Summary

  • Status in VT: Decreased by 70% (10 to 3 blocks). Decreases occurred in Champlain Valley and Northern Vermont Piedmont.
  • Data from other research: No additional data for VT.
  • Conservation status: State rank S1B; SSC
  • Other atlases: NY: -45%; ON: non-significant increase in all regions
  • VT’s role in North American range: VT is at the southern edge of the range.
  • Causes of change since first Atlas: Increase in row crops such as corn or soy beans; early mowing of hayfields.
  • Management/Monitoring recommendations: Targeted surveys to clarify status.

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

Species Account

Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

Green-winged Teal Map 1 Green-winged Teal Table 1 Green-winged Teal Table 2

Change in Distribution

mapkey Green-winged Teal Map 2 Green-winged Teal Table 3

Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

All About Birds