The Green-winged Teal [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the Green-winged Teal Looks Like

The Green-winged Teal has overall_color color of greyish and green and cinammon and yellowish.

The Green-winged Teal has above_color color of greyish and green and cinammon and yellowish.

The Green-winged Teal has head color of cinnamon.

The Green-winged Teal has face color of cinnamon and green.

The Green-winged Teal has below_color color of greyish.

The Green-winged Teal has undertail color of greyish.

The Green-winged Teal has back color of greyish.

The Green-winged Teal has bill color of blackish.

The Green-winged Teal has wing color of greyish and green.

The Green-winged Teal has belly color of greyish.

The Green-winged Teal has tail color of greyish and yellow.

The Green-winged Teal has chest color of greyish.

The Green-winged Teal has leg color of greyish.

The Green-winged Teal has neck color of greyish.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Green-winged Teal

The length of the Green-winged Teal is from 12.2 inches to 15.3 inches (31.0 cm to 38.9 cm).

The weight of the Green-winged Teal is from 4.9 ounces to 17.6 ounces (138.9 grams to 499.0 grams).

The wingspan of the Green-winged Teal is from 20.5 inches to 23.2 inches (52.1 cm to 58.9 cm).

Pictures of the Green-winged Teal

 Green-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Green-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal by Fyn Kynd, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Green-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Green-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal (Meeker Slough) by black_throated_green_warbler, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Green-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Green-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal (m) by Becky Matsubara, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Green-winged Teal, Marrequinha, macho, Green-winged Teal, male by Luiz Lapa, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Green-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Green-winged Teal, Green winged Teal by marneejill, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Green-winged Teal
adult Green-winged Teal, American Green-winged Teal pair by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Green-winged Teal
male Green-winged Teal, Green winged Teal by marneejill, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Green-winged Teal
male Green-winged Teal, Male Green-winged teal by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Green-winged Teal
male Green-winged Teal, Green-winged teal male by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Green-winged Teal
male Green-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal – Male by Allan Hack, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Green-winged Teal
male Green-winged Teal, Green-winged Teals by dbaron, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Green-winged Teal
male Green-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal – Male by Allan Hack, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Green-winged Teal
male Green-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal male IMG_4038 by Always a birder!, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Green-winged Teal
male Green-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal_male by Birdman of Beaverton, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Green-winged Teal
male Green-winged Teal, Marrequinha, macho, Green-winged Teal, male by Luiz Lapa, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Green-winged Teal
male Green-winged Teal, Green-wing Teals by flythebirdpath > > >, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Green-winged Teal
female Green-winged Teal, Green-wing Teals by flythebirdpath > > >, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Green-winged Teal
female Green-winged Teal, American Green-winged Teal pair by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Green-winged Teal
female Green-winged Teal, Female green-winged teal and ducklings by YellowstoneNPS, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Green-winged Teal
female Green-winged Teal, Female Green-winged Teal: Bolsa Chica Wetlands by Mike`s Birds, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Green-winged Teal
female Green-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal – Female by Allan Hack, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Green-winged Teal
juvenile Green-winged Teal, Juvenile Green-winged Teal by Mike`s Birds, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Green-winged Teal
juvenile Green-winged Teal, Juvenile Green-winged Teal by Mike`s Birds, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Green-winged Teal
flight Green-winged Teal, Teal by Wildlife Boy1, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Green-winged Teal
flight Green-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal taking flight, Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge by USFWS Headquarters, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Green-winged Teal
flight Green-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal (in flight) by GTMResearchReserve, from flickr, licensed under CC

Feeding Behavior of the Green-winged Teal

Forages by wading, swimming, or picking up objects from the water`s surface while filtering dirt with its bill.

may feed both day and night.

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What the Green-winged Teal Likes to Eat

The Green-winged Teal feeds on the following:

  • seeds of grasses
  • sedges
  • pondweeds
  • aquatic insects
  • crustaceans
  • mollusks
  • tadpoles
  • earthworms
  • fish eggs.

Where To Find the Green-winged Teal

You can find the Green-winged Teal in the following habitats:

  • Marshes
  • rivers
  • bays
  • open country near shallow freshwater lakes and marshes
  • coastal estuaries
  • tidal marshes
  • shallow lakes
  • ponds inland,