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'''Alternative name: Green-winged Teal''' | '''Alternative name: Green-winged Teal''' | ||
| − | [[Image:Common_Teal.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by ness123 <br />Cley, Norfolk]] | + | [[Image:Common_Teal.jpg|thumb|550px|right|''A. c. crecca'' <br />Photo by ness123 <br />Cley, Norfolk]] |
;[[:Category:Anas|Anas]] crecca | ;[[:Category:Anas|Anas]] crecca | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Green-winged_Teal.jpg|thumb|400px|right|''A. c. carolinensis'' <br />Photo by Forcreeks <br />Photographed: Oaks Bottom, Portland, Oregon.]] | ||
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''Anas crecca'' has three subspecies:<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | ''Anas crecca'' has three subspecies:<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | ||
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Alternative name: Green-winged Teal
- Anas crecca
Identification
Distribution
Taxonomy
Anas crecca has three subspecies:1
- A. c. crecca
- Palearctic; winters to Africa, India and South East Asia
- A. c. nimia
- Aleutian Islands
- A. c. carolinensis
- North America; winters to Mexico and West Indies
- Was recognised as a separate species, the Green-winged Teal1
Habitat
Behaviour
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Anas crecca (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, JF. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-winged Teal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-winged_Teal
