Blue-winged Teal

	Blue-winged Teal
	Cat Given Name:	Duck
	Common Name(s):	Common Loon,  Mallard,  Canvasback,  Horned Grebe,  Wood Duck,  Green-winged Teal,  Red-throated Loon,  Ruddy Duck,  Blue-winged Teal,  Bufflehead,  Northern Shoveler,  Gadwall,  American Wigeon,  Redhead,  Common Goldeneye,  Long-tailed Duck,  Hooded Merganser,  Lesser Scaup,  Common Merganser,  Pied-billed Grebe,  Ring-necked Duck,  Red-breasted Merganser,  Greater Scaup,  American Black Duck
	Other Name(s):	Great Northern Diver,  Wild Duck,  Slavonian Grebe,  Devil-diver,  Hell-diver,  Pink-Eyed Diver,  Water Witch,  Carolina Duck,  Red-throated Diver,  Shoveler,  American Widgeon,  Baldplate,  Oldsquaw,  Harelda hyemalis,  Mergus cucullatus
	Scientific Name(s):	Gavia immer,  Anas platyrhynchos,  Aythya valisineria,  Podiceps auritus,  Aix sponsa,  Anas carolinensis,  Gavia stellata,  Oxyura jamaicensis,  Anas discors,  Bucephala albeola,  Anas clypeata,  Anas strepera,  Anas americana,  Aythya americana,  Bucephala clangula,  Clangula hyemalis,  Lophodytes cucullatus,  Mergus merganser,  Anas rubripes
	Physical Description:	The female is light brown with a blue band on its wings. The male has a blue head with a black crown, and underneath the crown is a streak of white. Their legs are yellow. The beak is broad, flat and jet black.
	Physical Statistics:	Length: 14 - 16 Inches (36 - 41 Centimeters) Weight: 8 - 19 Ounces (230 - 545 Grams) Wingspan: 22 - 25 Inches (56 - 62 Centimeters)
	Behavior:	The Blue-winged Teal lives in pools, rivers and lakes. They nest on the ground, leaving their eggs where clever cats might find them. During the day they dabble in the water to collect their food.
	Social Organization:	Flock; Blue-winged Teals live in groups and migrate south in the winter.
	Approval Level*:	Moderator; Blue-winged teal are rare due to a lack of ponds and lakes in the forest.
	Kill Difficulty:	Moderate; Blue-winged Teal cannot deliver the solid buffet of larger ducks, but they can still pack a wallop.
	Hunting Difficulty:	Specialty - Duck; Ducks are best hunted from shore using an ambush technique. The blue-winged teal responds to missed attacks with an alarm cry that can clear the forest of prey for the rest of the patrol.
	Food Quality:	High; Blue-winged Teals are a large catch that yield rich, nutritious flesh.
*Some creatures require approval to appear in RP. This is to make sure the Admins and Mods who need to know are fully aware of a species currently active in their area. These ratings are mainly for those creatures that are uncommon or pose a threat of some sort to the cats.