アメリカコガモ （カモ目カモ科） Anas crecca carolinensis 英名 (English name) Green-winged Teal
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Anas crecca carolinensis is a subspecies of the Green-winged Teal. It measures about 37.5 cm in length and occasionally visits Japan as a rare winter migrant. Male Common Teals have a horizontal white stripe, whereas the American subspecies shows a vertical white stripe. This photo shows an individual that appeared at a pond in southern Okinawa Island.
The total length of the Green-winged Teal is about 37.5cm. It will come across as a winter bird to Okinawa. It's a Common species. They inhabit the waterside such as pond.
