- Where to see one
- 4 U.S. zoos in our directory hold green-winged teal, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the green-winged teal
The green-winged teal, or American teal, is a common and widespread dabbling duck that breeds across the northern areas of North America. It is the smallest North American dabbling duck, measuring 31–39 cm (12.2–15.4 in) in length and weighing 140–500 g. The breeding male has a chestnut head with a green eye patch, finely barred gray flanks and a white-edged green speculum. Females are light brown and resemble female mallards. It favors sheltered wetlands such as taiga bogs, feeding by dabbling or grazing on seeds, stems and leaves, and nests on the ground near water under cover. It is strongly migratory, winters as far south as Central America and forms large flocks outside the breeding season.
Green-winged Teal facts
- In flight, its fast, twisting flocks resemble flocks of waders.
- It was long treated as the same species as the Eurasian teal before the two were split.
- It prefers to feed on mud flats more than any other duck species.
- Large numbers winter in the Marismas Nacionales-San Blas mangroves of western Mexico.
Where to see green-winged teal in the U.S.
4 zoos across 4 states
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California· 1
Connecticut· 1
New York· 1
Oregon· 1
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