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 19 species which have been recorded in Venezuela.
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis
- Torrent Duck Merganetta armata
- American Wigeon Anas americana
- Andean Teal Anas andium
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta (A)
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
- Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera (A)
- Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
- Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris (A)
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Masked Duck Nomonyx dominica
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Venezuela
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