Anatidae

Anas laysanensis Photo by Melinda Webster (Melinda Annie’s Website) Common name:Laysan duck (en); pato-de-Laysan (pt); canard de Laysan (fr); ánade de Laysan (es); Laysanente (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Laysan, in the Hawaii archipelago.Size:These birds are 40-42 cm long and weigh up to 400 g.Habitat:Laysan ducks use all habitats in the island…

Tadorna cana Photo by Miriam Bauman (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:South African shelduck (en); pato-ferrugíneo-sul-africano (pt); tadorne à tête grise (fr); tarro sudafricano (es); graukopfkasarca (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This species is found throughout South Africa, in Namibia and in south-eastern Botswana.Size:These birds are 61-66 cm long and weigh 1-1,5 kg.Habitat:South African shelducks are found in shallow water…

Lophodytes cucullatus Photo by Bill Horn (Birds of Oklahoma) Common name: hooded merganser (en); merganso-capuchinho (pt); harle couronné (fr); serreta capuchona (es); kappensäger (de) Taxonomy: Order Anseriformes Family Anatidae Range: This North American species breeds across mots of the eastern United States, in the north-western united States and across most of southern Canada. Some populations…

Branta leucopsis (Photo from Like a Rushing Wind) Common name: barnacle goose (en); ganso-de-faces-brancas (pt); bernache nonnette (fr); barnacla cariblanco (es); weißwangengans (de) Taxonomy: Order Anseriformes Family Anatidae Range: This species is found in the eastern North Atlantic basin, with three distinct population with different breeding and wintering areas. The birds breeding in eastern Greenland…