LENGHT:14 inches

DISTRIBUTION:Breeding is in the Northern Hemisphere completely around the pole in the tundra and boreal forest zones of North America and Eurasia south as far as California, northern Japan, west to Britain and Iceland. It winters further south in the United States along the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts south to Honduras and the Caribbean. In Europe and Asia it is found along the Mediterranean and Black Seas and south to central Africa below the Sahara Desert and east into Pakistan, India, southeast Asia and eastern China.

DISCRIPTION:The adult male green-wingedteal has a cinnamon colored head with a green patch around and behind his eyethat is bordered underneath with a fine white line. Its upper body is gray andits chest is a creamy white speckled with brown. It has a white stripe down its side between its chests and its wings. the european drake have a horizontal white stripe above the wings. The green-winged teal gets its name from the green patch on its  wings. It has a black bill and black legs and feet.  The female green-winged teal has a light brown head and neck and a whitish throat. Her upperside is a dark brown and her underside is white.  She also has a green patch on her inner wings. It is a little brighter than the male'

HABITAT:The Green-winged Teal lives near marshes and lakes with forested areas nearby. It primarily eats vegetable matter including seeds, field grains, the soft parts of plants, acorns and berries. It also eats aquatic insects, snails and worms

BREED:The green-wing is one of theeasiest ducks to breed in captivity. The breeding season begins in early Mayand the hens look to build nests in stands of thick grass or other vegetation, but may also accept boxes. They do not require a large aviary, as long as it is well planted. The clutch sizes range from 6 to 12 cream colored eggs and are incubated for about 23 days. The hens can be allowed to hatch and rear their own young, but due to their small size, the aviary walls need to be covered ormade of small wire to prevent escape.

 

                                                  

            BAIKAL TEAL

         

       

 

LENGHT:15"-17"

DISCRIPTION: Male Baikal teal have a variegated head displaying a black crown and hindneck with buff and metallic green patches on the face margined with white and black. The chest is buff dotted with black spots and the gray sides and flanks are vermiculated with fine black lines. A white finger-like mark extends from in front of the folded wing to the white belly. Long scapulars striped with black, chestnut, and buff drape over the rear of the folded wing. A green speculum, edged with white in the back and red-brown in the front, is displayed in flight. The bill, legs, and feet are dark gray to black.
Female Baikal teal closely resemble their counterparts in green-winged teal. The principle differences are their larger size, a pronounced whitish spot at the base of the bill, and a brown-red bar edging the forward margin of the green speculum

HABITAT: breeds in centraland eastern Siberia, winters in China, Japan & Korea. Occasionally wanders to the Aleutian Islands and Alaska and has been reported as far south as California. Birds seen elsewhere in North America are more than likely escaped aviary birds. During the breeding season, seen on taiga marshes and lakes, forested streams and tundra rivers. Winters in a variety of freshwater and brackish areas.

BREED:Breeding late April to July breeding first year ,clutch size 8 to 10 ,Incubation Period25 days, Nesting: Will use concealed boxes or thick cover.

                                                                                                                                           

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