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Tadorna cana
Tadorna cana，South African Shelduck
Tadorna cana (South African Shelduck), no subspecies.The grey-headed duck stays in one area for most of the year, migrating for sh···
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Tachyeres pteneres
Tachyeres pteneres，Flying Steamerduck
Tachyeres pteneres (Tachyeres pteneres) is a social teal of the family Anatidae.The duck travels along steep cliffs, coastal beach···
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Tachyeres patachonicus
Tachyeres patachonicus，Flying Steamerduck
The Flying Steamerduck (Tachyeres patachonicus) is a member of the Flying steamerduck family.The duck mainly feeds on animal foods···
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Tachyeres leucocephalus
Tachyeres leucocephalus，White-headed Steamerduck，Chubut Steamerduck，Chubut Steamer Duck，White-headed Steamer-duck
White-headed duck (Scientific name: Tachyeres brachypterus) White-headed Steamerduck, Chubut Steamerduck, Chubut Steamer Duck, Whi···
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Tachyeres brachypterus
Tachyeres brachypterus，Falkland Steamerduck
The Falkland Steamerduck (Tachyeres brachypterus) is a social duck of the family Anatidae.Short-winged boat ducks feed mainly on a···
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Stictonetta naevosa
Stictonetta naevosa，Freckled Duck，Canvasback，Oatmeal Duck，Speckled Duck， Diamantina Duck
Australian spotted duck (Stictonetta naevosa; Freckled Duck, Canvasback, Oatmeal Duck, Speckled Duck, Diamantina Duck) is a type b···
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King Eider
King Eider，Somateria spectabilis
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis), no subspecies.King Eider ducks are the largest sea ducks, and some have migratory behavior. Li···
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Somateria mollissima
Somateria mollissima，Common Eider
The Eider duck (Somateria mollissima) is known as Common Eider and has six subspecies.Eider ducks are the largest sea ducks, and s···
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Somateria fischeri
Somateria fischeri，Spectacled Eider
The white orbital Eider (scientific name: Spectacled Eider), the foreign name of Spectacled Eider, is a very distinctive teal belo···
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Sarkidiornis melanotos
Sarkidiornis melanotos，Comb Duck
The Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) has two subspecies.The lumped ducks often form large flocks of dozens of birds, and in non-···
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Salvadori’s Duck
Salvadori’s Duck，Salvadori's Teal，Salvadorina waigiuensis
Decorative Duck (scientific name: Salvadorina waigiuensis) foreign names Salvadori's duck, Salvadori' sTeal is a social te···
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Pteronetta hartlaubii
Pteronetta hartlaubii，Hartlaub’s Duck
Hartlaub's Duck (Pteronetta hartlaubii) is a dark maroon duck found in the forests of Africa.The black-headed lapwing was orig···
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Plectropterus gambensis
Plectropterus gambensis，Spur-winged Wood Goose
Plectropterus gambensis is a type of bird between geese and ducks, and is considered the largest living duck in other taxonomies.T···
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Oxyura vittata
Oxyura vittata
The South American hard-tailed duck (Oxyura vittata) is a typical social teal of the family Canidae.The South American hard-tailed···
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Oxyura maccoa
Oxyura maccoa，Maccoa Duck
The Maccoa Duck (Oxyura maccoa) is a typical social teal of the family Anatidae.African hardtail ducks mix with other ducks and ar···
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Oxyura jamaicensis
Oxyura jamaicensis，Ruddy Duck
The Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) has three subspecies.In addition to the breeding period, the brown-tailed ducks are mostly act···
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Oxyura australis
Oxyura australis，Blue-billed Duck
The Australian hard-tailed Duck (Oxyura australis) is a Blue-billed Duck, without subspecies.Australian hardtail ducks often gathe···
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Nomonyx dominicus
Nomonyx dominicus，Masked Duck，Oxyura dominicus
Nomonyx dominicus (Nomonyx dominicus) is a very typical social teal of the family Canidae.Mixed with other ducks in groups, good a···
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Green Pygmy-goose
Green Pygmy-goose，Green Pygmy Goose，Nettapus pulchellus
The Green Pygmy Goose (Nettapus pulchellus) is the smallest teal in the family Anatidae.Green cotton lapwing is omnivorous animal,···
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Nettapus auritus
Nettapus auritus，African Pygmy-goose
Nettapus auritus (African pygomy-goose), no subspecies.The pachyptews often live in pairs or in small groups of a few to more than···
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Rosy-billed Pochard
Rosy-billed Pochard，Netta peposaca
The pink-billed Pochard (Netta peposaca) is a bird of the Anseriformes family Rose-billed Pochard.Pink-billed ducks are good at di···
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Southern Pochard
Southern Pochard，Netta erythrophthalma
Netta erythrophthalma (Southern Pochard) has two subspecies.Gray-billed ducks are good at diving, getting food underwater, and oft···
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Orinoco Goose
Orinoco Goose
Neochen jubata (Orinoco Goose) rarely swims and is clumsy when flying. More like a goose, hence the English name - Orinoco River g···
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Mergus octosetaceus
Mergus octosetaceus，Brazilian Merganser
The Brown Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus) is Brazilian Merganser, without subspecies.Mergansers often live in small flocks. Solita···
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