List of Arizona-SW Birds (Yuma County, Arizona) - Ducks, Geese, and Swans

Ducks, Geese, and Swans

Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae
The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swan. These are birds that are modified for an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils. There are 131 species world wide, and 61 North American species.

  • Fulvous Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor
  • Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons
  • Ross's Goose, Chen rossii
  • (–L–) Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens (-Winters-)
  • Canada Goose, Branta canadensis (-Winters-)
  • Brant, Branta bernicla, (Brent Goose),
  • Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus
  • Wood Duck, Aix sponsa (?Mountains, etc.)
  • ( * SW) Gadwall, Anas strepera (-Winters-)
  • (Eurasian Wigeon, Anas penelope) Calif visitor?
  • American Wigeon, Anas americana (-Winters-)
  • Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos Perm ?
  • Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors (-Winters-)
  • ( * SW) sw–06(Feb 23) Cinnamon Teal, Anas cyanoptera Perm ?
  • Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata (-Winters-)
  • Northern Pintail, Anas acuta ?(-Winters-) Calif & Mex.
  • Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca (-Winters-)
  • Canvasback, Aythya valisineria (-Winters-)
  • ( * SW) Redhead, Aythya americana (-Winters-)
  • sw–06 Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris (-Winters-)
  • Greater Scaup, Aythya marila (-Winters-)
  • Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis (-Winters-)
  • Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata
  • White-winged Scoter, Melanitta fusca
  • Black Scoter, Melanitta nigra
  • Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola (-Winters-)
  • Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula (-Winters-)
  • Barrow's Goldeneye, Bucephala islandica
  • Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus (-Winters-)
  • Common Merganser, Mergus merganser (-Winters-)
  • Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator
  • ( * SW) Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis Perm ?

  • Female Ring-necked Duck
    Aythya collaris

  • Male Ring-necked Duck
    Aythya collaris

  • Ring-necked Pheasant
    Variant

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