Green-winged teal
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The green-winged teal 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 Eurasia
Green winged Teal, Port Aransas, Texas
Green winged teal in Central Park
Speculum feathers
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The speculum is a patch, often distinctly coloured, on the secondary wing feathers, or remiges, of some birds.
Green-winged teal
…dabbling duck. The breeding male has finely barred gray flanks and back, with pale yellow under the tail at the rear end, and a white-edged green speculum, obvious in flight or at rest. It has a chestnut head with a green eye patch. It is distinguished from drake Eurasian teal (the Eurasian relative of…
A male mallard. The speculum feathers are bright blue with white edges