Animalz

Anseriformes

  • Anatidae
  • Anhimidae
  • Anseranatidae
  • Eurasian teal Anas crecca

    A small duck seen on Japanese waters in winter. Breeding males have a chestnut head with a dark green band around the eye.

  • Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata

    A duck with a broad, shovel-shaped bill. The large bill gathers tiny food items from the water.

  • Northern pintail Anas acuta

    A slender, long-necked duck. In breeding males the central tail feathers become especially long.

  • Garganey Spatula querquedula

    A small duck whose male has a broad white stripe above the eye. It feeds at the water's surface and breeds in small numbers in the UK.

  • Common Pochard Aythya ferina

    The breeding male is a diving duck with a striking reddish-brown head.

  • Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula

    A diving duck distinguished by a tuft at the back of its head and yellow eyes.

  • Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope

    A short-billed duck that feeds on plants both in water and on land. Breeding males have a chestnut head and pale forehead.

  • Greylag goose Anser anser

    A large goose with grey-brown plumage. In Europe it lives in vegetated wetlands and surrounding grassland.

  • Greater Scaup Aythya marila

    The male has a glossy dark head and gray back; the female is marked by a white patch at the base of the bill.

  • Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

    A diving duck with a long, thin bill and shaggy crest. It catches and eats fish.

  • Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons

    A brown goose with a white patch at the bill. It occurs across the Northern Hemisphere and gathers in wetlands and fields in winter.

  • Gadwall Mareca strepera

    The male has fine gray patterning and a distinctive black rear.