Birds: different species, definitions, photos, and more

Oxyura vittata

Features：The male duck has a black head, a reddish-brown body, and a blue bill, while the female duck is relatively colorless

The South American hard-tailed duck (Oxyura vittata) is a typical social teal of the family Canidae.The South American hard-tailed duck mixes with other ducks and is good at swimming and diving. Very afraid of people. Take off at the first sign of movement. Good at swimming and diving, often diving...

Oxyura maccoa，Maccoa Duck

Features：The male duck has a black head, brown eyes, a blue bill, a black throat, a chestnut back and gray legs

The Maccoa Duck (Oxyura maccoa) is a typical social teal of the family Anatidae.African hardtail ducks mix with other ducks and are good at swimming and diving. Very afraid of people. Take off at the first sign of movement. Good at swimming and diving, often diving underwater stay time is not long,...

Oxyura jamaicensis，Ruddy Duck

Features：The drake has a black cap that extends from its eyes to the nape of its neck, white cheeks all year round, bright reddish-brown plumage in summer, a white underbody, and a blue bill

The Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) has three subspecies.In addition to the breeding period, the brown-tailed ducks are mostly active in small groups. Good at swimming and diving. It is found in waters close to aquatic plants. Tail up when swimming. It can either float lightly in the water or sink i...

Oxyura australis，Blue-billed Duck

Features：The male has a large, bright, compact pale blue bill with dark chestnut feathers over most of the body, dark orange on the head and upper neck, brown on the belly, and white areas in the center

The Australian hard-tailed Duck (Oxyura australis) is a Blue-billed Duck, without subspecies.Australian hardtail ducks often gather in large groups in the non-breeding season, and also mix with other ducks to move in groups, good at swimming and diving. Very afraid of people. Take off at the first s...

Nomonyx dominicus，Masked Duck，Oxyura dominicus

Features：Male ducks assist in brooding, a rare trait among ducks

Nomonyx dominicus (Nomonyx dominicus) is a very typical social teal of the family Canidae.Mixed with other ducks in groups, good at swimming and diving, often diving underwater stay time is not long, generally about 3-5 minutes. When swimming, the tail is often raised high. The flight pattern when t...

Green Pygmy-goose，Green Pygmy Goose，Nettapus pulchellus

Features：There is a black cap on top of the head, dark green wings, and the lower body is covered with black and white fan ribbed feathers

The Green Pygmy Goose (Nettapus pulchellus) is the smallest teal in the family Anatidae.Green cotton lapwing is omnivorous animal, like to eat rice, aquatic plants, but also often dive into the water to hunt for small fish, shrimp and insects. Living in small groups before breeding begins, these duc...

Nettapus auritus，African Pygmy-goose

Features：It's the smallest duck in Africa

Nettapus auritus (African pygomy-goose), no subspecies.The pachyptews often live in pairs or in small groups of a few to more than 20 individuals. Sex is more docile. Good swimmer, also good diver, but generally rarely diving. They usually spend most of their time in the water, not going ashore, but...

Rosy-billed Pochard，Netta peposaca

Features：The male duck has a beautiful red shield at the base of the bill. Size and color vary with the breeding season

The pink-billed Pochard (Netta peposaca) is a bird of the Anseriformes family Rose-billed Pochard.Pink-billed ducks are good at diving, obtaining food underwater, and often feeding in shallow water with their tails up and heads down. Foraging occurs at dawn and dusk. During the day, they often swim...

Southern Pochard，Netta erythrophthalma

Features：It is a deep-water bird with a round body, large head and few songs

Netta erythrophthalma (Southern Pochard) has two subspecies.Gray-billed ducks are good at diving, getting food underwater, and often feeding in shallow water with their tails up and heads down. Foraging occurs at dawn and dusk. During the day, they often swim and play in the open water, or float mot...

Orinoco Goose

Features：It has a brown-grey head and neck, the wings and wings are chestnut, and the black wings have white mirrors

Neochen jubata (Orinoco Goose) rarely swims and is clumsy when flying. More like a goose, hence the English name - Orinoco River goose.Green-winged geese are very territorial birds during the breeding season, usually nesting in tree holes and occasionally in the ground. The male goose has a higher w...

