Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae

waterfowl: ducks, geese, swans

over 140 species worldwide

Species on page

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Green-winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)

White cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis

Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)

Mute swan (Cygnus olor)

Black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)

Ducks

Mr. and Mrs. Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos
Anatidae type species
Palo Alto Baylands 12-24-2010

Two for teal

Anas carolinensis
Palo Alto Baylands
2012

Stick in the mud

Canvasback Aythya valisineria

White cheeked Pintail

White cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)

White cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
Santa Cruz

Geese

Canada Goose
Byxbee Park

Branta canadensis

Byxbee Park

Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Only extant species in genus
Serengeti
July, 2012

Egyptian goose - feathered

August 17, 2009

Swans

Swan song - near Folly Bridge

Brooding over seven eggs and a beer bottle

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Along the Isis

Four cygnets and mom

May 17, 2009
By May 18, they were gone and the next was abandoned.

Single cygnet

May 17, 2009

Black neck swan
Patagonia

Cygnus melancoryphus

Need ID

Duckling and family circus diagram

August 19, 2009

Duckling and duckweed

August 19, 2009

Ducking in

Palo Alto Baylands
2012

Birds

By type

By location

Miscellaneous

Other Anseriformes

Anatidae: Ducks, Geese, Swans

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modified: March 30, 2013
created: February 2, 2007 (from kingfishers)