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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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Birds are advanced vertebrates that are adapted to life on land and in the air. Birds are classified into six categories: waterfowl, wading birds, climbing birds, land birds, birds of prey, and songbirds.These six categories are collectively referred to as the six major ecological groups of birds. There are many species of birds, spread all over the world, and the ecology is diverse. There are more than 9,020 known bird species in existence.
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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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Merganetta armata
Merganetta armata，Torrent Duck
The Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata) has six subspecies.Scatter alone or in families along streams, often standing near rocks or l···
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Melanitta perspicillata
Melanitta perspicillata，Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata Surf Scoter, no subspecies.Each winter the seabuckard migrates to the shallow waters of the Pacific coast,···
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Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Malacorhynchus membranaceus，Pink-eared Duck
The red-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) is known as Pink-eared Duck, without subspecies.Red-eared ducks usually live in s···
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Lophodytes cucullatus
Lophodytes cucullatus，Hooded Merganser
The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) has no subspecies.Mergansers live mainly in small lakes and ponds in eastern and cent···
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Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos
Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos
The mountain blue duck has two subspecies, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos.The male's call is like a whistle, while the female'···
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Heteronetta atricapilla
Heteronetta atricapilla，Black-headed Duck
The Black-headed Duck (scientific name: Heteronetta atricapilla) is a black-headed duck with no subspecies.Black-headed ducks can ···
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Dendrocygna viduata
Dendrocygna viduata，White-faced Whistling-duck，White-faced Duck，White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata (Dendrocygna viduata) is a White-faced whistling-duck, White-faced Duck, and White-faced Whistling Duck.The wh···
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Dendrocygna guttata
Dendrocygna guttata，Spotted Whistling-duck，Spotted Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna guttata (Dendrocygna guttata) Spotted whistling-duck, Spotted Whistling Duck, no subspecies.The fine spotted duck can ···
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Dendrocygna eytoni
Dendrocygna eytoni，Plumed Whistling Duck，Plumed Whistling-duck，Grass Whistling Duck
Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) : Plumed Whistling duck, Plumed whistling-duck, Grass Whistling Duck, no subspecies.It ···
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Dendrocygna bicolor
Dendrocygna bicolor，Fulvous Whistling-duck，Fulvous Duck，Fulvous Whistling Duck
Brown tree duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) Fulvous Whistling-duck, Fulvous Duck, Fulvous Whistling Duck, no subspecies.The tea tree duc···
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Dendrocygna autumnalis
Dendrocygna autumnalis，Black-bellied Whistling-duck，Black-bellied Whistling Duck
The Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) has two subspecies: Black-bellied Whistling Duck and black-bellied whist···
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Dendrocygna arcuata
Dendrocygna arcuata，Wandering Whistling-duck，Wandering Whistling Duck
The zebra duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) has three subspecies: Wandering Whistling Duck and Wandering Whistling Duck.Zebra ducks can f···
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Dendrocygna arborea
Dendrocygna arborea，West Indian Whistling-duck，Black-billed Wood-duck，Cuban Tree-duck，West Indian Tree-duck，West Indian Whistling Duck
West Indian tree duck Dendrocygna arborea) West Indian Whistling-duck, Black-billed Wood-duck, Cuban Tree-duck, West Indian Tree-d···
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Cygnus buccinator
Cygnus buccinator，Trumpeter Swan
The black-billed Swan (Cygnus buccinator) is known as Trumpeter Swan and has no subspecies.Black-billed swans love to cluster, and···
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Blue-winged Goose
Blue-winged Goose，Cyanochen cyanopterus
Blue-winged geese (Cyanochen cyanopterus) are blue-winged Goose birds in the genus Cyanopterus.The range of blue-winged geese is g···
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Ruddy-headed Goose
Ruddy-headed Goose，Chloephaga rubidiceps
Chloephaga rubidiceps (Chloephaga rubidiceps), a Ruddy-headed Goose, is a bird of the anatidae order.The wild goose is often activ···
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Ashy-headed Goose
Ashy-headed Goose，Chloephaga poliocephala
Chloephaga poliocephala (Chloephaga poliocephala), a foreign language name Ashy-headed Goose, is a bird in the antheriformes famil···
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Upland Goose
Upland Goose，Chloephaga picta
Chloephaga picta (Chloephaga picta) foreign name Upland Goose, there are two subspecies.Zebra goose (often active in nearby freshw···
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Andean Goose
Andean Goose，Chloephaga melanoptera
Chloephaga melanoptera (Chloephaga melanoptera), a foreign language name Andean Goose, is a bird of the Angoose order.Black-winged···
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