Anatidae — Duck Family
Aix galericulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aix galericulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aix galericulata, the mandarin duck, is a small sexually dimorphic waterfowl with native range in East Asia and feral populations in Europe and North America.
Aix sponsa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aix sponsa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aix sponsa, the wood duck, is a medium-sized perching duck native to North America with striking sexually dimorphic plumage.
Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lophodytes cucullatus, the hooded merganser, is a small sexually dimorphic duck native to North America.
Histrionicus histrionicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Histrionicus histrionicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Histrionicus histrionicus is a duck with sexually dimorphic plumage, breeding in cold northern streams, with an endangered eastern North American population.
Chloephaga hybrida (Molina, 1782)
Chloephaga hybrida (Molina, 1782)
Kelp goose (Chloephaga hybrida) is a waterfowl species with two sexually dimorphic subspecies found in southern South America.
Chloephaga poliocephala P.L.Sclater, 1857
Chloephaga poliocephala P.L.Sclater, 1857
Ashy-headed goose is a South American waterfowl with distinct plumage and specific seasonal habitat preferences.
Chloephaga rubidiceps P.L.Sclater, 1861
Chloephaga rubidiceps P.L.Sclater, 1861
Chloephaga rubidiceps, the ruddy-headed goose, is a waterfowl species found in southern South America and the Falkland Islands.
Chloephaga picta (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Chloephaga picta (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Chloephaga picta, the upland goose, is a sexually dimorphic South American sheldgoose with distinct subspecies and herbivorous grazing habits.
Cairina moschata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cairina moschata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cairina moschata, the Muscovy duck, is a large, widely distributed duck native to the tropical Americas with distinct sexual dimorphism.
Netta rufina (Pallas, 1773)
Netta rufina (Pallas, 1773)
Netta rufina, the red-crested pochard, is a large migratory diving duck native to Eurasia that winters in Africa and South Asia.
Netta erythrophthalma (Wied-Neuwied, 1833)
Netta erythrophthalma (Wied-Neuwied, 1833)
Southern pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) is a duck species with two subspecies found in South America and Africa.
Netta peposaca (Vieillot, 1816)
Netta peposaca (Vieillot, 1816)
The rosy-billed pochard is a sexually dimorphic migratory duck native to Argentina, threatened by hunting-related lead poisoning.
Nettapus pulchellus Gould, 1842
Nettapus pulchellus Gould, 1842
Nettapus pulchellus, the green pygmy goose, is a small sexually dimorphic duck found in northern Australia, New Guinea, and Timor-Leste.
Nettapus auritus (Boddaert, 1783)
Nettapus auritus (Boddaert, 1783)
The African pygmy goose is a small nomadic waterfowl found across sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.
Nettapus coromandelianus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Nettapus coromandelianus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Nettapus coromandelianus is the world's smallest waterfowl, distributed across Asia to Australia, found in vegetated open water.
Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766)
Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766)
Alopochen aegyptiaca, the Egyptian goose, is a goose-like waterfowl native to Africa with reintroduced populations in parts of Europe and the Middle East.
Tachyeres brachypterus (Latham, 1790)
Tachyeres brachypterus (Latham, 1790)
Tachyeres brachypterus, the flightless Falkland steamer duck, is a large duck endemic to the Falkland Islands.
Tachyeres patachonicus (P.P.King, 1831)
Tachyeres patachonicus (P.P.King, 1831)
Tachyeres patachonicus, the flying steamer duck, is a sexually dimorphic duck native to southern South America and the Falkland Islands.
Tachyeres leucocephalus Humphrey & Thompson, 1981
Tachyeres leucocephalus Humphrey & Thompson, 1981
Tachyeres leucocephalus, the Chubut steamer duck, is a duck species native to coastal Argentina with distinct male and female plumage traits.
Tachyeres pteneres (J.R.Forster, 1844)
Tachyeres pteneres (J.R.Forster, 1844)
Tachyeres pteneres is the largest flightless steamer duck species, with distinct male, female, and juvenile plumage.
Pteronetta hartlaubii (Cassin, 1860)
Pteronetta hartlaubii (Cassin, 1860)
Pteronetta hartlaubii, or Hartlaub's duck, is a monotypic waterfowl species resident in equatorial West and Central Africa.
Marmaronetta angustirostris (Ménétries, 1832)
Marmaronetta angustirostris (Ménétries, 1832)
Marmaronetta angustirostris, the marbled duck, is a small nomadic duck with a fragmented range across western Eurasia and northern Africa.
Plectropterus gambensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Plectropterus gambensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Plectropterus gambensis, the spur-winged goose, is a large African waterfowl, some populations of which are toxic.
Cyanochen cyanoptera (Rüppell, 1845)
Cyanochen cyanoptera (Rüppell, 1845)
Cyanochen cyanoptera is a stocky grey-brown goose-like adapted to cold Ethiopian highland grassland habitats near water.
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