Ducks and Geese
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.
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | |
| White-faced Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | Trinidad only; Rare/Accidental |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna autumnalis | |
| Snow Goose | Chen caerulescens | Trinidad only; Rare/Accidental |
| Muscovy Duck | Cairina moschata | Trinidad only; Rare/Accidental |
| Comb Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos | Trinidad only; Rare/Accidental |
| American Wigeon | Anas americana | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | Rare/Accidental |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Trinidad only |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | |
| White-cheeked Pintail | Anas bahamensis | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anas discors | |
| Northern Shoveller | Anas clypeata | |
| Southern Pochard | Netta erythrophthalma | Trinidad only; Rare/Accidental |
| Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | Rare/Accidental |
| Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | |
| Masked Duck | Oxyura dominica |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Trinidad And Tobago
Famous quotes containing the words ducks and/or geese:
“For hours, in fall days, I watched the ducks cunningly tack and veer and hold the middle of the pond, far from the sportsman;... but what beside safety they got by sailing in the middle of Walden I do not know, unless they love its water for the same reason that I do.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Not a flock of wild geese cackles over our town, but it to some extent unsettles the value of real estate here, and, if I were a broker, I should probably take that disturbance into account.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)