Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusSpatula (Shovelers and Allies)
- SpeciesSpatula discors (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. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Teal sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 87 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-winged Teal in Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Teal sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 87 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-winged Teal in Big Cypress National Preserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Blue-winged Teal in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.