Ducks
Order: Anseriformes. Family: Anatidae
The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These are birds that are modified for an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating. There are about 159 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in American Samoa.
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of American Samoa
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—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)