- "The Green-winged Teal is the smallest dabbling duck residing in Canada and the northern states of America. Spotting the three distinctive features is essential to identifying male. A green eyestripe, bright green speculum on both wings, and lastly, a vertical white shoulder stripe. Female teals sport a light brown color with plumage much like the female mallard. Like the males, the females also exhibit the iconic green speculum.
Being a small dabbling duck, they only grow to be 31-39 cm, weighing 260 g and have a wingspan of 52-59 cm. Due to their small stature, they often stick to calmer waters such as inland lakes, marshes, ponds, pools, and shallow streams." - ― In-Game Description
The Green-winged Teal is a class 1 duck species that can be hunted on New England Mountains and Mississippi Acres Preserve.
Features[]
| Description | |
|---|---|
| Behavior | Active, gregarious and vocal |
| Habitat | Ponds, lakes, bogs, and estuaries |
| Senses | Excellent vision |
| Social | Highly gregarious, flocks migrate south in winter |
| Active | Feeds intermittently, mostly at night |
| Recommended Equipment | Class 1 Ammo, Green-winged Teal Decoys, Eurasian Teal Caller |
| Species | Anas carolinensis |
| Difficulty | Easy |
Need Zone Times[]
| Times | Activity |
|---|---|
| 00:00 - 05:30 |  Resting
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| 05:00 - 07:30 |  Feeding
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| 07:00 - 09:30 | Resting
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| 09:00 - 11:30 | Feeding
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| 11:00 - 13:30 | Resting
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| 13:00 - 15:30 | Feeding
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| 15:00 - 17:30 | Resting
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| 17:00 - 19:30 | Feeding
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| 19:00 - 00:30 | Resting
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Shot scheme[]
| Color code | |
|---|---|
 |
No Color - Every hit will kill the animal |
Tips[]
Ducks will fly against the wind when making a landing, so be mindful of the wind direction. If you are going to use blinds and decoys, place your green-winged teal decoys approximately 50ms (55yds) away from your blind so the Green-Winged Teal won't fly on top of you and spook.
Plumage Variants[]
Male[]
Albino - Front
Albino - Back
Light Green - Front
Light Green - Back
Piebald Variation 1 - Front
Piebald Variation 1 - Back
Piebald Variation 2 - Front
Piebald Variation 2 - Back
Piebald Variation 3 - Front
Piebald Variation 3 - Back
Female[]
Light Green - Front
Light Green - Back
Piebald Variation 1 - Front
Piebald Variation 1 - Back
Piebald Variation 2 - Front
Piebald Variation 2 - Back
Plumage Variant Rarity[]
| Sex | Common | Uncommon | Rare | Very Rare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Light Green (99.12%) | X | Piebald Variation 1 (0.27%), Piebald Variation 2 (0.27%), Piebald Variation 3 (0.27%) |
Albino (0,09%) |
| Female | Light Green (99.73%) | X | Piebald Variation 1 (0.13%), Piebald Variation 2 (0.13%) |
X |
Trivia[]
- It's scientific name is anas carolinensis, which translates to "Carolina Duck"
- A subspecies of the Green Winged Teal, native to the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, are special in that they do not migrate like most other waterfowl.[1]
- The Green Winged Teal is the smallest dabbling duck in North America, with a wingspan of less than 2 feet on average.[2]
- It's speed is debatable, being clocked in at a record 60 mph (96 km/h). However it's cruising speed is relatively slow, at around only 30 mph (48 km/h). For comparison, the fastest Duck Species in the world, the Red Breasted Merganser, has been clocked in at around 100 mph (160 km/h) and maintains a constant speed of about 72 mph (115 km/h).[3]
