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Ducks, geese, swans
Order:
Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
147 species
Aquatic habitats worldwide
Bill lamellate, broad, flat, round at the tip in most species
Most species feed on vegetable matter, but some feed on fish and invertebrates
Include brood parasites and flightless species; monogamous; female cares for young in smaller species; both sexes care in larger species; feather-lined nests on ground or in tree-holes; flightless period during molt; basic "eclipse" plumage worn only briefly
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus calling
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis calling
Garganey Anas querquedula calling
Common Pochard Aythya ferina calling
Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca calling
Greater Scaup Aythya marila calling
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