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Merganetta armataLC

Merganetta armata

Merganetta armata,Torrent Duck

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

The Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata) has six subspecies.Scatter alone or in families along streams, often standing near rocks or l···

Melanitta perspicillataLC

Melanitta perspicillata

Melanitta perspicillata,Surf Scoter

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

Melanitta perspicillata Surf Scoter, no subspecies.Each winter the seabuckard migrates to the shallow waters of the Pacific coast,···

Malacorhynchus membranaceusLC

Malacorhynchus membranaceus

Malacorhynchus membranaceus,Pink-eared Duck

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

The red-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) is known as Pink-eared Duck, without subspecies.Red-eared ducks usually live in s···

Lophodytes cucullatusLC

Lophodytes cucullatus

Lophodytes cucullatus,Hooded Merganser

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) has no subspecies.Mergansers live mainly in small lakes and ponds in eastern and cent···

Hymenolaimus malacorhynchosLC

Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos

Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos

WaterfowlAbout 8 years

The mountain blue duck has two subspecies, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos.The male's call is like a whistle, while the female'···

Heteronetta atricapillaLC

Heteronetta atricapilla

Heteronetta atricapilla,Black-headed Duck

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

The Black-headed Duck (scientific name: Heteronetta atricapilla) is a black-headed duck with no subspecies.Black-headed ducks can ···

Dendrocygna viduataLC

Dendrocygna viduata

Dendrocygna viduata,White-faced Whistling-duck,White-faced Duck,White-faced Whistling Duck

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

Dendrocygna viduata (Dendrocygna viduata) is a White-faced whistling-duck, White-faced Duck, and White-faced Whistling Duck.The wh···

Dendrocygna guttataLC

Dendrocygna guttata

Dendrocygna guttata,Spotted Whistling-duck,Spotted Whistling Duck

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

Dendrocygna guttata (Dendrocygna guttata) Spotted whistling-duck, Spotted Whistling Duck, no subspecies.The fine spotted duck can ···

Dendrocygna eytoniLC

Dendrocygna eytoni

Dendrocygna eytoni,Plumed Whistling Duck,Plumed Whistling-duck,Grass Whistling Duck

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) : Plumed Whistling duck, Plumed whistling-duck, Grass Whistling Duck, no subspecies.It ···

Dendrocygna bicolorLC

Dendrocygna bicolor

Dendrocygna bicolor,Fulvous Whistling-duck,Fulvous Duck,Fulvous Whistling Duck

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

Brown tree duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) Fulvous Whistling-duck, Fulvous Duck, Fulvous Whistling Duck, no subspecies.The tea tree duc···

Dendrocygna autumnalisLC

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Dendrocygna autumnalis,Black-bellied Whistling-duck,Black-bellied Whistling Duck

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

The Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) has two subspecies: Black-bellied Whistling Duck and black-bellied whist···

Dendrocygna arcuataLC

Dendrocygna arcuata

Dendrocygna arcuata,Wandering Whistling-duck,Wandering Whistling Duck

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

The zebra duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) has three subspecies: Wandering Whistling Duck and Wandering Whistling Duck.Zebra ducks can f···

Dendrocygna arboreaLC

Dendrocygna arborea

Dendrocygna arborea,West Indian Whistling-duck,Black-billed Wood-duck,Cuban Tree-duck,West Indian Tree-duck,West Indian Whistling Duck

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

West Indian tree duck Dendrocygna arborea) West Indian Whistling-duck, Black-billed Wood-duck, Cuban Tree-duck, West Indian Tree-d···

Cygnus buccinatorLC

Cygnus buccinator

Cygnus buccinator,Trumpeter Swan

WaterfowlAround 32 years

The black-billed Swan (Cygnus buccinator) is known as Trumpeter Swan and has no subspecies.Black-billed swans love to cluster, and···

Blue-winged GooseLC

Blue-winged Goose

Blue-winged Goose,Cyanochen cyanopterus

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

Blue-winged geese (Cyanochen cyanopterus) are blue-winged Goose birds in the genus Cyanopterus.The range of blue-winged geese is g···

Ruddy-headed GooseLC

Ruddy-headed Goose

Ruddy-headed Goose,Chloephaga rubidiceps

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

Chloephaga rubidiceps (Chloephaga rubidiceps), a Ruddy-headed Goose, is a bird of the anatidae order.The wild goose is often activ···

Ashy-headed GooseLC

Ashy-headed Goose

Ashy-headed Goose,Chloephaga poliocephala

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

Chloephaga poliocephala (Chloephaga poliocephala), a foreign language name Ashy-headed Goose, is a bird in the antheriformes famil···

Upland GooseLC

Upland Goose

Upland Goose,Chloephaga picta

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

Chloephaga picta (Chloephaga picta) foreign name Upland Goose, there are two subspecies.Zebra goose (often active in nearby freshw···

Andean GooseLC

Andean Goose

Andean Goose,Chloephaga melanoptera

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

Chloephaga melanoptera (Chloephaga melanoptera), a foreign language name Andean Goose, is a bird of the Angoose order.Black-winged···

Chloephaga hybridaLC

Chloephaga hybrida

Chloephaga hybrida,Kelp Goose

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

Chloephaga hybrida, Kelp Goose, has two subspecies.The white grass goose lives in a small range, extending from southern Chile, th···

Chenonetta jubataLC

Chenonetta jubata

Chenonetta jubata,Australian Wood Duck

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata), no subspecies.Maned forest ducks like clusters, often integrating hundreds of large grou···

Cereopsis novaehollandiaeLC

Cereopsis novaehollandiae

Cereopsis novaehollandiae,Cape Barren Goose

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

The Australian grey Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae) has two subspecies, Cape Barren Goose.The Australian grey goose is a distant···

Callonetta leucophrysLC

Callonetta leucophrys

Callonetta leucophrys,Ringed Teal

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

The ringnecked duck (Callonetta leucophrys), also known as Ringed Teal, is a member of the Anseriformes family.The ring-necked duc···

Cairina moschataLC

Cairina moschata

Cairina moschata,Muscovy Duck

WaterfowlAbout 20 years

The Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) has no subspecies. The body color of artificially domesticated warty rhinoconic ducks is mostl···

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