39 cm (16") Rare. Visits Aleutians. Turns up accidentally elsewhere on east and west coasts.
Male: bold white eyebrow stripe. Dark cap. Reddish brown face and breast. Grayish back and sides. Shows gray-blue wing patch in flight.
Female or winter Male: similar to smaller female Blue-winged Teal but paler with less blue on the wing. Dark bill and legs.