Green-winged Teal
| Irish Name: | Praslacha ghlaseiteach |
| Scientific name: | Anas carolinensis |
| Bird Family: | Ducks |
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Conservation status
Conservation status
Status
Rare winter visitor to wetlands from October to March.
Identification
Very similar to Common Teal and care is needed to separate the two species. Adult male Green-winged Teal can be identified by the white vertical stripe on the flank, a feature never shown by Common Teal. Adult male Green-winged Teal also lack the obvious horizontal white stripe, while the yellow markings on the head are much reduced. Adult females and juveniles are indistinguishable from Common Teal.
Voice
Generally silent.
Diet
A wide variety of seeds, grasses, aquatic plants (Pondweeds) and invertebrates.
Breeding
Green-winged Teals breed throughout northern North America.
Wintering
Winters in wetlands in the United States south to Central America. A few birds occasionally wander to Ireland and can be seen in flocks of Common Teal in winter.
Monitored by
Most records occurring in Autumn and Winter.
Native to North America. Fairly uncommon vagrant to Ireland, Green-winged Teals are most likely to be seen amongst flocks of Common Teal in Ireland.
