What is the blue -borne gray -green?

Blue-Winged Teal is the second most common duck in the United States and Canada. This Dabbling Duck is common for wetlands and small ponds, during the summer molt is free from flight, but sometimes traveling to their winter migration so that sometimes travels to South America. The scientific name for the blue -green blue -green is Anas Discors . Both males and women have a blue feather on their upper wings, although the color of women is blunt. The rest of their bodies are shades of patterned brown, except for the edge of the upper wings in men. These feathers are clear, rainbow green. In the period of reproduction, men also have a curved white line of feathers that indicate an account, and their breasts are more bold. As with most ducks, men are slightly larger than femuch. The average wing of these ducks is 22–24.4 inches (56–62 cm). Especially abundant during the period of reproduction in the area of ​​wetlands in the middle of the United States called Prairie Puhole Region. These ducks are often seen in pairs or groups and often inhabit withTejny areas like other types of ducks.

, called a dabbler, a blue -winged gray -green is usually feeding by soaking the beak, soaking the head or overturning half of the body underwater. They feed on seeds and other grains, especially in winter, as well as water insects and crustaceans. Water vegetation, such as water lilies, can also be part of its diet.

During the mating season, these ducks can be found mostly in pairs. The nests are produced by women and are simple circular depression in the female with foliage cover. The nests are lined with grass and down. The woman lays 6-14 eggs and incubates them for three or four weeks, while the male stands to protect, but as soon as the egg hatch, the man leaves. Nestlings is born Downy and are mobile after a few days.

Although up to 65 percent of these ducks die every year, blue -winged gray -green is still an extremely abundant species in North America. In 2009 their estimated average wasá population for the previous decade around 6 million. The only other kind of ducks with a larger population is Mallard.

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