American black duck
Anas rubripes
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe American black duck (Anas rubripes) is a large dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. It was described by William Brewster in 1902. It is the heavi...
Anatidae
75 species found in North America
The Anatidae family includes 75 species across North America. Browse the full list below for detailed information on each species.
All Anatidae Species
American wigeon
Mareca americana
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe American wigeon (Mareca americana), also known as the baldpate, is a species of dabbling duck found in North America. Formerly assigned to Anas, t...
Baikal teal
Sibirionetta formosa
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Baikal teal (Sibirionetta formosa), also called the bimaculate duck or squawk duck, is a dabbling duck that breeds in eastern Russia and winters i...
Barnacle goose
Branta leucopsis
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) is a species of goose that belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with extensive bla...
Barrow's goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Anatidae
Least ConcernBarrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. This bird was named after Sir John Barrow....
Black scoter
Melanitta americana
Anatidae
Near ThreatenedThe black scoter or American scoter (Melanitta americana) is a large sea duck, 43 to 49 cm (17 to 19 in) in length. The genus name is derived from Anc...
Black-bellied whistling-duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Black-bellied whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Blue-winged teal
Spatula discors
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe blue-winged teal (Spatula discors) is a species of bird in the duck, goose, and swan family Anatidae. One of the smaller members of the dabbling d...
Brant goose
Branta bernicla
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Brant goose (Branta bernicla) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) is a small sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. It breeds in Alaska and Canada and migrates in winter t...
Cackling goose
Branta hutchinsii
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii) is a species of goose found in North America and East Asia.
Canada goose
Branta canadensis
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large species of goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It ...
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe canvasback (Aythya valisineria) is a species of diving duck, the largest found in North America.
Cinnamon teal
Spatula cyanoptera
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe cinnamon teal (Spatula cyanoptera) is a species of duck found in western North and South America. It is a small dabbling duck, with bright reddish...
Comb duck
Sarkidiornis sylvicola
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe comb duck or American comb duck (Sarkidiornis sylvicola), is an unusual duck found in tropical wetlands in continental South America south to the ...
Common eider
Somateria mollissima
Anatidae
Near ThreatenedThe common eider (pronounced ) (Somateria mollissima), also called St. Cuthbert's duck or Cuddy's duck, is a large (50–71 cm (20–28 in) in body length...
Common goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe common goldeneye or simply goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. Its closest relative ...
Common merganser
Mergus merganser
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe common merganser or goosander (Mergus merganser) is a large sea duck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, Asia, and North America. The...
Common pochard
Aythya ferina
Anatidae
VulnerableThe common pochard (; Aythya ferina), known simply as pochard in the United Kingdom, is a medium-sized diving duck in the family Anatidae. It is wides...
Common scoter
Melanitta nigra
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe common scoter (Melanitta nigra) is a large sea duck, 43–54 cm (17–21 in) in length, which breeds over the far north of Europe and the Palearctic e...
Common shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) is a waterfowl species of the shelduck genus Tadorna. It is widespread and common in the Palearctic, in Europe a...
Eastern spot-billed duck
Anas zonorhyncha
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe eastern spot-billed duck or Chinese spot-billed duck (Anas zonorhyncha) is a species of dabbling duck that breeds in East and Southeast Asia. This...
Egyptian goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) is an African member of the Anatidae family including ducks, geese, and swans. Because of their popularity c...
Emperor goose
Anser canagicus
Anatidae
Near ThreatenedThe emperor goose (Anser canagicus), also known as the beach goose or the painted goose, is a waterfowl species in the family Anatidae, which contains...
Eurasian wigeon
Mareca penelope
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Eurasian wigeon or European wigeon (Mareca penelope), also known as the widgeon or wigeon, is one of three extant species of wigeon in the dabblin...
Falcated duck
Mareca falcata
Anatidae
Near ThreatenedThe falcated duck or falcated teal (Mareca falcata) is a gadwall-sized dabbling duck from the east Palearctic (East Siberia and Mongolia to North Japa...
Fulvous whistling-duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Fulvous whistling-duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe gadwall (Mareca strepera) is a common and widespread dabbling duck in the family Anatidae.
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe garganey (Spatula querquedula) is a small dabbling duck. It breeds in much of Europe and across the Palearctic, but is strictly migratory, with th...
Graylag goose
Anser anser
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Graylag goose (Anser anser) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Greater scaup
Aythya marila
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe greater scaup (Aythya marila), just scaup in Europe or, colloquially, "bluebill" in North America, is a mid-sized diving duck, larger than the clo...
