Ducks, Geese and Swans
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 12 species which have been recorded in French Guiana.
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor (A)
- White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata (A)
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos (A)
- American Wigeon Anas americana (A)
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta (A)
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
- Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata (A)
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis (A)
- Masked Duck Nomonyx dominica
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of French Guiana
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