drake; vagrant at site of photograph (California, USA; 2011-02-27)


Eurasian Teal
Anas crecca

Native Range: Eurasia

Notes: Eurasian counterpart of North America's Green-winged Teal, but drake has a horizontal (rathen than vertical) white line along the side of the body.

drake showing horizontal white body stripe (California, USA; 2011-02-27)
probable hybrid with Green-winged Teal (California, USA; 2011-02-27)

drake standing (California, USA; 2011-12-27)
drake swimming (California, USA; 2011-12-27)

drake swimming (California, USA; 2011-12-27)