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Field Guide for all the Birds of North America

North American Ducks

Canards nord-américains

Anatidae

Information, images and range maps on over 1,000 birds of North America, including sub-species, vagrants, introduced birds and possibilities

North American Bird Search Box

There are at least twenty-nine types of native ducks seen in North America. Not included among these waterfowl are the eiders, loons, mergansers and grebes, which make up another fourteen species of waterfowl. Then, there are the swans and geese, which is another eight species of larger members of the waterfowl group.

Among these different types, the birds can be grouped again into puddle, aka "dabbling" and diving ducks. The dabblers mostly feed in smaller bodies of shallow water or along shorelines, where they are able to tip their bodies forward to reach their food on the floors of the bodies of water. Then, there are divers, who feed in deeper water where they dive and pursue their quarry. The Harlequin Duck, for example, actually dives to the bottom of fast-flowing waters and feeds on life forms attached to rocks.

North American Birds Videos

Click on the bird names listed below to see pictures of the native Ducks of North America

American Black Duck

Bufflehead

Canvasback

Gadwall

Harlequin Duck

Hybrid Ducks

Labrador Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Mallard

Manky Mallard

Mexican Mallard

Mottled Duck

Domestic Muscovy Duck

Northern Shoveler

Pekin Duck

Redhead

Ring-necked Duck

Ruddy Duck

Black Scoter

Surf Scoter

White-winged Scoter

Wood Duck

Barrow's Goldeneye

Common Goldeneye

Northern Pintail

Lesser Scaup

Greater Scaup

Cinnamon Teal

Blue-winged Teal

Green-winged Teal

American Wigeon

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

References to Other Bird Sites:

Avibase - the world bird database This site provides the user with a complete list of bird species, broken down per country, or in the example of the US or Canada, per state and province. Here, bird species names are available in other languages, a great asset to be used as a translation of foreign bird names.

ABA - American Birding Association This site represents an organization that maintains official records of all birds species that have been proven to have been seen inside the perimeters of the North American Continent and the surrounding bodies of water. Regular revised versions are posted to keep the bird list current at all times. This is the list used by all serious birders over their lifetime. You may be aware of the movie called the "Big Year". It was with this list that all the competing birders used in an attempt to set a new record as to how many bird species that could be seen by an individual birder in one calendar year.

I hope you will take advantage of these suggested websites. I have used each of them, in one way or another, throughout the years in my quest to better identify and understand our fine feathered friends.

Classic Collection of North American Birds

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