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)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The Gambia
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