northwest Florida - USA
Photo credit: © Richard Higgins / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: bird, blue, duck, flock, flying, formation, teal, waterfowl, winged
