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Ducks & Geese

Green-winged Teal

Krickente

Anas crecca

Ducks & Geese2 photosFirst seen: 9 August 2026
Green-winged Teal

The Green-winged Teal is the smallest dabbling duck in North America. Males have a chestnut head with a broad green patch, while females are mottled brown. Both sexes show a bright green wing patch in flight. It feeds on seeds and aquatic invertebrates in shallow water and exposed mud. Large flocks gather on wetlands and estuaries outside the breeding season.

ID tip: The smallest dabbling duck in North America: compact, fast-flying, with a green wing-speculum flashing in flight. Drakes in breeding plumage have a chestnut head with a green eye-stripe.
First seen: 9 August 2026 · Salt Creek Recreation Area · 2 photos in the collection.

Places in my records

Locations where this species is supported by a dated first record, an unambiguous single-place outing or a reviewed assignment.

Family
Ducks & Geese (Anatidae)
Length
31–39 cm
Wingspan
52–59 cm
Regional status
Winter visitor (Pacific Northwest, USA)
Conservation
Least Concern LCIUCN Red List · retrieved 27 August 2026
Habitat
Shallow fresh water, estuaries, mudflats and marshes
Diet
Seeds, aquatic plants and small invertebrates
Built from verified occurrence records, not drawn by hand. Core range = the countries holding 99% of all records; the rest are scattered or vagrant records. Record counts track where people watch birds as much as where the birds are, so the map shows presence, not abundance. Data: GBIF (CC BY 4.0). Basemap: Natural Earth.

Selected photographs

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