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| Blue-winged Teal Anas discors [Linnaeus, 1766] | |
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Order:
Anseriformes
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Family: Anatidae |
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BTO Codes:
TB , BLWTE
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EURING No: 1920 | |
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Number in Britain:
5 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
39 cm
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Wingspan: 62 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 400 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: anas=a duck and L.: discors=different |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: North America, WINTERS: s US south to Argentina |
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Habitat:
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Marshes, lakes, rivers |
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Diet:
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Leaves, shoots, seeds and invertebrates, esp. in summer |
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| Records and Distribution | |
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First Record:
Cheshire, 1860
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Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
215
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
August to November
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Argyll
(1998),
Clyde
(1996),
Dumfries & Galloway
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Highland
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Lothian
(1996),
Northeast
(2004),
Outer Hebrides
(1995),
Orkney
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Shetland
(1995),
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North-east England:
Cleveland
(1999),
Durham
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Northumberland
(1997),
East Yorkshire
(2000),
North Yorkshire
(1988),
South Yorkshire
(1988),
West Yorkshire
(1971),
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North-west England:
Cheshire
(1997),
Cumbria
(2000),
Lancashire
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English Midlands:
Derbyshire
(1997),
Leicestershire
(2003),
Northamptonshire
(2001),
Nottinghamshire
(2000),
Staffordshire
(2001),
Warwickshire
(1989),
Worcestershire
(1989),
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Eastern England:
Bedfordshire
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Cambridgeshire
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Essex
(2001),
Hertfordshire
(2000),
Lincolnshire
(1997),
Norfolk
(2000),
Suffolk
(2004),
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South-east England:
Berkshire
(1990),
Hampshire
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Kent
(2000),
Greater London
(2000),
Oxfordshire
(1995),
Surrey
(1991),
East Sussex
(2003),
West Sussex
(2003),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
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Devon
(1997),
Dorset
(2001),
Gloucestershire
(2004),
Somerset
(2003),
Wiltshire
(2002),
Isles of Scilly
(2000),
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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... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press [598.48 KEA] |
| See Also: |
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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Wikipedia entry
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
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