Blue-winged teal: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the blue-winged teal lives – recorded in 40 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Spatula discors
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	40 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, South America
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae

Where does the blue-winged teal live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the blue-winged teal in 40 countries and territories across Europe, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Brazil, South America. In Belgium it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the blue-winged teal endangered?

The blue-winged teal’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the blue-winged teal?

The blue-winged teal (Spatula discors) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Spatula. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the blue-winged teal

The blue-winged teal (Spatula discors) is a species of bird in the duck, goose, and swan family Anatidae. One of the smaller members of the dabbling duck group, it occurs in North America, where it breeds from southern Alaska to Nova Scotia, and south to northern Texas. It winters along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts and south into the Caribbean islands and Central America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Blue-winged teal (revision 1380656632), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q28106778 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).