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Most ViewedPuddle DucksPuddle ducks are typically birds of fresh, shallow marshes ... Cinnamon Teal In the Pacific Flyway, cinnamon teal are far more common th... Shoveler Length--19½ Weight--1½ lbs. Shovelers, 'spoonbills' to ... Oldsquaw Length--20½ in. Weight--2 lbs. A slim, brightly plumage... Brant Length--24-25 in. Weight--3¼ - 3¾ lbs. These are sea ge... Blue-winged Teal Length--16 Weight--15 oz. Their small size and twisting... Snow Geese Length--29-31 in. Weight--6½-7½ lbs. Two races of snow ... Eclipse Plumage Most ducks shed their body feathers twice each year. Nearly... Wigeon Length--21 Weight--1¾ lbs. These are nervous birds, qui... Wood Duck Length--18½ in. Weight--1½ lbs. Found in all flyways; m... Least ViewedPintailLength--26 Weight--1¾ lbs. These ducks use all four fly... Gadwall Length--21 Weight--2 lbs. Gadwalls are most numerous in... Common Merganser Length--25½ in. Weight--2½ lbs. This species is larger ... Hooded Merganser Length--18 in. Weight--1½ lbs. Often seen in pairs, or ... Harlequin Length--17 in. Weight--1½ lbs. Glossy slate-blue plumag... White-fronted Geese Length--29 in. Weight--6¼ lbs. Migrates chiefly in the ... Green-winged Teal Length--15 in. Weight--14 oz. Quite hardy--some birds s... Black Duck Length--24 in. Weight--2¾ lbs. A bird of the eastern St... Scaup Greater--Length--18½ in. Weight--2 lbs. Lesser... White-winged Scoter Length--21½ in. Weight--3½ lbs. The three scoters on th... |
Whistling DucksLength--18-19 in. Weight--1¾ lbs. The trailing legs and rounded wings of these slow flying ducks makes them look bigger than they are. Both species are primarily Mexican. In the U.S., the black-bellied is found only in south Texas and Louisiana. The fulvous also occurs there and in Florida with occasional stragglers further north along both coasts and the Mississippi Valley. The fulvous is the more common of the two species in the United States. Sexes are alike. Both species have shrill whistling calls. Next: White-winged Scoter Previous: Hooded Merganser
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