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Coscoroba coscoroba (Molina, 1782)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Coscoroba coscoroba (Molina, 1782)

Coscoroba coscoroba (Molina, 1782)

Coscoroba coscoroba, the coscoroba swan, is a medium-large South American waterf…

Merganetta armata Gould, 1842
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Merganetta armata Gould, 1842

Merganetta armata Gould, 1842

Merganetta armata, the torrent duck, is the only member of the genus Merganetta,…

Clangula hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Clangula hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Clangula hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Clangula hyemalis, the long-tailed duck, is a diving duck with seasonal plumage …

Nomonyx dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Nomonyx dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Nomonyx dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Nomonyx dominicus, the masked duck, is a waterfowl species ranging from southern…

Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Latham, 1801)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Latham, 1801)

Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Latham, 1801)

Malacorhynchus membranaceus, the pink-eared duck, is a small mobile Australian d…

Chenonetta jubata (Latham, 1801)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Chenonetta jubata (Latham, 1801)

Chenonetta jubata (Latham, 1801)

Chenonetta jubata, the Australian wood duck, is a goose-like Australian duck wit…

Biziura lobata (Shaw, 1796)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Biziura lobata (Shaw, 1796)

Biziura lobata (Shaw, 1796)

Biziura lobata, the musk duck, is a sexually dimorphic Australian diving duck wi…

Amazonetta brasiliensis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Amazonetta brasiliensis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Amazonetta brasiliensis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Amazonetta brasiliensis is a light brown South American duck with distinct pluma…

Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

This entry describes the physical characteristics of the blue duck, Hymenolaimus…

Callonetta leucophrys (Vieillot, 1816)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Callonetta leucophrys (Vieillot, 1816)

Callonetta leucophrys (Vieillot, 1816)

The ringed teal (Callonetta leucophrys) is a small dabbling duck with distinct m…

Mergellus albellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Mergellus albellus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Mergellus albellus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Mergellus albellus, the smew, is a small migratory duck not considered threatene…

Speculanas specularis (P.P.King, 1828)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Speculanas specularis (P.P.King, 1828)

Speculanas specularis (P.P.King, 1828)

The bronze-winged duck is a South American dabbling duck that lives along Andean…

Mareca americana (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Mareca americana (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Mareca americana (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Mareca americana, the American wigeon, is a common migratory dabbling duck nativ…

Mareca strepera (Linnaeus, 1758)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Mareca strepera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Mareca strepera (Linnaeus, 1758)

The gadwall Mareca strepera is a medium-sized dabbling duck with a wide breeding…

Mareca falcata (Georgi, 1775)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Mareca falcata (Georgi, 1775)

Mareca falcata (Georgi, 1775)

Mareca falcata (falcated duck) is a migratory dabbling duck native to eastern As…

Mareca penelope (Linnaeus, 1758)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Mareca penelope (Linnaeus, 1758)

Mareca penelope (Linnaeus, 1758)

Mareca penelope, the Eurasian wigeon, is a migratory dabbling duck native to nor…

Mareca sibilatrix (Poeppig, 1829)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Mareca sibilatrix (Poeppig, 1829)

Mareca sibilatrix (Poeppig, 1829)

Chiloé wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix) is a South American duck species categorized a…

Chloephaga melanoptera (Eyton, 1838)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Chloephaga melanoptera (Eyton, 1838)

Chloephaga melanoptera (Eyton, 1838)

Chloephaga melanoptera, the Andean goose, is a waterfowl native to high Andean h…

Oressochen jubatus (Bannister, 1870)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Oressochen jubatus (Bannister, 1870)

Oressochen jubatus (Bannister, 1870)

The Orinoco goose (Oressochen jubatus) is a South American waterfowl with distin…

Sibirionetta formosa (Georgi, 1775)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Sibirionetta formosa (Georgi, 1775)

Sibirionetta formosa (Georgi, 1775)

Sibirionetta formosa, the Baikal teal, is a migratory duck that breeds in easter…

Spatula querquedula (Linnaeus, 1758)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Spatula querquedula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Spatula querquedula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Spatula querquedula, the garganey, is a small migratory duck with distinct male …

Spatula hottentota (Eyton, 1838)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Spatula hottentota (Eyton, 1838)

Spatula hottentota (Eyton, 1838)

Spatula hottentota, the blue-billed teal, is an African duck species with descri…

Spatula versicolor (Vieillot, 1816)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Spatula versicolor (Vieillot, 1816)

Spatula versicolor (Vieillot, 1816)

Spatula versicolor is a duck species with two recognized extant subspecies found…

Spatula puna (Tschudi, 1844)
🦋 Animalia Anatidae

Spatula puna (Tschudi, 1844)

Spatula puna (Tschudi, 1844)

Spatula puna, the Puna teal, is a non-migratory dabbling duck native to high-alt…