Blue-winged teal
Spatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766)
The blue-winged teal (Spatula discors) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 359.4 g to 402 g and live up to 22.3 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the blue-winged teal
- Weight
- 359.4 g – 402 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 22.3 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 23.3 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 24.1 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 10src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 7.88 months – 9.91 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the blue-winged teal live?
Not recorded
What is the blue-winged teal?
The blue-winged teal (Spatula discors) is a species of bird in the duck, goose, and swan family Anatidae. One of the smaller members of the dabbling duck group, it occurs in North America, where it breeds from southern Alaska to Nova Scotia, and south to northern Texas. It winters along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts and south into the Caribbean islands and Central America.
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What does the blue-winged teal sound like?
Is the blue-winged teal endangered?
The blue-winged teal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the blue-winged teal classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAnseriformes
- familyAnatidae
- genusSpatula
- SpeciesSpatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms Anas discors, Anas discors discors, Anas discors orphna, Querquedula discors, Querquedula discors albinucha, Spatula discors discors
Other names and names in other languages (75)
- Duck-and-tealEnglish
- TealEnglish
- بط أزرق الجناحينArabic
- حذف أزرق الجناحينArabic
- بط بري أزرق الجناحينArabic
- Gavacheta aliazulAragonese
- Синьокрило бърнеBulgarian
- Krag eskell glasBreton
- xarxet alablauCatalan
- čírka modrokřídláCzech
- Hwyaden asgell-lasWelsh
- Corhwyaden asgell lasWelsh
- corhwyaden asgell-lasWelsh
- Corhwyaid Asgell-LasWelsh
- blåvinget andDanish
- BlauflügelenteGerman
- Αμερικανική σαρσέλαGreek
- bluflugila anasoEsperanto
- Cerceta aliazulSpanish
- Cerceta ala azulSpanish
- Cerceta Alas AzulesSpanish
- Pato CanadienseSpanish
- Pato de Ala AzulSpanish
- Pato de alas azulesSpanish
- Pato de la FloridaSpanish
- Pato media lunaSpanish
- Pato zarcelSpanish
- sini-rägapartEstonian
- Zertzeta hegalurdinBasque
- خوتکای بالآبیPersian
- sinisiipitaviFinnish
- Vongblá ontFaroese
- Canard soucrourouFrench
- Canard à ailes bleuesFrench
- Sarcelle à ailes bleuesFrench
- sarcelle du printempsFrench
- Sarcelle soucrourouFrench
- praslacha ghormeiteachScottish Gaelic
- SarâGuarani
- שרשיר כחול-כנףHebrew
- ברווז כחול-כנפייםHebrew
- modrokrila patkaCroatian
- kékszárnyú réceHungarian
- BláöndIcelandic
- Marzaiola americanaItalian
- ミカヅキシマアジJapanese
- mėlynsparnė kryklėLithuanian
- zilspārnu krīklisLatvian
- Симсӹ пачан аргекWestern Mari
- Naalʼeełí dootłʼizhíNavajo
- blåvingeandNorwegian Bokmål
- BlauflunkenaantLow German
- blauwvleugeltalingDutch
- blåvengandNorwegian Nynorsk
- OzhaawashkonebiisibensOjibwa
- Sinisiibitaviolo
- Pato morekePapiamento
- Pato MorèkèPapiamento
- Patu MorèkèPapiamento
- cyranka modroskrzydłaPolish
- pato-d'asa-azulPortuguese
- marreca-de-asa-azulPortuguese
- синекрылый чирокRussian
- голубокрылый чирокRussian
- AlitsoadjačiksaNorthern Sami
- kačica modrokrídlaSlovak
- modroperuta regljaSlovenian
- Plavokrila krdžaSerbian
- blåvingad årtaSwedish
- Mavi Kanatlı ÖrdekTurkish
- mavi kanatlı çamurcunTurkish
- чирянка блакитнокрилаUkrainian
- Mòng két cánh lamVietnamese
- 蓝翅鸭Chinese
- 藍翅鴨Chinese
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Relatives of the blue-winged teal
Other species in the same genus Spatula.
Northern shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Cinnamon teal
Spatula cyanoptera
Red shoveler
Spatula platalea
Blue-billed teal
Spatula hottentota
Australasian shoveler
Spatula rhynchotis
CompareBlue-winged teal vs Northern shovelerBlue-winged teal vs GarganeyBlue-winged teal vs Cinnamon tealBlue-winged teal vs Red shoveler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the blue-winged teal?
An adult blue-winged teal weighs 359.4 g – 402 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the blue-winged teal endangered?
The blue-winged teal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the blue-winged teal live?
The blue-winged teal has a recorded lifespan of 22.3 years.
What kind of animal is the blue-winged teal?
The blue-winged teal (Spatula discors) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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