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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Teal sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 256 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera
Mexican Duck
Anas diazi
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Redhead
Aythya americana
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
📅 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 Bend National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Teal sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 256 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-winged Teal in Big Bend National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Blue-winged Teal in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.