The American Green-winged Duck (Anascaro linensis) was discovered by birdwatchers Philip Hyde and Paul Hyde at Dongtan, Nanhui, Shanghai, and is a new record for Shanghai birds.
The American Green-winged Duck inhabits shallow lakes, wetlands, ponds and winding rivers, feeding on aquatic invertebrates, larval amphibians, wetland plant seeds and pond weeds.
This bird species is naturally distributed in North America, breeding in northern North America and wintering in the south. There are some permanent resident populations in the eastern and western regions. It is rarely recorded in China and is considered a lost bird. Previously, there were only sporadic records in Beidaihe, Hong Kong, Shantou and Taiwan. This record is the first in Shanghai.