Mergus octosetaceus，Brazilian Merganser

Features：It is one of the six most threatened waterfowl in the world, with the total number of wild and artificial species estimated to be less than 250.

The Brown Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus) is Brazilian Merganser, without subspecies.Mergansers often live in small flocks. Solitary activity is occasionally seen during migration and in winter. When swimming, the neck is very straight, sometimes the head is submerged in the water, and frequently di...

Merganetta armata，Torrent Duck

Features：Male ducks often have intricate black and white stripes on their heads

The Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata) has six subspecies.Scatter alone or in families along streams, often standing near rocks or living in currents, skillfully skimming obstacles, lowering their bodies and tails, and sometimes climbing rocks to rest. If they feel unsafe, they swim or fly short dista...

Melanitta perspicillata，Surf Scoter

Features：The bill base has large sarcoma like a feather ball, and the male duck has large patches of white feathers on the forehead and back neck

Melanitta perspicillata Surf Scoter, no subspecies.Each winter the seabuckard migrates to the shallow waters of the Pacific coast, from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska to the Baja California Peninsula. From October to March, it is often seen in the Bay of Farallon National Marine Sanctuary. Breeds in...

Malacorhynchus membranaceus，Pink-eared Duck

Features：It has a super large beak and a super short tail, with a small patch of pink spotted feathers behind the eyes

The red-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) is known as Pink-eared Duck, without subspecies.Red-eared ducks usually live in small flocks. However, in some important areas where bird activity is concentrated, they also gather in large groups, often with other species, especially the grey teal. W...

Lophodytes cucullatus，Hooded Merganser

Features：The male is quite handsome, with a reddish-brown Punk head with large white spots and well-defined black edges on the ridges of the head feathers

The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) has no subspecies.Mergansers live mainly in small lakes and ponds in eastern and central North America. The quantity is very small. There are even fewer in the West Bank. Winter migrates to the southern coastal areas of the United States.Merganser migrati...

Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos

Features：It has a darker bluish-grey plumage, with signature chestnut markings on the chest

The mountain blue duck has two subspecies, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos.The male's call is like a whistle, while the female's is like a saber-rattling growl. Mountain blue duck only inhabits and exists in rivers and streams, like clean water quality and good vegetation, is a unique breed of N...

Heteronetta atricapilla，Black-headed Duck

Features：It is believed to be the only pure-egg bird, as no nests have been found

The Black-headed Duck (scientific name: Heteronetta atricapilla) is a black-headed duck with no subspecies.Black-headed ducks can feed both on the surface and under the water, and sometimes on the ground near the water to forage for grass. The food is mainly plant food such as rice, crop seedlings,...

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

Features：The beak is gray, the head and feet are long, the face and crown are white, and the back pillow is black

Dendrocygna viduata (Dendrocygna viduata) is a White-faced whistling-duck, White-faced Duck, and White-faced Whistling Duck.The white-faced tree duck can feed both on the surface of the water and under the water, and sometimes on the ground near the water to forage for grass. The food is mainly plan...

Dendrocygna guttata，Spotted Whistling-duck，Spotted Whistling Duck

Features：Both sexes are similar, forming the crown, nape, neck, ryegrass color around the eyes, and grayish white head, eyebrows, and throat

Dendrocygna guttata (Dendrocygna guttata) Spotted whistling-duck, Spotted Whistling Duck, no subspecies.The fine spotted duck can feed both on the surface and under the water, and sometimes on the ground near the water to forage for grass. The food is mainly plant food such as rice, crop seedlings,...

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

Features：There are oval pale yellow and black markings on both sides of the chest and abdomen curved upward, and the anal circumference and subtail are white ice cream color

Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) : Plumed Whistling duck, Plumed whistling-duck, Grass Whistling Duck, no subspecies.It can feed both on the surface and under the water, and sometimes on the ground near the water to forage for grass. The food is mainly plant food such as rice, crop seedlin...

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

Features：The size of a mallard duck, rusty brown with a white waist and cream streaks on the sides

Brown tree duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) Fulvous Whistling-duck, Fulvous Duck, Fulvous Whistling Duck, no subspecies.The tea tree duck can feed on the surface of the water, also can dive to feed under the water, and sometimes to the water to feed on the ground for grass. The food is mainly plant food s...