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The Waterfowl
of North America
Slide Set
This set depicts 46 regularly occurring members
of the family Anatidae in North America. It includes photos
of male and female in cases where plumage differences between
the sexes is pronounced. Unless otherwise noted photos show
adult males in water or on land.
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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| Fulvous Whistling-Duck |
Dendrocygna bicolor |
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| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
|
Dendrocygna autumnalis |
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| Tunrda Swan |
Cygnus columbianus |
Adults, and immature |
| Trumpeter Swan |
Cygnus buccinator |
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| Mute Swan |
Cygnus olor |
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| Greater White-fronted Goose |
Anser albifrons |
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| Snow Goose |
Chen caerulescens |
White morph |
| Snow Goose |
Chen caerulescens |
Blue morph |
| Ross' Goose |
Chen rossii |
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| Emperor Goose |
Chen canagicus |
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| Brant |
Branta bernicla |
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| Canada Goose |
Branta canadensis |
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| Canada Goose |
Branta canadensis |
In flight |
| Wood Duck |
Aix sponsa |
Male |
| Wood Duck |
Aix sponsa |
Female |
| Green-winged Teal |
Anas crecca |
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| American Black Duck |
Anas rubripes |
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| Mottled Duck |
Anas fulvigula |
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| Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
Male |
| Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
Female |
| Northern Pintail |
Anas acuta |
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| Blue-winged Teal |
Anas discors |
Pair |
| Cinnamon Teal |
Anas cyanoptera |
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| Northern Shoveler |
Anas clypeata |
Pair |
| Gadwall |
Anas strepera |
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| Eurasian Wigeon |
Anas penelope |
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| American Wigeon |
Anas americana |
Male |
| American Wigeon |
Anas americana |
Female |
| Canvasback |
Aythya valisineria |
Male |
| Canvasback |
Aythya valisineria |
Female |
| Redhead |
Aythya americana |
Male |
| Redhead |
Aythya americana |
Female |
| Ring-necked Duck |
Aythya collaris |
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| Tufted Duck |
Aythya fuligula |
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| Greater Scaup |
Aythya marila |
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| Lesser Scaup |
Aythya affinis |
Male |
| Lesser Scaup |
Aythya affinis |
Female |
| Common Eider |
Somateria mollissima |
Male |
| Common Eider |
Somateria mollissima |
Female |
| King Eider |
Somateria spectabilis |
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| Spectacled Eider
|
Somateria fischeri
|
Pair |
| Steller's Eider |
Polysticta stelleri |
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| Harlequin Duck |
Histrionicus histrionicus |
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| Oldsquaw |
Clangula hyemalis |
Male, winter |
| Oldsquaw |
Clangula hyemalis |
Pair, summer |
| Black Scoter |
Melanitta nigra |
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| Surf Scoter |
Melanitta perspicillata |
Male |
| Surf Scoter |
Melanitta perspicillata |
Female |
| White-winged Scoter |
Melanitta fusca |
Male |
| White-winged Scoter |
Melanitta fusca |
immature |
| Bufflehead |
Bucephala albeola |
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| Barrow's Goldeneye |
Bucephala islandica |
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| Common Goldeneye |
Bucephala clangula |
Pair |
| Smew |
Mergellus albellus |
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| Hooded Merganser |
Lophodytes cucullatus |
Pair |
| Red-breasted Merganser |
Mergus serrator |
Male |
| Red-breasted Merganser |
Mergus serrator |
Female |
| Common Merganser |
Mergus merganser |
Male |
| Common Merganser |
Mergus merganser |
Female |
| Ruddy Duck |
Oxyura jamaicensis |
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