Best Anatidae
The nene (Branta sandvicensis) is a species of goose endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and recognized as the official state bird of Hawaii. Evolutionary descendants of the Canada goose, nenes have adapted to their volcanic habitat by developing padded feet with reduced webbing to navigate rough lava r...
The red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) is a large species of diving duck widely distributed across southern Europe, Central Asia, and parts of North Africa. The male is highly recognizable in breeding plumage due to its distinct bright orange head and prominent red bill. Females are predominantly pa...
The rosy-billed pochard is a species of diving duck native to the wetlands, marshes, and freshwater lakes of South America. The species exhibits strong sexual dimorphism, with males displaying distinctive black and white plumage and a bright red bill. This bill features a prominent, swollen knob at...
The brant goose (Branta bernicla) is a small, dark species of sea goose native to coastal regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Three subspecies exist: the light-bellied brant, the dark-bellied brant, and the black brant, distinguished by their belly coloration. These migratory birds breed in Arctic c...
The maned duck (Chenonetta jubata), also called the Australian wood duck, is a species of perching duck native to mainland Australia and Tasmania. Males have a dark brown head with small mane-like feathers on the nape, while females show white stripes above and below the eye. The species frequents g...
The swan goose (Anser cygnoides) is a large goose species native to eastern Asia, breeding in Mongolia, northern China, and southeastern Russia. It is recognized as the wild ancestor of the domesticated Chinese goose and African goose breeds, which exhibit distinctive features such as a basal knob o...
The blue-winged goose is a waterfowl species endemic to the highlands of Ethiopia, where it inhabits rivers, marshes, wet grasslands, and high-altitude lakes. Its plumage is largely gray-brown, with a pale blue patch on the upper wing that is especially visible in flight. Although commonly called a...
Stejneger's scoter is a large sea duck native to northeastern Asia and classified in the family Anatidae. Adult males are predominantly dark and have a conspicuous yellow-orange swelling on the bill, while females are brown with paler facial patches. The species breeds in inland northern areas and w...
The Brazilian teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis) is a species of dabbling duck native to freshwater habitats across South America, including Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. The species exhibits distinct sexual dimorphism, most notably the male's bright red bill and the female's duller brownish bill. Th...
The chestnut teal (Spatula castanea) is a species of dabbling duck found across southeastern and southwestern Australia. The male is distinguished by its distinctive iridescent green head and rich chestnut brown body plumage, particularly during the breeding season. In contrast, the female exhibits...
The yellow-billed teal is a South American dabbling duck, notable for its yellow bill and Andean and southern lowland populations.
The New Zealand merganser (Mergus australis) is an extinct duck endemic to New Zealand's Auckland Islands, last recorded when a pair was shot in 1902.
The Indian spot-billed duck is a South Asian dabbling duck, notable for a yellow-tipped black bill and orange-red spots at its base.
The flying steamer duck is a South American duck, notable as the only steamer duck species capable of sustained flight.
The blue-billed teal is an African dabbling duck, notable for the male's bright blue bill and its wetlands range south of the Sahara.
The eastern spot-billed duck is an East Asian dabbling duck, notable for breeding from Siberia to China and wintering farther south.
The Sunda teal is an Australasian dabbling duck, notable for island populations from Indonesia to New Guinea and northern Australia.
Bernier's teal is a Madagascar endemic duck, notable for its mangrove and coastal wetland habitat and endangered status.
Eaton's pintail is a brown pintail of the southern Indian Ocean, notable for breeding on the remote Kerguelen and Crozet islands.
The southern pochard is an African diving duck, notable for inhabiting lakes and marshes across sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.
Meller's duck is a large mottled duck of Madagascar, notable as an endangered island endemic also recorded on Mauritius.
The black scoter is a North American sea duck, notable for the adult male's all-black plumage and bright yellow bill knob.
The Andaman teal is a small duck endemic to the Andaman Islands, notable for its restricted Bay of Bengal range.
The Mauritius sheldgoose was an extinct shelduck of Mauritius, notable from subfossils and early accounts after human settlement.
The Reunion sheldgoose was an extinct shelduck from Réunion, notable as a Mascarene island species lost after European colonization.
The Mascarene teal was an extinct duck from the Mascarene Islands, notable from subfossil remains on Mauritius and Réunion.
The Amsterdam wigeon was an extinct flightless duck from Amsterdam Island, notable from subfossil remains in the southern Indian Ocean.
