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:
“The only ones who are really grateful for the war are the wild ducks, such a lot of them in the marshes of the Rhone and so peaceful ... because all the shot-guns have been taken away completely taken away and nobody can shoot with them nobody at all and the wild ducks are very content. They act as of they had never been shot at, never, it is so easy to form old habits again, so very easy.”
—Gertrude Stein (1874–1946)
“As it grew darker, I was startled by the honking of geese flying low over the woods, like weary travellers getting in late from Southern lakes, and indulging at last in unrestrained complaint and mutual consolation. Standing at my door, I could hear the rush of their wings; when, driving toward my house, they suddenly spied my light, and with hushed clamor wheeled and settled in the pond. So I came in, and shut the door, and passed my first spring night in the woods.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)