Photo Grade: Poor
Rating: VERY RARE
Locations Spotted: Eyebrook Reservoir
BirdGuides Rating: Scarce
NO UK STATUS
The Green-winged Teal is the North American equivelant of our Eurasian Teal, and for the most part looks incredibly similar. It is one of the more regular American vagrants, and so can compared to many, be picked up fairly easily if you happen to catch a report of one. It is however, superficially very similar to the European species, and the feature to look out for is that vertical white stripe below it's shoulder, and a lack of a white stripe running along the wing.
Related Species:
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Anas
Further Notes: RSPB, Wikipedia, BirdGuides
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