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Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

Photo by Tom15
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Field Notes

Notes:

A very small, brightly patterned duck, the Green-winged Teal prefers shallow ponds with lots of emergent vegetation. Along the coast, it prefers tidal creeks, mudflats, and marshes to more open water.

Reference Links:

Green-winged Teal, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedMay 9, 2013

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