( more about Wood Ducks) (back to the list ) Green-Winged Teal (Anas crecca) NEST LOCATION: ground MATING PATTERN: monogamous BREEDING DIET: seeds, aquatic invertebrates EGGS: 8 to 9 unmarked cream/light olive buff WHO BUILDS NEST: female LENGTH OF INCUBATION: 21 to 23 days HATCH TO FLEDGE TIME: 34 days NEST TYPE: scrape FORAGING TECHNIQUE: ground gleaning and dabbling ALSO EATS: tadpoles, grain, grass, plant shoots NUMBER OF BROODS: 1 WHO INCUBATES: female DEVELOPMENT AT HATCHING: precocial 2 WHO FEEDS/GUARDS YOUNG: female Notes: Green-winged Teals breed in thickly vegetated freshwater lakes, marshes, ponds, pools, and shallow streams.
(8 to 9 unmarked cream/light olive buff; BUILDS; NEST) (plant; shoots; NUMBER OF BROODS)
8 to 9 unmarked cream/light olive buff plant
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