Green-winged teal
Anas carolinensis J. F. Gmelin, 1789
The green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 323.5 g to 358.7 g and live up to 20.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the green-winged teal
- Weight
- 323.5 g – 358.7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 20.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 27.1 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 22 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 9.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 5.91 months – 8.93 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the green-winged teal live?
Not recorded
What is the green-winged teal?
The green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis) or American teal is a common and widespread duck that breeds in the northern areas of North America except on the Aleutian Islands. It was considered conspecific with the Eurasian teal (A. crecca) for some time, but the two have since been split into separate species. The American Ornithological Society continues to debate this determination; however, nearly all other authorities consider it distinct based on behavioral, morphological, and molecular evidence. The scientific name is from Latin Anas, "duck" and carolinensis, "of Carolina".
This dabbling duck is strongly migratory and winters far south of its breeding range. It is highly gregarious outside of the breeding season and will form large flocks. In flight, the fast, twisting flocks resemble waders.
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Is the green-winged teal endangered?
The green-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 green-winged teal classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAnseriformes
- familyAnatidae
- genusAnas
- SpeciesAnas carolinensis J. F. Gmelin, 1789
Synonyms Anas crecca carolinensis
Other names and names in other languages (46)
- coríu de CarolinaAsturian
- Каролинско зимно бърнеBulgarian
- Xarxet americàCatalan
- xarxet de CarolinaCatalan
- čírka karolinskáCzech
- čírka karolínskáCzech
- Corhwyaid Asgell-WyrddWelsh
- Corhwyaden Asgell-WerddWelsh
- Amerikansk KrikandDanish
- CarolinakrickenteGerman
- Amerikanische KrickenteGerman
- Amerika krekoEsperanto
- verdaflugila anasoEsperanto
- Cerceta americanaSpanish
- ameerika piilpartEstonian
- amerikantaviFinnish
- Canard à ailes vertesFrench
- Sarcelle à ailes vertesFrench
- sarcelle dhiver damériqueFrench
- Praslacha ghlaseiteachIrish
- Praslacha ghlas-eiteachIrish
- Cerceta da CarolinaGalician
- Sasèl zèl vètHaitian Creole
- שרשירHebrew
- zelenokrila kržuljaCroatian
- zöldszárnyú réceHungarian
- RáköndIcelandic
- MurtöndIcelandic
- Alzavola americanaItalian
- アメリカコガモJapanese
- 미국쇠오리Korean
- žaliasparnė kryklėLithuanian
- zaļspārnu krīklisLatvian
- Amerikaanse WintertalingDutch
- amerikakrikkandNorwegian
- cyraneczka karolińskaPolish
- marrequinha-americanaPortuguese
- Зеленокрылый чирокRussian
- AmerihkáčiksaNorthern Sami
- kačica zelenokrídlaSlovak
- amerikansk krickaSwedish
- Amerika çamurcunuTurkish
- чирянка американськаUkrainian
- 绿翅鸭Chinese
- 美洲小水鴨〔綠翅鴨〕Chinese
- 美洲绿翅鸭Chinese
Relatives of the green-winged teal
Other species in the same genus Anas.
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Northern pintail
Anas acuta
Eurasian teal
Anas crecca
Indian spot-billed duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
American black duck
Anas rubripes
Pacific black duck
Anas superciliosa
CompareGreen-winged teal vs MallardGreen-winged teal vs Northern pintailGreen-winged teal vs Eurasian tealGreen-winged teal vs Indian spot-billed duck
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the green-winged teal?
An adult green-winged teal weighs 323.5 g – 358.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the green-winged teal endangered?
The green-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 green-winged teal live?
The green-winged teal has a recorded lifespan of 20.5 years.
What kind of animal is the green-winged teal?
The green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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