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Family: Anatidae



(See list of species below)


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38 species (see list below)
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Anas bahamensis
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Anas capensis
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Max. Length 38 cm TL
 
Anas crecca
[Eurasian teal]
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Anas eatoni
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Anas penelope
[Eurasian wigeon]
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Anas platyrhynchos
[Mallard]
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Anser anser
[Greylag goose]
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Anser brachyrhynchus
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Anser erythropus
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Anser fabalis
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Aythya marila
[Greater scaup]
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Aythya nyroca
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Aythya valisineria
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Branta bernicla
[Brant]
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Branta leucopsis
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Branta ruficollis
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Max. Length 39 cm TL
 
Bucephala albeola
[Bufflehead]
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Max. Length 49 cm TL
 
Bucephala clangula
[Common goldeneye]
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Bucephala islandica
[Barrow's goldeneye]
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Max. Length 51 cm TL
 
Clangula hyemalis
[Long-tailed duck]
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Max. Length 46 cm TL
 
Histrionicus histrionicus
[Harlequin duck]
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Lophonetta specularioides
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Melanitta americana
[American scoter]
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Melanitta deglandi
[White-winged scoter]
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Max. Length 59 cm TL
 
Melanitta fusca
[Velvet scoter]
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Melanitta nigra
[Black scoter]
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Max. Length 54 cm TL
 
Melanitta perspicillata
[Surf scoter]
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Mergus merganser
[Common merganser]
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Mergus serrator
[Red-breasted merganser]
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Netta rufina
[Red-crested Pochard]
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Polysticta stelleri
[Steller's eider]
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Somateria fischeri
[Spectacled eider]
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Somateria mollissima
[Common eider]
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Somateria spectabilis
[King eider]
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Tachyeres brachypterus
[Falkland steamerduck]
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Tachyeres leucocephalus
[Chubut steamerduck]
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Tachyeres patachonicus
[Flying steamerduck]
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Tachyeres pteneres
[Flightless steamerduck]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Anas bahamensis Western Central Atlantic 1758
Anas capensis Western Indian Ocean 1789
Anas crecca Eurasian teal Pacific, Indian, Atlantic 38 TL 1758
Anas eatoni Antarctic Indian Ocean 1875
Anas penelope Eurasian wigeon Northeast Atlantic and We 1758
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Arctic, Northern Atlantic 1758
Anser anser Greylag goose Indo-West Pacific, Easter 1758
Anser brachyrhynchus Northeast Atlantic. 1834
Anser erythropus Western Indian Ocean 1758
Anser fabalis Northeast Atlantic, North 1787
Aythya marila Greater scaup Arctic, Northern Pacific, 1761
Aythya nyroca Western Indian Ocean 1770
Aythya valisineria Northwest Atlantic 1814
Branta bernicla Brant Northern Atlantic, Northe 1758
Branta leucopsis Northern Atlantic, Northe 1803
Branta ruficollis Arctic 1769
Bucephala albeola Bufflehead Western Atlantic and Nor 39 TL 1758
Bucephala clangula Common goldeneye Arctic, Eastern Pacific a 49 TL 1758
Bucephala islandica Barrow's goldeneye Arctic, Eastern Pacific a 1789
Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed duck Pacific Ocean and Norther 51 TL 1758
Histrionicus histrionicus Harlequin duck Northeast Pacific, Northe 46 TL 1758
Lophonetta specularioides Southwest Atlantic 1828
Melanitta americana American scoter Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O 1832
Melanitta deglandi White-winged scoter Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O 1850
Melanitta fusca Velvet scoter Inland Asia, the Mediterr 59 TL 1758
Melanitta nigra Black scoter Arctic and Eastern Atlant 1758
Melanitta perspicillata Surf scoter Arctic, Eastern Pacific a 54 TL 1758
Mergus merganser Common merganser Northern Pacific, Norther 1758
Mergus serrator Red-breasted merganser Arctic, Northern Pacific 1758
Netta rufina Red-crested Pochard Asia 1773
Polysticta stelleri Steller's eider Northern Pacific, Northea 1769
Somateria fischeri Spectacled eider Arctic 1847
Somateria mollissima Common eider Northern Pacific, Norther 1758
Somateria spectabilis King eider Northeast Pacific, Northe 1758
Tachyeres brachypterus Falkland steamerduck Southwest Atlantic 1790
Tachyeres leucocephalus Chubut steamerduck Endemic to the southern c 1981
Tachyeres patachonicus Flying steamerduck Southeast Pacific and Sou 1831
Tachyeres pteneres Flightless steamerduck Southwest Atlantic and So 1844



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