Unit 4: Geese, Swans, Dabbling Ducks (pt 2)

Question 1

Gray face; green ear patch

White-topped head; pale bill

Answer 1

American Wigeon

Question 2

Bright red/orange bill

Gray head; white around eye

Black belly; brownish other parts

Answer 2

Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck

Question 3

Blue-gray head; white crescent behind bill

Light blue wing patch

Answer 3

Blue-winged Teal

Question 4

Dark cinamon head+chest; red eye

Light blue wing patch; black-ish back/wings

Dark green speculum; white leading edge

Answer 4

Cinnamon Teal

Question 5

Black back; buff colored feather tips

Black-white patch on neck

Buffy head; dark bill

Answer 5

Fulvous Whistling-duck

Question 6

Bright white speculum

Black tail; paler belly

Not distinctive

Answer 6

Gadwall

Question 7

Chestnut head; green ear patch

White vertical line before wings

Black band around rump

Answer 7

Green-winged Teal

Question 8

Chocolate colored head; white ‘bib’

Long and pointy tail

Answer 8

Northern Pintail

Question 9

Big, dark, wide bill

Dark green head; yellow eye

White breast; cinnamon sides

Black back, tail, rump

Answer 9

Northern Shoveler

Question 10

Male: dark green head; red eye; colorful bill; tan sides; chestnut breast; white outlines

Female: white teardrop around eye; gray crest; grayish bill

Answer 10

Wood Duck