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https://www.vogelwarte.ch/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/730_1.jpg16001200The Blue-winged Teal is to be found in the same habitats in North America as the Garganey in Europe. Individual birds are regularly blown across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe on their sometimes large-scale migrations between the North American prairie lakes and Latin America. The male is especially characterised by the white facial crescent on its greyish-blue head.