List of Birds of Hawaii - 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.

• Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor (A)
• Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons (A)
• Emperor Goose, Chen canagica (A)
• Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens (A)
• Canada Goose, Branta canadensis
• Cackling Goose, Branta hutchinsii
• Nene, Branta sandvicensis (*)
• Brant, Branta bernicla
• Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus (A)
• Gadwall, Anas strepera (A)
• Falcated Duck, Anas falcata (A)
• Eurasian Wigeon, Anas penelope
• American Wigeon, Anas americana
• Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos (I)
• Hawaiian Duck, Anas wyvilliana (*)
• Laysan Duck, Anas laysanensis (*)
• Baikal Teal, Anas formosa (A)
• Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors
• Cinnamon Teal, Anas cyanoptera (A)
• Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata
• Northern Pintail, Anas acuta
• Garganey, Anas querquedula
• Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca
• Canvasback, Aythya valisineria (A)
• Redhead, Aythya americana (A)
• Common Pochard, Aythya ferina (A)
• Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris
• Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula (A)
• Greater Scaup, Aythya marila
• Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis
• Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus (A)
• Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata (A)
• Black Scoter, Melanitta americana (A)
• Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis (A)
• Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola
• Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula (A)
• Barrow's Goldeneye, Bucephala islandica (A)
• Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus (A)
• Common Merganser, Mergus merganser (A)
• Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator (A)
• Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis (A)
• Black Swan (I)
• Talpanas lippa (*E)