Greater white-fronted goose
Anser albifrons
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) is a species of goose, closely related to the smaller lesser white-fronted goose (A. erythropus). Th...
Green-winged teal
Anas crecca
Anatidae
Least Concernspecies of duck in the genus Anas
Harlequin duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) is a small sea duck. It takes its name from Harlequin (Italian Arlecchino, French Arlequin), a colourfu...
Hooded merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a species of fish-eating duck in the subfamily Anatinae. It is the only extant species in the genus Lo...
King eider
Somateria spectabilis
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe king eider (pronounced ) (Somateria spectabilis) is a large sea duck that breeds along Northern Hemisphere Arctic coasts of northeast Europe, Nort...
Labrador duck
Camptorhynchus labradorius
Anatidae
Extinctspecies of extinct bird
Lesser scaup
Aythya affinis
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) is a small North American diving duck that migrates south as far as Central America in winter. It is colloquially kn...
Lesser white-fronted goose
Anser erythropus
Anatidae
VulnerableThe lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) is a goose closely related to the larger greater white-fronted goose (A. albifrons). It breeds in th...
Long-tailed duck
Clangula hyemalis
Anatidae
VulnerableThe long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) is a medium-sized sea duck that breeds in the tundra and taiga regions of the arctic and winters along the no...
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Anatidae
Least Concernspecies of duck
Masked duck
Nomonyx dominicus
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe masked duck (Nomonyx dominicus) is a tiny stiff-tailed duck ranging through the tropical Americas.
Mexican duck
Anas diazi
Anatidae
The Mexican duck (Anas diazi) is a species of dabbling duck that breeds in Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Mottled duck
Anas fulvigula
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe mottled duck (Anas fulvigula) or mottled mallard is a medium-sized species of dabbling duck. It is intermediate in appearance between the female m...
Muscovy duck
Cairina moschata
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a species of duck native to the Americas, from the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico south to Argenti...
Mute swan
Cygnus olor
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe mute swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan and a member of the family Anatidae within the waterfowl order. It is native to much of Europe and pa...
Northern pintail
Anas acuta
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe pintail or northern pintail (Anas acuta) is a duck species with wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas of Europe and acros...
Northern shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe northern shoveler (; Spatula clypeata), often known simply as the shoveler where other related species do not occur, is a common and widespread du...
Orinoco goose
Neochen jubata
Anatidae
Near ThreatenedThe Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata) is a species of waterfowl in the tribe Tadornini of subfamily Anserinae. It is found in every mainland South Americ...
Pink-footed goose
Anser brachyrhynchus
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) is a goose which breeds in eastern Greenland, Iceland, Svalbard, and recently Novaya Zemlya. It is migrat...
Red-breasted merganser
Mergus serrator
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) is a duck species that is native to much of the temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere. The red breas...
Redhead (duck)
Aythya americana
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Redhead (duck) (Aythya americana) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Ring-necked duck
Aythya collaris
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Ross's goose
Anser rossii
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Ross's goose (Anser rossii) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Ruddy duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Ruddy shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Smew
Mergellus albellus
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Smew (Mergellus albellus) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Snow goose
Anser caerulescens
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Snow goose (Anser caerulescens) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Southern pochard
Netta erythrophthalma
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Southern pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Spectacled eider
Somateria fischeri
Anatidae
Near ThreatenedThe Spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes. It is classified as Near Threatened.
Stejneger's scoter
Melanitta stejnegeri
Anatidae
Least Concernspecies of duck
Steller's eider
Polysticta stelleri
Anatidae
VulnerableThe Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes. It is classified as Vulnerable.
Surf scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Taiga bean-goose
Anser fabalis
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Taiga bean-goose (Anser fabalis) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Trumpeter swan
Cygnus buccinator
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Tufted duck
Aythya fuligula
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Tundra bean-goose
Anser serrirostris
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Tundra bean-goose (Anser serrirostris) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Tundra swan
Cygnus columbianus
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Velvet scoter
Melanitta fusca
Anatidae
VulnerableThe Velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes. It is classified as Vulnerable.
West Indian whistling-duck
Dendrocygna arborea
Anatidae
Near ThreatenedThe West Indian whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes. It is classified as Near T...
White-cheeked pintail
Anas bahamensis
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe White-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
White-faced whistling-duck
Dendrocygna viduata
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe White-faced whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
White-winged scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe White-winged scoter (Melanitta deglandi) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Whooper swan
Cygnus cygnus
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
Wood duck
Aix sponsa
Anatidae
Least ConcernThe Wood duck (Aix sponsa) is a species of bird in the family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes.
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