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{{Taxobox
| Taxon_Name = Blauflügelente 
| Taxon_WissName = Anas discors
| Taxon_Rang = Art
| Taxon_Autor = (Linnaeus, 1766)
| Taxon2_Name = Eigentliche Enten
| Taxon2_WissName = Anas
| Taxon2_Rang = Gattung
| Taxon3_Name = Schwimmenten
| Taxon3_WissName = Anatini
| Taxon3_Rang = Tribus
| Taxon4_Name      = 
| Taxon4_WissName = Anatinae
| Taxon4_Rang = Unterfamilie
| Taxon5_Name = Entenvögel
| Taxon5_WissName = Anatidae
| Taxon5_Rang = Familia
| Taxon6_Name = Gänsevögel
| Taxon6_WissName = Anseriformes
| Taxon6_Rang = Ordnung
| Bild = Bluewingedteal54.jpg
| Bildbeschreibung = Blauflügelente (''Anas discors'')
}}

Die '''Blauflügelente''' (''Anas discors'') ist eine kleine, in Eigentlichen Enten (''Anas'').

== Kennzeichen ==

Das erwachsene Männchen hat einen gräulich-blauen Kopf mit einer weißen, halbmondförmigen Gesichtszeichnung. Der Körper ist hellbraun und besitzt am Hinterende einen weißen Fleck. Der Schwanz ist schwarz. Das Weibchen ist unscheinbar braun gesprenkelt. Beide Geschlechter besitzen einen blauen Flügelfleck, der für die Art namensgebend war. Die Füße sind gelb.

Am ehesten sind Weibchen mit anderen Kleinenten wie Knäkente oder Krickente zu verwechseln, die gelben Füße sind aber ein sicheres Unterscheidungsmerkmal.

== Lebensweise ==

Blauflügelenten sind Zugvögel, sie überwintern in Schwärmen in Zentral- und Südamerika. Gelegentlich werden auch Irrgäste in Europa beobachtet.

{{Taxobox
| name = Blue-winged Teal
| status = LC
| image = Blue-Winged Teal.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Aves
| ordo = Anseriformes
| familia = Anatidae
| genus = ''Anas'' <small>(disputed)</small>
| species = '''''A. discors'''''
| binomial = ''Anas discors''
| binomial_authority = Linnaeus, 1766
| synonyms =
''Querquedula discors''<br />
''Spatula discors'' <small>(but see text)</small>
}}

The '''Blue-winged Teal''' (''Anas discors'') is a small dabbling duck. Its placement in ''Anas'' is by no means certain; a member of the "blue-winged" group also including the shovelers, it may be better placed in ''Spatula''. It is not a teal in the strict sense, and also does not seem closely related to the Garganey as was for some time believed. Indeed, its color pattern is strikingly reminiscent of the Australasian Shoveler.

The adult male has a greyish blue head with a white facial crescent, a light brown body with a white patch near the rear and a black tail. The adult female is mottled brown. Both sexes have a blue wing patch. In flight, they flap their wings especially rapidly.

Their breeding habitat is marshes and ponds throughout north and central North America. The nest is a shallow depression on the ground lined with grass and down, usually surrounded by vegetation.
thumb|left|Blue-winged teals
They migrate in flocks to Central and South America. During migration, some birds may fly long distances over open ocean. They are occasional vagrants to Europe, where their yellow legs are a distinction from other small ducks like Common Teal and Garganey. DNA analysis of this species has revealed it's genetic make up to be almost identical to that of the Cinnamon teal.

These birds feed by dabbling in shallow water. They mainly eat plants; their diet may include molluscs and aquatic insects.

The call of the male is a short whistle; the female's call is a soft quack.