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 131 species worldwide and 13 species which occur in Togo.
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus (A)
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus (A)
- Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
- Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Hartlaub's Duck Pteronetta hartlaubii
- African Pygmy-goose Nettapus auritus
- African Black Duck Anas sparsa
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Garganey Anas querquedula
- Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
- Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Togo
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