Green-winged Teal
Anas carolinensis (JF Gmelin, 1789)
TA
GRWTE
1842
Family: Anseriformes > Anatidae
Very similar to our Teal (and considered a subspecies by some) this is a scarce, but annual, visitor from North America; most records are in autumn/winter and almost all proven ones are male.
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BTO RECORDS
Identification
Green-winged Teal identification is sometimes difficult.
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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Hampshire, c. 1840 |
DISTRIBUTION
This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.
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Britain and Ireland Breeding Distribution 2008-2011.
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Britain and Ireland Winter Distribution 2008-2011.
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Occupied 10-km squares in UK
| No. occupied in winter | 111 |
| % occupied in winter | 3.7 |
DISTRIBUTION CHANGE
This vagrant has been recorded in several atlases so we have been able to map distribution changes. However, as a rarity these may not show a consistent pattern of change.
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Britain and Ireland Breeding Distribution Change 1968–72 to 2008–11.
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Britain and Ireland Winter Distribution Change 1981–84 to 2007–11
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| % change in range in winter (1981–84 to 2007–11) | +550% |
SEASONALITY
Green-winged Teal is a rare vagrant, usually encountered in winter among flocks of Teal.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Foreign locations of birds ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Green-winged Teal, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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2-letter: TA | 5-letter code: GRWTE | Euring: 1842 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- Use of Willapa Bay, Washington, by shorebirds and waterfowl after Spartina control efforts
- Use of restored small wetlands by breeding waterfowl in Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Habitat and avifaunal recovery from livestock grazing in a riparian meadow system of the northwestern Great Basin
Read more studies about Green-winged Teal on Conservation Evidence >
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