I was lucky on February 18th to find a
Common Teal which is the
Eurasian form of
Green-winged Teal. It was the second time in two years I found one at Brookville Park in southeast Queens NY. This was even an earlier date than last years find, which was on March 1st. You can find last year's post
here which details some of the nuances in separating Eurasian from American Green-winged Teal. Below are a couple of photos showing both forms.
Drake Eurasian Green-winged Teal on the left with 1 drake and 2 hen American Green-winged Teals on the right.
Drake Eurasian Green-winged Teal on the left with drake American Green-winged Teal on the right. Note the horizontal vs vertical stripe.
Tags:
Brookville Park,
Common Teal,
American Green-winged Teal,
Queens
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