USFWS
Migratory Bird Management
Alaska Region

Waterfowl

American Wigeon

American Green-winged Teal Pair. USFWS. Click to Enlarge

 

 

 

 

American Green-winged Teal Pair.
Photo Credit: USFWS

The Green-Winged Teal is the smallest, and among the fastest flying of ducks. This tiny, but colorful duck is the bane of aerial surveyors in Alaska, who estimate that they are able to see only about one in fifteen of the birds.

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Last Updated: September 15, 2008