| Sighting Ref : |
IB7621 |
| Sighting Date : |
27 Dec 08 |
| Common Name : |
Green-winged Teal |
| Scientific Name : |
Anas carolinensis |
| Location : |
Tacumshin |
| County : |
Wexford |
| Number Seen : |
1 |
| Principal Observer(s) : |
Killian Mullarney
Not Specified
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| Reported By : |
Not Specified
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| Comments : |
One, 1st Winter Male. The Green-winged Teal is interesting in that the amount of female/imm-like brown feathering on the flanks, breast and upperparts, at this time of year, suggest it is a first-year male (though it is possible that an adult with delayed moult could also still show some retained eclipse plumage). I believe the shape and pattern of the tertials (shorter, blunter, a little browner and lacking decurvature towards the tip) reliably points to it being a first-winter. KM.
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| Status : |
Accepted by the IRBC (Appendix 2) |
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Killian Mullarney
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