Subspecies

Anas crecca carolinensis (American green-winged teal)

Anas crecca carolinensis. Photo: (c) Tommy Farquhar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis or Anas crecca carolinensis) is a common and widespread duck that breeds in the northern areas of North America except on the Aleutian Islands. It was considered conspecific with the common teal (A. crecca) for some time but the issue is still being reviewed by the American Ornithologists’ Union; based on this the IUCN and BirdLife International do not accept it as a separate species at present. However, nearly all other…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
        Family: Anatidae (Ducks, geese, and swans)
        Genus: Anas (Mallards, pintails, and allies)
        Species: Anas crecca (Green-winged teal)
        Subspecies: Anas crecca carolinensis (American green-winged teal)

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