List of Birds of The Gambia - Ducks and Geese

Ducks and Geese

Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae

  • Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor
  • White-faced Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna viduata
  • Egyptian Goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus
  • Spur-winged Goose, Plectropterus gambensis
  • Comb Duck, Sarkidiornis melanotos
  • African Pygmy Goose, Nettapus auritus
  • Common Teal, Anas crecca
  • Northern Pintail, Anas acuta
  • Garganey, Anas querquedula
  • Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata
  • Common Pochard, Aythya ferina
  • Ferruginous Duck, Aythya nyroca (A) Near-threatened
  • Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula (A)

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