Green-winged Teal

	Green-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:	A small, sleek and plump bird with an iridescent green patch on it's wings. They have a yellow tail stripe. Males have a white stripe up shoulder, and the males have dark reddish and green head. The females are light brown.
	Physical Statistics:	Length: 12 - 15 Inches (31 - 39 Centimeters) Weight: 5 - 18 Ounces (140 - 500 Grams) Wingspan: 20.5 - 23 Inches (52 - 59 Centimeters)
	Behavior:	Green-winged Teals live in marshes. They make their nests on shore beds and are active during the day. To get their food, they dip their head into the water and stick their rump into the air.
	Social Organization:	Green-winged Teals live in flocks and migrate south during the winter.
	Approval Level*:	None; Green-winged Teals are common in Marshlands
	Kill Difficulty:	Moderate; Green-winged Teals are large and able to buffet cats firmly with their wings when attacked.
	Hunting Difficulty:	Specialty - Duck; A hunter needs to ambush Green-winged teal on the shore or at the water's edge, managing a clean kill so as not to set the bird flying off with alarm cries.
	Food Quality:	High; Green-winged Teals are a large and yield rich 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.