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Teal (Anas crecca)
The teal (Anas crecca) is one of the smallest wild ducks in the UK. The drake (male) in breeding plumage is also one of the most handsome of…
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Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
The shoveler (Anas clypeata) is named for its extraordinary oversized bill, which has a broad spatula-shaped tip. Both sexes have this…
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Auckland Islands teal (Anas aucklandica)
Endemic to the Auckland Islands group, as its common name suggests, this flightless duck is one of the smallest of the Australasian teals…
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Hawaiian duck (Anas wyvilliana)
The shy and secretive Hawaiian duck is one of several species belonging to the North American Mallard complex, a group of closely related…
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Meller’s duck (Anas melleri)
While this duck may not look too remarkable, it is distinguished by its unfortunate reputation as one of the rarest species of wildfowl. A…
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Campbell Island teal (Anas nesiotis)
Once thought to be extinct, the Campbell Island teal (Anas nesiotis) is now believed to be one of the world’s rarest ducks, after just…
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Philippine duck (Anas luzonica)
With its rusty-cinnamon head and bluish-grey bill, the Philippine duck is a rather distinctive bird. The cinnamon coloured head is boldly…
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Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis)
The Laysan duck, so-called as it occurs on the Hawaiian island of Laysan, currently has the most restricted range of any duck in the world…
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
The familiar mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is the most numerous duck in Britain, and is the ancestor of the domestic duck. Both male and…
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Madagascar teal (Anas bernieri)
The Endangered Madagascar teal is a small, fairly delicate looking duck. The two sexes are very similar in appearance and the entire plumage…
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Baikal teal (Anas formosa)
With such a bold and eye-catching head pattern, this teal is easily discernable from other dabbling duck species. Comprised of distinct…
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Brown teal (Anas chlorotis)
In breeding plumage, the male ducks have a chestnut-coloured breast, a green head and a white stripe down both sides of the body. Some also…
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Cinnamon teal (Anas cyanoptera)
A relatively small dabbling duck, named for the distinctive reddish-brown to chestnut head and body of the male, the cinnamon teal also…
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Yellow-billed pintail (Anas georgica)
Named for its conspicuous yellow beak, the yellow-billed pintail is an otherwise fairly nondescript duck, with a slender body, brownish…
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Red shoveler (Anas platalea)
The red shoveler is an attractive South American duck with a large, distinctive, spatula-shaped beak, from which it gains its species name…
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Chiloe wigeon (Anas sibilatrix)
Named after the island of Chiloé, off the coast of Chile, the Chiloe wigeon is a relatively compact duck with an attractively patterned…
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Blue-winged teal (Anas discors)
A small, distinctive species of dabbling duck, the blue-winged teal (Anas discors) has conspicuous chalky-blue upper-wing coverts lined with…
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Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Information on the gadwall is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Grey teal (Anas gracilis)
The most abundant and widespread duck in Australia, the grey teal (Anas gracilis) is named for its rather drab greyish to greyish-brown…
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Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
Among the most handsome of all ducks, the northern pintail (Anas acuta) is recognised by its slender build, long, elegant neck and elongated…
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Falcated duck (Anas falcata)
Information on the falcated duck (Anas falcata) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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American black duck (Anas rubripes)
The American black duck (Anas rubripes) is a large dabbling duck of eastern North America that, contrary its common name, has predominantly…
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Kerguelen pintail (Anas eatoni)
Information on the Kerguelen pintail (Anas eatoni) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Information on the garganey (Anas querquedula) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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White-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis)
A small, attractive duck with a pointed tail, the white-cheeked pintail is readily identified by the pure white cheeks for which it is named…
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Anastatica (Anastatica hierochuntica)
Information on Anastatica hierochuntica is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Asian openbill (Anastomus oscitans)
Information on the Asian openbill (Anastomus oscitans) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca)
Information on the velvet scoter is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Common scoter (Melanitta nigra)
The name Melanitta comes derives from the Greek for 'black duck'. The male common scoter (Melanitta nigra) has glossy black plumage…
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Common merganser (Mergus merganser)
Also known as the goosander, the common merganser (Mergus merganser) is a large, slender diving duck with a streamlined body. It is the…
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