Spatula discors
Blue-winged Teals are small dabbling ducks. Male Blue-winged Teals have purplish gray heads with a distinct white crescent on their faces. Upperparts are scaled buff and dark brown, underparts are pale brown with dark spots, wings have a blue shoulder patch and a green speculum. Females show white at the base of their bills, no purple hues on their heads and they have scaled underparts.
Title: Drake Blue-winged Teal on a log
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 4/12/2024
Title: Blue-winged Teal drake in spring growth at the marsh
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/2/2019
Title: Blue-winged Teal drake in morning light at Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/4/2012
Title: Odd looking Cinnamon x Blue-winged Teal hybrid
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/30/2010
Title: Cinnamon x Blue-winged Teal Hybrid Duck
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/30/2010