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 23 species which have been recorded in Peru.
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera
- Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis
- Torrent Duck Merganetta armata
- Chiloe Wigeon Anas sibilatrix (A)
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos (I)
- Crested Duck Anas specularioides
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Puna Teal Anas puna
- Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
- Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
- Red Shoveler Anas platalea
- Rosy-billed Pochard Netta peposaca (A)
- Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma
- Masked Duck Nomonyx dominica
- Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Peru
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