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.
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor (A)
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- American Wigeon Anas americana
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos (A)
- Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
- Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
- Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
- Canvasback Aythya valisineria (A)
- Redhead Aythya americana
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
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