Blue-Winged Teal

Family: Anatidae

Size: It measures approximately 38 to 40 cm.

Longevity: It can live about 13 years.

Habitat: The blue-winged teal lives in ponds and grassy marshes.

Food: It feeds on seeds and vegetative parts of aquatic plants.

Did you know that the blue-winged teal is an endangered species? It often happens that other ducks occupy their nests and that American crows devour their eggs.