Anatidae — Duck Family

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Animalia Chordata Aves Anseriformes Anatidae
Oressochen jubatus (Bannister, 1870)

Oressochen jubatus (Bannister, 1870)

Oressochen jubatus (Bannister, 1870)

The Orinoco goose (Oressochen jubatus) is a South American waterfowl with distinct plumage differences between adult males and females.

Sibirionetta formosa (Georgi, 1775)

Sibirionetta formosa (Georgi, 1775)

Sibirionetta formosa (Georgi, 1775)

Sibirionetta formosa, the Baikal teal, is a migratory duck that breeds in eastern Siberia and winters in East Asia.

Spatula querquedula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Spatula querquedula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Spatula querquedula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Spatula querquedula, the garganey, is a small migratory duck with distinct male plumage and a least concern IUCN status.

Spatula hottentota (Eyton, 1838)

Spatula hottentota (Eyton, 1838)

Spatula hottentota (Eyton, 1838)

Spatula hottentota, the blue-billed teal, is an African duck species with described identification, habitat, and breeding behaviour.

Spatula versicolor (Vieillot, 1816)

Spatula versicolor (Vieillot, 1816)

Spatula versicolor (Vieillot, 1816)

Spatula versicolor is a duck species with two recognized extant subspecies found across southern South America and the Falkland Islands.

Spatula puna (Tschudi, 1844)

Spatula puna (Tschudi, 1844)

Spatula puna (Tschudi, 1844)

Spatula puna, the Puna teal, is a non-migratory dabbling duck native to high-altitude Andean wetlands, currently listed as Least Concern.

Spatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766)

Spatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766)

Spatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766)

Spatula discors, the blue-winged teal, is a small North American dabbling duck with specific distribution, habitat, breeding, and feeding habits.

Spatula cyanoptera (Vieillot, 1816)

Spatula cyanoptera (Vieillot, 1816)

Spatula cyanoptera (Vieillot, 1816)

Spatula cyanoptera, or cinnamon teal, is a small migratory duck with distinct plumage differences between sexes.

Spatula platalea (Vieillot, 1816)

Spatula platalea (Vieillot, 1816)

Spatula platalea (Vieillot, 1816)

Spatula platalea, the red shoveler, is a duck species native to southern South America with distinctive physical and ecological traits.

Spatula smithii E.Hartert, 1891

Spatula smithii E.Hartert, 1891

Spatula smithii E.Hartert, 1891

The Cape shoveler (Spatula smithii) is a non-migratory dabbling duck resident in southern Africa, listed as least concern by the IUCN.

Spatula rhynchotis (Latham, 1801)

Spatula rhynchotis (Latham, 1801)

Spatula rhynchotis (Latham, 1801)

Australasian shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis) is a protected dabbling duck found across parts of Australasia.

Spatula clypeata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Spatula clypeata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Spatula clypeata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Northern shoveler is a distinctively billed migratory dabbling duck with increasing healthy populations.

Radjah radjah (Garnot & R.Lesson, 1828)

Radjah radjah (Garnot & R.Lesson, 1828)

Radjah radjah (Garnot & R.Lesson, 1828)

Radjah radjah, the radjah shelduck, is a distinctively plumaged waterfowl found across northern Australia, New Guinea, and the eastern Moluccas.

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