East Anglia, UK, April 9-12, 2005

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Eurasian or Common Teal (drake in breeding plumage) at Salthouse Marshes. This is considered the same species as the North American green-winged teal (anas crecca), which differs in a number of plumage details (noted by Sibley).
Copyright © 2005 John Van de Graaff

Eurasian or Common Teal (drake in breeding plumage) at Salthouse Marshes.

In Britain this is considered a distinct species from the North American green-winged teal (anas crecca),

 which differs in a number of plumage details (noted by Sibley).