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Local animals in this group:
wood duck
northern pintail
American wigeon
northern shoveler
blue-winged teal
Eurasian wigeon
mallard
American black duck
greater white-fronted goose
lesser scaup
redhead
ring-necked duck
tufted duck
canvasback
Canada goose
bufflehead
common goldeneye
Barrow's goldeneye
long-tailed duck
trumpeter swan
whooper swan
mute swan
common merganser
red-breasted merganser
ruddy duck
king eider
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ducks, geese, and swans
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Anatomy
Male (125)
Female (83)
Coloration/Patterning: Cryptic (74)
Coloration/Patterning (74)
Body Parts (40)
Body Parts: Beak (26)
Breeding (22)
Body Parts: Wings (13)
Body Parts: Eyes (5)
Body Parts: Mouth (Buccal Cavity) (3)
Sexual (1)
Body Parts: Hind Feet (1)
Non-Breeding (1)
Behaviors
Locomotion (146)
Locomotion: Swimming (120)
Locomotion: Flying (23)
Self Care (19)
Feeding Behaviors (18)
Parental Care (17)
#Exemplar (17)
Reproduction (16)
Reproduction: Mate Tending (16)
Self Care: Resting (15)
Communication (9)
Parental Care: Nesting (6)
Communication: Sexual/Courtship Display (4)
Self Care: Preening (4)
Feeding Behaviors: Capturing/Manipulating Prey (3)
Communication: Aggressive Interaction (3)
Feeding Behaviors: Grazing/Browsing (2)
Parental Care: Protecting Young (2)
Communication: Aggressive Display (2)
Locomotion: Diving (2)
Feeding Behaviors: Drinking (1)
Communication: Territorial Display (1)
Parental Care: Establishing Protected Site (1)
Life Stages And Gender
Adult/Sexually Mature (257)
Anatomy (203)
Behaviors (185)
Hatchling (27)
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Egg (2)
Fledgling (2)
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Live Animal (283)
Life Stages And Gender (277)
Behavior (19)
Tracks (4)
Sign (2)
Eggs (1)
Nest (1)
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redhead
Aythya americana
redhead
Aythya americana
ring-necked duck
Aythya collaris
greater scaup
Aythya marila
canvasback
Aythya valisineria
canvasback
Aythya valisineria
canvasback
Aythya valisineria
canvasback
Aythya valisineria
canvasback
Aythya valisineria
canvasback
Aythya valisineria
canvasback
Aythya valisineria
Canada goose
Branta canadensis
Canada goose
Branta canadensis
Canada goose
Branta canadensis
Canada goose
Branta canadensis
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