Anatidae — Duck Family
Anser indicus (Latham, 1790)
Anser indicus (Latham, 1790)
The bar-headed goose, Anser indicus, is a high-flying mid-sized goose famous for crossing the Himalayas during migration.
Anser fabalis (Latham, 1787)
Anser fabalis (Latham, 1787)
Anser fabalis is a goose species with specific size, plumage and bill traits, that was historically sometimes grouped as a bean goose subspecies.
Anser erythropus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anser erythropus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anser erythropus, the lesser white-fronted goose, is a small goose with distinct markings and a declining European breeding population.
Anser cygnoides (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anser cygnoides (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anser cygnoides, the swan goose, is a large Anser goose currently listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anser anser, the greylag goose, is a large Palearctic goose with detailed physical traits, distribution, and growing pest status in some regions.
Anser albifrons (Scopoli, 1769)
Anser albifrons (Scopoli, 1769)
Anser albifrons, the greater white-fronted goose, is a migratory waterbird with described size, appearance, distribution and breeding ecology.
Anser serrirostris Gould, 1852
Anser serrirostris Gould, 1852
This page gives physical description, distinguishing features, and winter distribution for the tundra bean goose, Anser serrirostris.
Anser canagicus (Sevastianov, 1802)
Anser canagicus (Sevastianov, 1802)
Anser canagicus, the emperor goose, is a distinctively colored goose native to Bering Sea Arctic and subarctic regions.
Anser caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anser caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anser caerulescens, the snow goose, is a North American goose species with two plumage color morphs split into two size-based subspecies.
Anser rossii Cassin, 1861
Anser rossii Cassin, 1861
Anser rossii (Ross's goose) is a small Arctic goose closely related to and often hybridizing with the lesser snow goose.
Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus, 1758)
Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus, 1758)
Somateria mollissima, the common eider, is a large sea duck known for its distinct appearance, feeding habits, and cultural connections.
Somateria fischeri (J.F.Brandt, 1847)
Somateria fischeri (J.F.Brandt, 1847)
The spectacled eider is a large sea duck that breeds on Alaskan and northeastern Siberian coasts.
Somateria spectabilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Somateria spectabilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Somateria spectabilis, the king eider, is a large sexually dimorphic Arctic sea duck hunted for food by people.
Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Melanitta perspicillata, the surf scoter, is a small North American migratory sea duck with distinct plumage and molting patterns.
Melanitta americana (Swainson, 1832)
Melanitta americana (Swainson, 1832)
Melanitta americana, the black scoter, is a large North American sea duck with distinct plumage and breeding habits.
Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Melanitta nigra, the common scoter, is a sea duck with distinct plumage, coastal flocking behaviour, and protected under AEWA.
Melanitta deglandi (Bonaparte, 1850)
Melanitta deglandi (Bonaparte, 1850)
White-winged scoter (Melanitta deglandi) is the largest North American scoter species, described here with identification features and distribution.
Melanitta stejnegeri (Ridgway, 1887)
Melanitta stejnegeri (Ridgway, 1887)
Melanitta stejnegeri, or Stejneger's scoter, is a sea duck distinguished from the white-winged scoter by specific traits, with a known breeding and wintering range and rare vagrant occurrences.
Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Melanitta fusca, the velvet scoter, is a large sea duck with distinct male and female plumage found across Eurasia.
Aythya collaris (Donovan, 1809)
Aythya collaris (Donovan, 1809)
Aythya collaris, the ring-necked duck, is a small to medium diving duck with distinct male and female plumage traits.
Aythya ferina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aythya ferina (Linnaeus, 1758)
The common pochard is a medium-sized migratory diving duck found across the Palearctic, often foraging alongside swans.
Aythya fuligula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aythya fuligula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aythya fuligula, the tufted duck, is a migratory diving duck with a distinctive head tuft found across Eurasia.
Aythya marila (Linnaeus, 1761)
Aythya marila (Linnaeus, 1761)
Aythya marila, the greater scaup, is a circumpolar diving duck with distinct male and female plumage and migratory habits.
Aythya australis (Eyton, 1838)
Aythya australis (Eyton, 1838)
Aythya australis, the hardhead, is a small brown duck native to Australia, evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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