Anas crecca | green-winged teal
Vagrant
Other Names: common teal, Eurasian green-winged teal
Green-winged Teals are small ducks and visitors to Hawai’i. Males and females in non breeding plumage have brown mottled bodies. Males have chestnut brown heads with green iridescent eye masks and acquire elaborate grey, black, and white bodies during the breeding season.
The map below shows hotspots along our birding trails where you might see this bird.
Hotspots for green-winged teal
- Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge | Details for Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge
- Salt Pond Beach Park | Details for Salt Pond Beach Park
- Nuʻupia Pond | Details for Nuʻupia Pond
- James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge | Details for James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge
- Waimea Valley | Details for Waimea Valley
- Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge | Details for Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge
- Kanahā Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary | Details for Kanahā Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge
Wetland
Salt Pond Beach Park
Coastal
Nuʻupia Pond
Wetland
James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge
Wetland
Waimea Valley
WetlandWet forest
Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge
Wetland
Kanahā Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary
Wetland