According to the Clements World List, Common Teal was split from Green
Winged Teal in
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Green-winged Teal is split into two species. Eurasian Teal Anas crecca.
Range Palearctic region; winters to Africa, India and SE Asia and race nimia
with
range Aleutian Islands. Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis with range as
listed in fifth edition. Ibis 143: 171-175.
(Source: _http://www.ibispub.com/updates.html_ ;
(http://www.ibispub.com/updates.html) )
Wendy Ealding
