Birds: different species, definitions, photos, and more

Meller’s Duck，Anas melleri

Features：The wings have dark green mirrors with white edges on the tips of the wings, and white feathers can be seen on the underside of the wings during flight

Meller's Duck: There are two species of duck in Madagascar: Anas bernieri and Anas melleri, and the common name in Chinese is both Malay and Malay.Marmoted ducks usually live in pairs or in small flocks of 11 to 56 ducks, but can also form larger flocks of up to 400 ducks at feeding time. They f...

Anas laysanensis，Laysan Duck

Features：Their beaks are short and flat with black spots

The Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis), formerly a subspecies of the mallard duck, was classified as a separate species in 1987.Lae ducks are most active in the morning and evening, but are also adjusted by food availability. The Lai Island duck is highly capable of flying and can reach as far as the Ch...

Hottentot Teal，Anas hottentota

Features：The duck has a bluish-gray bill, the male is more vivid and bright than the female, and the legs and feet are gray-blue

The South African duck (Anas hottentota), commonly known as Hottentot Teal, lives in couples or small groups and forages in the early morning or late evening. Vegetation pools along coastlines and wetlands. It mainly floats on the surface of the water and gets its food underwater, eating plants as t...

Anas gracilis，Grey Teal

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The Grey duck (Anas gracilis), also known as Grey Teal, was once classified as a subspecies of the Javanese grey duck, but was reclassified as a separate species by BirdLife International in 2008.Gray ducks often live in pairs or small flocks, and in winter and migration seasons, flocks of more than...

Anas gibberifrons，Sunda Teal

Features：A brown duck with an iron gray bill and mottled feathers

The Javan grey duck (Anas gibberifrons), also known as Sunda Teal, has three subspecies.The Javan grey duck prefers to live in clusters in winter, mostly in wild grass in swampy areas near the water. It mainly floats on the surface of the water and gets its food underwater, eating plants as the stap...

Yellow-billed Pintail，Anas georgica

Features：The bill is bright yellow with a black beak tip

The Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) has two subspecies.In winter, the yellow-billed pintail ducks prefer to live in clusters, and most of their activities choose to live in the wild grass in the marsh area near the water. It mainly floats on the surface of the water and gets its food underwate...

Anas fulvigula，Mottled Duck

Features：The wings have shiny greenish-blue mirrors

The Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) is a medium-sized swimming bird in the family Anatidae.The North American spotted duck likes to live in clusters in winter, and most of its activities choose to live in the wild grass in the marsh area near the water. It mainly floats on the surface of the water and...

Anas flavirostris，Speckled Teal

Features：It has brown and yellow mottled upper body and wings

The clubbed duck (Anas flavirostris) is known as Speckled Teal and has four subspecies.In winter, spotted ducks prefer to live in clusters, and most of their activities choose to live in the wild grass in the marsh area near the water. It mainly floats on the surface of the water and g...

Red-billed Duck，Red-billed Teal

Features：It has a black cap on its head, white cheeks and nape, and a bright red beak

The red-mouted duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) is a highly social social species, with colonies reaching several thousand during the breeding season or at the end of the dry season, up to 500,000 in Lake Ngami, Botswana. Most of the activities are in the wild grass in the marsh area near the water. The m...

Anas eatoni，Eaton’s Pintail

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It is also known as Anas eatoni or Eaton's Pintail, and has two subspecies.The Isle of Kay Pintail intakes freshwater lakes, swamps and streams, moving to coastal lagoons in winter. Mainly floating on the water, good at diving, getting food underwater, ducks have webbed toes, good at swimming an...

Anas discors，Blue-winged Teal

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Blue-winged ducks (Anas discors) are known as blue-winged Teal and prefer to flock in winter. Most of the activities are in the wild grass in the marsh area near the water. They often live in groups in rivers, lakes, bays and coastal waters, feeding on grass seeds, rice, snails and mollusks.Blue-win...

Anas cyanoptera，Cinnamon Teal

Features：Feather color characteristics vary by age and sex, and are slightly different in different subspecies

The Cinnamon duck (Anas cyanoptera), also known as Cinnamon Teal, has five subspecies.The duck usually congregates in small groups or pairs. During the spring migration, the number of colonies increases to as many as 20 individuals. Spring migration usually occurs in March and April. The cinnamon du...

Anas chlorotis，Brown Teal

Features：Very timid, mostly nocturnal

The New Zealand duck (Anas chlorotis), also known as Brown Teal, was once one of three subspecies of the brown duck and was classified as a separate species in 1993.New Zealand ducks are nocturnal foragers, active from dawn to night, and prefer to hide during the day to avoid predators. It is mainly...

Anas castanea，Chestnut-breasted Teal

Features：It is one of the most common ducks in Australia

Chestnut-breasted duck (Anas castanea) Chestnut breasted Teal, no subspecies.Chestnuts usually live in groups with other grey ducks, usually in small groups. In the fall and early winter, spawning season chestnut-breasted ducks can be seen living apart from small flocks in pairs. They're g...

Anas capensis，Cape Widgeon

Features：The beak is pink with a black base. Red eyes, dark circles

Anas capensis or Cape Widgeon are aquatic plants and small organisms such as invertebrates, crustaceans, and amphibians. Grey-winged ducks are generally quiet, but can be noisy during mating season. The male will make a clear call, and the female will respond with a squawk. They rarely gather in lar...

Anas bernieri，Madagascar Teal

Features：The whole body is brown with distinct black spots, especially on the sides and chest

The Madagascar Teal (Anas bernieri) is a slightly smaller teal.The Falkisland ducks live in pairs during breeding period, live in family groups and small groups during non-breeding period, fly fast and stir fast with two wings. Good at swimming and diving, and good at walking. Can run...

Anas bahamensis，White-cheeked Pintail

Features：It has a dark brown cap and nape, white cheeks and throat, and an iron-gray beak

The White-cheeked Pintail duck (Anas bahamensis) has three subspecies and is a medium-sized swimming bird of the genus Anatidae.White-faced pintail ducks like to live in groups and often move around in groups, especially during migration season and winter. Often in large groups of dozens to hundreds...

Anas aucklandica

Features：The face is an even dark brown, with a thin white ring around the eyes

There are three subspecies of the Aoshima duck, Anas aucklandica.Oshima ducks nest in dense coastal vegetation. The main activity time is dusk to night, feeding on Marine invertebrates, but also eating insect larvae and coastal small mollusks or algae and algae.During the breeding season, the Oshima...

Anas albogularis，Andaman Teal

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The Andaman Teal (Anas albogularis) is a duckling species found in the Andaman Islands of India. This species is considered to be a subspecies of the Java grey duck. The Ashima gray duck is scattered in inland lakes as well as mangroves and lagoons. They feed on rice paddies at night. It mainl...

Amazonetta brasiliensis，Brazilian Teal

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Amazonetta brasiliensis, Brazilian Teal, eats seeds, fruits, roots and insects. Specific habits are unknown.Listed in the International Red Book of Birds of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 2009 list ver 3.1.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecologica...

Alopochen aegyptiacus，Egyptian Goose

Features：The eyes are brown, with a pair of red circles around the eye socket that look like wearing sunglasses, and the neck and back feathers are chocolate

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus), no subspecies.Egyptian wild goose is a fierce type of water bird with strong territorial nature. In addition to the fierce call, small ducks that invade the field are often attacked by it. The social water birds usually appear in pairs and are active in the wi...