Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

A Green-winged Teal drake
Photo courtesy of Jeff Gifford

There are three subspecies of the Green-winged Teal, two European (A. c. crecca, A. c. nimia) and one North American (A. c. carolinensis). The latter is one of the most abundant ducks in North America.

Green-winged Teal Links:

The Wildfowl Omnibus

Giffs Farm

A pair of Green-winged Teal
Photo courtesy of Clyde Robinson & Avian Empire

Another pair
Photo copyright Romain Kang

Frontal shot of a drake
Photo courtesy of Jeff Gifford

Two Green-winged Teal hens
Photos courtesy of Jeff Gifford

Two pairs of Green-winged Teal
Photos courtesy of Jeff Gifford

GW Teal male: one of the European subspecies
Photo courtesy of Clyde Robinson & Avian Empire

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