ducks
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Domestic Birds
Domesticated Ducks
Domesticated ducks are kept for meat, eggs and down. Many ducks are also kept for show, as pets or for…
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Waterfowl
Stiff-tailed Duck
The Stiff-tailed ducks are part of the Oxyurinae subfamily of ducks. Description All have, as their name implies, long stiff…
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birds
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
The Black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis), formerly also called Black-bellied Tree Duck, is a whistling duck that breeds from the…
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Ducks
Diving Ducks
The 15 or so living species of diving ducks, commonly called pochards or scaups, are part of the diverse and…
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Ducks
Lesser Whistling Ducks
The Lesser Whistling Ducks Dendrocygna javanica, also known as Indian Whistling Duck or Javan Whistling Duck, is a small whistling…
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Waterfowl
Merganser Ducks
Merganser Ducks are seaducks that primarily feed on fish. Along with the Smew and Hooded Merganser, they are therefore often…
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birds
Anatinae
The Anatinae is a subfamily of the family Anatidae (swans, geese, and ducks). Its surviving members are the dabbling ducks,…
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Waterfowl
American Black Ducks
The American Black Ducks (Anas rubripes) is a large dabbling duck that is commonly referred to as the “Black Duck.”…
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Waterfowl
Barrow’s Goldeneye Duck
The Barrow’s Goldeneye Duck (Bucephala islandica) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. This bird was…
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Waterfowl
Laysan Ducks
Laysan Ducks (Anas laysanensis) The Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis), also known as the Laysan Teal because of its small size,…
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