Swans, Geese & Ducks (NA)

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Anatidae

These are birds that are modified for swimming, floating on the water surface, and in some cases diving in at least shallow water.

They have webbed feet and bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent. Their feathers are excellent at shedding water due to special oils. Duck, eider and goose feathers and down have long been popular for bedspreads, pillows, sleeping bags and coats. The members of this family also have long been used for food.

Genus: Dendrocygna

• Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
• Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)

Genus: Anser

• Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
• Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
• Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
• Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)

Genus: Chen

• Emperor Goose (Chen canagica)
• Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
• Ross's Goose (Chen rossii)

Genus: Branta

• Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
• Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
• Brant (Branta bernicla)
• Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)

Genus: Cygnus

• Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
• Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
• Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
• Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)

Genus: Cairina

• Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)

Genus: Aix

• Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

Genus: Anas

• Gadwall (Anas strepera)
• Falcated Duck (Anas falcata)
• Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
• American Wigeon (Anas americana)
• American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
• Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
• Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)
• Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
• Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
• Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
• Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
• White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
• Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
• Garganey (Anas querquedula)
• Baikal Teal (Anas formosa)
• Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)

Genus: Aythya

• Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
• Redhead (Aythya americana)
• Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
• Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
• Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
• Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
• Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)

Genus: Polysticta

• Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri)

Genus: Somateria

• Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri)
• King Eider (Somateria spectabilis)
• Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)

Genus: Histrionicus

• Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)

Genus: Camptorhynchus

• Labrador Duck (Camptorhynchus labradorius)

Genus: Melanitta

• Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
• White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
• Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra)

Genus: Clangula

• Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)

Genus: Bucephala

• Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
• Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
• Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)

Genus: Mergellus

• Smew (Mergellus albellus)

Genus: Lophodytes

• Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)

Genus: Mergus

• Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
• Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)

Genus: Nomonyx

• Masked Duck (Nomonyx dominicus)

Genus: Oxyura

• Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)