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Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus, 1766)
This is a description of the white-faced whistling duck, covering its appearance…
Dendrocygna bicolor (Vieillot, 1816)
Dendrocygna bicolor (Vieillot, 1816)
The fulvous whistling duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) is a brown long-legged duck wit…
Thalassornis leuconotus Eyton, 1838
Thalassornis leuconotus Eyton, 1838
Thalassornis leuconotus, the white-backed duck, is a diving waterfowl native to …
Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790)
Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790)
Cygnus atratus, the black swan, is a large nomadic water bird native to Australi…
Cygnus buccinator Richardson, 1831
Cygnus buccinator Richardson, 1831
This page describes the physical traits, range, and population history of the tr…
Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cygnus cygnus, the whooper swan, is a large migratory waterfowl that uses signal…
Cygnus columbianus (Ord, 1815)
Cygnus columbianus (Ord, 1815)
Cygnus columbianus, the tundra swan, is the smallest Holarctic swan, with two mi…
Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Cygnus olor, the mute swan, is a large heavy white waterfowl native to Eurasia, …
Cygnus melancoryphus (Molina, 1782)
Cygnus melancoryphus (Molina, 1782)
Black-necked swan is the largest native South American waterfowl, described here…
Anas laysanensis Rothschild, 1892
Anas laysanensis Rothschild, 1892
Anas laysanensis, the Laysan duck, is a flightless during molt duck with distinc…
Anas rubripes Brewster, 1902
Anas rubripes Brewster, 1902
The American black duck is a North American dabbling duck that resembles darker …
Anas poecilorhyncha J.R.Forster, 1781
Anas poecilorhyncha J.R.Forster, 1781
Anas poecilorhyncha J.R.Forster, 1781, the spot-billed duck, is a mallard-sized …
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758
The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is a medium-sized dabbling duck with a broad gl…
Anas acuta Linnaeus, 1758
Anas acuta Linnaeus, 1758
Anas acuta, the northern pintail, is a distinctively shaped dabbling duck with a…
Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758
Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758
Anas crecca (Eurasian teal) is a small dabbling duck breeding across the Palearc…
Anas flavirostris Vieillot, 1816
Anas flavirostris Vieillot, 1816
Anas flavirostris Vieillot, 1816 is a duck with a distinct yellow bill, similar …
Anas fulvigula Ridgway, 1874
Anas fulvigula Ridgway, 1874
Anas fulvigula, the mottled duck, is a non-migratory North American dabbling duc…
Anas bahamensis Linnaeus, 1758
Anas bahamensis Linnaeus, 1758
Anas bahamensis is a brown, white-cheeked pintail duck found across the Caribbea…
Anas wyvilliana P.L.Sclater, 1878
Anas wyvilliana P.L.Sclater, 1878
Anas wyvilliana, the Hawaiian duck or koloa, is a vulnerable endemic Anatidae sp…
Anas castanea (Eyton, 1838)
Anas castanea (Eyton, 1838)
Anas castanea, the chestnut teal, is a duck native to Australia found in coastal…
Anas eatoni (Sharpe, 1875)
Anas eatoni (Sharpe, 1875)
Anas eatoni, the Eaton's pintail, is a small duck that breeds and resides only o…
Anas undulata C.F.Dubois, 1838
Anas undulata C.F.Dubois, 1838
Anas undulata, the yellow-billed duck, is an African waterbird with two subspeci…
Anas luzonica Fraser, 1839
Anas luzonica Fraser, 1839
Anas luzonica, the Philippine duck, is a large wetland duck endemic to the Phili…
Anas gracilis Buller, 1869
Anas gracilis Buller, 1869
Anas gracilis (grey teal) is a small, gregarious nomadic duck found across Austr…
