Teal Identification
Green-winged Teals, Blue-winged Teals, and Cinnamon Teals form
a very special group of splendidly-colored birds.
Perhaps it is the lavish display of color that makes Teals appear
somewhat larger than life. Green-winged Teals can appear almost constantly busy, foraging
in the water with their long beaks submerged. Females make a weak quacking
noise and the males whistle ringingly in flight, as flocks can undergo
fascinating aerial formation patterns. Cinnamon Teals inhabit the western
regions of the United States, Canada, and Mexico and are closely related
to the Blue-winged Teal.
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