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Blue-winged Teal Anas discors   [Linnaeus, 1766]
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Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae
BTO Codes: TB , BLWTE EURING No: 1920
Number in Britain: 5 records/year
Conservation Status:
UK: Unlisted
European: Not evaluated
Global: Least Concern
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Status in UK: (A)  Scarce Visitor
Subspecies: Monotypic
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Length: 39 cm Wingspan: 62 cm Weight: M/F: 400 g    
Scientific name from: L.: anas=a duck and L.: discors=different
World Distribution: BREEDS: North America, WINTERS: s US south to Argentina
Habitat: Marshes, lakes, rivers
Diet: Leaves, shoots, seeds and invertebrates, esp. in summer
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Records and Distribution
First Record: Cheshire, 1860
Total Number of Records (1958-2004): 215 Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in: August to November
Most Recent County Records:
   Scotland: Argyll (1998), Clyde (1996), Dumfries & Galloway , Highland , Lothian (1996), Northeast (2004), Outer Hebrides (1995), Orkney , Shetland (1995),
   North-east England: Cleveland (1999), Durham , Northumberland (1997), East Yorkshire (2000), North Yorkshire (1988), South Yorkshire (1988), West Yorkshire (1971),
   North-west England: Cheshire (1997), Cumbria (2000), Lancashire ,
   English Midlands: Derbyshire (1997), Leicestershire (2003), Northamptonshire (2001), Nottinghamshire (2000), Staffordshire (2001), Warwickshire (1989), Worcestershire (1989),
   Eastern England: Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire , Essex (2001), Hertfordshire (2000), Lincolnshire (1997), Norfolk (2000), Suffolk (2004),
   South-east England: Berkshire (1990), Hampshire , Kent (2000), Greater London (2000), Oxfordshire (1995), Surrey (1991), East Sussex (2003), West Sussex (2003),
   South-west England: Cornwall , Devon (1997), Dorset (2001), Gloucestershire (2004), Somerset (2003), Wiltshire (2002), Isles of Scilly (2000),
   Wales: Anglesey (1983), Carmarthen (2000), Clwyd (1983), Pembrokeshire (1960),
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Other Names
Gaelic: Welsh: Corhwyaden Asgell-las
Danish: Blĺvinget and Dutch: Blauwvleugeltaling
Finnish: Sinisiipitavi French: Sarcelle soucrourou
German: Blauflügelente Hungarian: Kékszárnyú réce
Icelandic: Bláönd Irish: Praslacha Ghormeiteach
Italian: Marzaiola americana Norwegian: Blĺvingeand
Polish: Cyranka modroskrzydla Portuguese: Pato-d'asa-azul
Spanish: Cerceta aliazul Swedish: Blĺvingad ĺrta
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For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
   Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press [598.48 KEA]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
Wikipedia entry
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
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These data should be cited as:
Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)

 

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