Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
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BirdsIn Ohio

Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Anas

Conservation status

Of special interest in Ohio (Ohio Division of Wildlife, June 2026)

Ohio's Division of Wildlife names it as one at the edge of its range in Ohio, breeding here at low numbers. It is not listed as endangered or threatened.

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Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (44)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (40)
  • Recorded, season not shown (3)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Green-winged Teal by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Hamilton County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: migration
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Lorain County57 · Season shownYes: migration
Lucas County23 · Recorded, season not shownYes: migration
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Summit County20 · Recorded, season not shownYes: migration
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Union CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration

Season

When it is recorded

In Ohio

Mid-September to mid-December, middle week early November, and again mid-January to early May, middle week late March

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 394 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Green-winged Teal in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Green-winged TealYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10436,211
Jan 11–17755,146
Jan 18–24534,645
Jan 25–31434,698
Feb 1–7626,023
Feb 8–14835,888
Feb 15–21745,436
Feb 22–28866,846
Mar 1–71068,321
Mar 8–1414910,384
Mar 15–2125812,620
Mar 22–2827813,949
Mar 29 – Apr 423619,661
Apr 5–1115826,860
Apr 12–1817639,925
Apr 19–2512841,623
Apr 26 – May 25356,391
May 3–93352,952
May 10–164153,785
May 17–230057,698
May 24–303354,651
May 31 – Jun 60053,099
Jun 7–130053,700
Jun 14–201156,625
Jun 21–270055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 41158,477
Jul 5–111161,336
Jul 12–180064,722
Jul 19–250069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 10059,416
Aug 2–80059,712
Aug 9–150055,994
Aug 16–220054,328
Aug 23–290051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 52257,167
Sep 6–121159,075
Sep 13–191154,543
Sep 20–267445,860
Sep 27 – Oct 34343,180
Oct 4–1013737,841
Oct 11–1710830,824
Oct 18–2422921,156
Oct 25–3118819,021
Nov 1–719714,172
Nov 8–1431812,621
Nov 15–212067,965
Nov 22–28958,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5656,083
Dec 6–12226,004
Dec 13–19935,423
Dec 20–26335,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2748,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Mallard Anas platyrhynchos536 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors373 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Gadwall Mareca strepera307 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope174 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Northern Pintail Anas acuta127 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Open water30%3%
Developed23%49%
Wetland23%5%
Farmland15%11%
Forest6%31%
Grassland and shrub3%0.9%
Barren0.7%0.6%

From 146 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

394 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.