NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Blue-winged teal; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:25:09.021902+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Spatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Common name
- Blue-winged Teal
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae
- Genus
- Spatula
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderAnseriformes
- familyAnatidae Leach, 1820
- genusSpatula F. Boie, 1822
- speciesSpatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Spatula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera (Vieillot, 1816) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis (Latham, 1801) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red ShovelerSpatula platalea (Vieillot, 1816) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota (Eyton, 1838) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Puna TealSpatula puna (Tschudi, 1844) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Anas discors discors Linnaeus, 1766 Linnaeus, 1766 | synonym |
| Anas discors orphna Stewart & Aldrich, 1956 Stewart & Aldrich, 1956 | synonym |
| Anas discors Linnaeus, 1766 Linnaeus, 1766 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Middle America
North America
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1192577 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:9HKHF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.