Blue-winged Teal

Spatula discors

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAnseriformes (Waterfowl)
FamilyAnatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans)
GenusSpatula (Shovelers and Allies)
SpeciesSpatula discors (Blue-winged Teal)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Tikal National Park

2 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026

13,262 Verified sightings across all 97 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Blue-winged Teal

The blue-winged teal (Spatula discors) is a species of bird in the duck, goose, and swan family Anatidae. One of the smaller members of the dabbling duck group, it occurs in North America, where it breeds from southern Alaska to Nova Scotia, and south to northern Texas. It winters along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts and south into the Caribbean islands and Central America.

The first formal description of the blue-winged teal was by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1766 in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae. He coined the binomial name Anas discors. A molecular phylogentic study comparing mitochondrial DNA sequences published in 2009 found that the genus Anas, as then defined, was non-monophyletic. The genus was subsequently split into four monophyletic genera with ten species including the blue-winged teal moved into the resurrected genus Spatula. This genus had been originally proposed by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1822. The name Spatula is the Latin for a "spoon" or "spatula". The specific epithet discors is the Latin for "different" or "at variance".

The blue-winged teal is 40 cm (16 in) long, with a wingspan of 58 cm... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Spatula clypeata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cairina moschata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Anas acuta

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~60%
2	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~50%
3	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~40%
4	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
5	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
6	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
7	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
8	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
9	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~20%
10	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
11	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	~20%
12	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
13	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
14	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~10%
15	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
16	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
17	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
18	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
19	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
20	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
21	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
22	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
23	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
24	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
25	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
26	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
28	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
29	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
30	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
31	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
33	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
36	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
37	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
38	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
41	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
42	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
43	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
45	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
46	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
47	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
49	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
50	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
51	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
52	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
53	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
54	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
55	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
56	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
57	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
58	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
59	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
60	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
61	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
62	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
63	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
64	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
65	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
66	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
67	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
68	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
69	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
70	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
71	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
72	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
73	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
74	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
75	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
76	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
77	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
78	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
79	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
80	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
81	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
82	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
83	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
84	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
85	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
86	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
87	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
88	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
89	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
90	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
91	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
92	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
93	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
94	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
95	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
96	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
97	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Blue-winged Teal

About the Blue-winged Teal

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Northern Shoveler

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Muscovy Duck

Northern Pintail

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found