Citation. Johnson, K. 1995. Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca). In, A. Poole and F. Gill, eds., The Birds of North America, No. 193. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.   [1642  CC]

Introduction. The Green-winged Teal is North America's smallest dabbling duck. Unlike many of this continent's other dabblers, this one does not breed extensively in the prairie pothole region of the central continent. Instead is most abundant in river deltas and forest wetlands of Canada and Alaska, where it nests in dense cover, often in shrubs or sedges. A migrant along all the major flyways, this is the second most abundant duck taken by hunters in North America. Because its breeding areas are far from human activity, however, its numbers have remained high and are even increasing.

Keywords. Green-winged Teal, dabbling duck,