OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

FORESTRY

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Green-winged teal is ____ duck, meaning that it typically feeds in shallow water by dabbling and upending.
A
Diving
B
Social
C
Elusive
D
Dabbling
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Measurements. Adult males have grayish bodies with a narrow white vertical stripe extending from the waterline to the shoulder. In good light, their dark heads are cinnamon with a wide green swoop from the eye to the back of the neck. Females are brown with a yellowish streak along the tail.

Detailed explanation-2: -Feeds especially on seeds of grasses, sedges, pondweeds, many others. Also takes aquatic insects, crustaceans, mollusks, tadpoles; rarely earthworms, fish eggs. May feed more on animal matter in summer, seeds in winter.

Detailed explanation-3: -The green-winged teal gets its name from its iridescent green wing patches. It is also known as the common teal. It is the smallest species of dabbling duck in North America.

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