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Question	Answer
Dabbling duck characteristics	• Shallow water, wetlands • Dabble to feed (butt up) • Diet mostly vegetation • Speculum colored • No web on 4th toe • Tail high above water • Mainly ground nesters • Larger wings, slower beat • Vertical take-off
.	Mallard duck • Male = Irridescent green head, yellow-green bill, brown breast, black rear • Female = Mottled brown, orange / black mottled bill • Blue speculum bordered with two white lines
.	Northern pintail Male = White breast, brown head with white line down neck – Gray sides, black bill, sharp, pointy tail • Female = Mottled brown, tan face, dark bill • Green speculum bordered with buffy and white lines
.	Gadwall • Male = Gray-brown, finely detailed feathers. Black rear, black bill • Female = Mottled brown, black and orange bill • White and black speculum with red-brown patch
.	American Wigeon • Male = Brown-gray head, green stripe behind eye, white cap (mohawk) – Brown body, white patches on sides, dark rear • Female = Mottled brown • Blueish bill with black tip • Green speculum with big white patch
.	Eurasion wigeon • Sporadic visitor to BC • Similar to AMWI • Male = Reddish head, buffy crown
.	Northern shoveler • Huge bill that widens at tip • Male = Green head, white chest, rusty sides. Black bill • Female = Mottled brown. Orange bill
.	Blue-winged teal • Male = Blue head with white crescent behind bill – Brown body, dark speckling, white flank patch • Female = Mottled brown • Green speculum – White line, powder blue patch
.	Green-winged teal • Small dabbler • Male = Brown head with green swoop behind the eye. Gray body, white vertical stripe, yellowish rear patch • Female = Mottled brown – Green speculum visible • Bright green, black speculum bordered with white / buff lines
.	Cinnamon teal • Male = Cinnamon head and body plumage. Dark rear. Red eyes red, cinnamon coloured • Female = Mottled brown • Largish dark bill
.	Wood duck • Male = Distinctive head and body • Female = Gray-brown with similar head shape as male. White patch around eye • Blue speculum and coverts • Cavity nesters