Ducks, Geese and Swans
Order: Anseriformes. Family: Anatidae
Common name | Binomial | Status |
---|---|---|
Mute Swan | Cygnus olor | |
Bewick's Swan | Cygnus columbianus | |
Whooper Swan | Cygnus cygnus | |
Bean Goose | Anser fabalis | |
Pink-footed Goose | Anser brachyrhynchus | * |
White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | |
Lesser White-fronted Goose | Anser erythropus | |
Greylag Goose | Anser anser | |
Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | C * |
Barnacle Goose | Branta leucopsis | * |
Brent Goose | Branta bernicla | * |
Red-breasted Goose | Branta ruficollis | * |
Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | C * |
Ruddy Shelduck | Tadorna ferruginea | * |
Shelduck | Tadorna tadorna | |
Mandarin Duck | Aix galericulata | C * |
Wigeon | Anas penelope | |
Gadwall | Anas strepera | |
Teal | Anas crecca | |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
Pintail | Anas acuta | |
Garganey | Anas querquedula | |
Blue-winged Teal | Anas discors | * |
Shoveler | Anas clypeata | |
Red-crested Pochard | Netta rufina | |
Pochard | Aythya ferina | |
Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | * |
Ferruginous Duck | Aythya nyroca | |
Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula | |
Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | * |
Scaup | Aythya marila | |
Eider | Somateria mollissima | |
King Eider | Somateria spectabilis | * |
Steller's Eider | Polysticta stelleri | * |
Harlequin Duck | Histrionicus histrionicus | * |
Long-tailed Duck | Clangula hyemalis | |
Common Scoter | Melanitta nigra | |
Black Scoter | Melanitta americana | * |
Surf Scoter | Melanitta perspicillata | * |
Velvet Scoter | Melanitta fusca | |
White-winged Scoter | Melanitta deglandi | * |
Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | |
Smew | Mergus albellus | |
Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | |
Goosander | Mergus merganser | |
White-headed Duck | Oxyura leucocephala | * |
Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | C * |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Poland
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“I have seen old ships sail like swans asleep”
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