Females have little color other than the green
spot on their wing; the male drakes have bright green ear patches
on cinnamon-colored heads.
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Migratory waterfowl such as the Green-Winged
Teal can be found at the Salton Sea and in freshwater ponds throughout
the Imperial Valley.
Females have little color other than the green
spot on their wing; the male drakes have bright green ear patches
on cinnamon-colored heads.
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If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.htmlThey present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Green-Winged Teal
OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:
Green-Winged Teal - Images and profile displayed by the Virtual Birder's "Natural History of Waterfowl: Green-Winged Teal" Web pages (there are three pages, once you are there, click the NEXT button to see more images and info for this bird).
DU Gallery - Ducks Unlimited organization's informative page on this species in their "Waterfowl Gallery" Web site. Includes a sound file.
The following "WAV" format sound file is copyright protected by Doug Von Gausig of Sedona, Arizona, as part of "The Sounds of Nature" Web site at www.naturesongs.com:
- http://www.naturesongs.com/gwte1.wav - Green-Winged Teal taking off
This site is maintained by:
Eldon R. Caldwell
Imperial Valley College
Email: eldonc@imperial.cc.ca.us