Waterfowl List

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Biology (Vertebrate Natural History) Flashcards on Waterfowl List, created by Allyson Thompson on 29/03/2017.
Allyson Thompson
Flashcards by Allyson Thompson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Class: Aves (birds)
Order: Anseriformes (waterfowl & relatives)
Family: Anatidae (swans, ducks, geese)
Tribe: Cygnini swans
Mute Swan orange bill with black base
Trumpeter Swan black bill, culmen straight
Tundra Swan black bill with yellow spot at base
Tribe: Anserini (geese)
Canada Goose inland nesting southern
Cackling Goose nest in tundra farther north
Snow Goose - White Morph
Snow Goose - Blue Morph ***
Ross's Goose - Blue Morph *****
Ross's Goose - White Morph
Brant
Greater White-Fronted Goose
Tribe: Dendrocygnini (whistling ducks)
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
Tribe: Anatini (dabbling ducks)
American Black Duck purple speculum without white borders
Mottled Duck blue-green speculum with white bar along trailing edge
Gadwall need female
Mallard a
Northern Pintail a
American Wigeon a
Wood Duck a
Northern Shoveler large spatulate bill
Blue-Winged Teal need female
Green-Winged Teal male - rust colored head; iridescent green face patch through eye to back of head
Cinnamon Teal need female
Tribe: Aythyini (bay/diving ducks)
Canvasback a
Redhead need female
Ring-necked Duck a
Greater Scaup general - rounded crown
Lesser Scaup general - peaked crown male - glossy purplish head
Tribe: Oxyurini (stiff-tailed ducks)
Ruddy Duck need female
Tribe: Mergini (sea ducks)
White-Winged Scoter
Surf Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-Tailed Duck
Harlequin Duck
Common Eider
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-Breasted Merganser
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