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Blue-winged Teal Duck

Anas discors

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Description:

A small dabbling duck, a Blue-winged Teal is dwarfed by a Mallard and only a touch larger than a Green-winged Teal. Head is rounded and bill is on the large side. Breeding males are brown-bodied with dark speckling on the breast, slaty-blue head with a white crescent behind the bill, and a small white flank patch in front of their black rear.

Habitat:

These are dabbling on a small retention pond after a rain storm.

Reference Links:

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

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