Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Blue-winged Teal
The Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
Range: breeds North America (except Arctic and western Alaska), mostly in central prairie regions; winters northern Mexico to Caribbean and coastal northern South AmericaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Spatula discors
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-winged Teal
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas discors
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- North America = Virginia or Carolina.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.205
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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