Common Teal
Anas crecca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAnas (Mallards, Pintails, and Allies)
- SpeciesAnas crecca (Common Teal)
The Eurasian teal (Anas crecca), common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal is a common and widespread duck that breeds in temperate Eurosiberia and migrates south in winter. The Eurasian teal is often called simply the teal due to being the only one of these small dabbling ducks in much of its range. The bird gives its name to the blue-green colour teal. It is a highly gregarious duck outside the breeding season and can form large flocks. It is commonly found in sheltered wetlands and feeds on seeds and aquatic invertebrates. The North American green-winged teal (A. carolinensis) was formerly (and sometimes is still) considered a subspecies of A. crecca. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Teal sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 762 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
📅 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 Common Teal in Shenandoah National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Common Teal sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 762 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Teal in Shenandoah National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Common Teal in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.