Distribution and derivation of the Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) harvest, 1970–2003.

Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors; BWTE) are the second most abundant duck (family Anatidae) species in North America and are widely distributed (Rowher et al. 2002). Its breeding range stretches from the southern high-plains of New Mexico and Texas in the U.S., north to the boreal forest of Canada and Alaska, and from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast above approximately 40°N. from the southern high-plains of New Mexico and Texas in the U.S., north to the boreal forest of Canada and Alaska, and from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast above approximately 40°N