Eurasian teal, common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal

Eurasian teal, common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal (Anas crecca) 
Keoladev National park
Bharatpur
Rajasthan
February 19

This is a common and widespread duck which breeds in temperate Eurosiberia and migrates south in winter.The Eurasian teal is often called simply the teal due to being the only one of these small dabbling ducks in much of its range.The bird gives its name to the blue-green colour teal

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