Anatidae – Ducks, Geese & Swans

Anser Rossii – Ross’s Geese

Ross’s geese, Anser rossii in Latin, is a little white bird with black wingtips and a short neck. It is the smallest of the three North American “white geese.” It resembles a white-phase snow goose but is roughly 40% smaller. Additionally, the snow goose’s bill is thinner in proportion to its body and it lacks […]

Anser Caerulescens – Snow Geese

The snow geese (Anser caerulescens) is a North American bird species. There are white and dark variants, the latter of which is frequently referred to as blue goose. Its name is derived from its characteristic white plumage. Previously classified in the genus Chen, the species is now commonly classified in the “gray goose” genus Anser. […]

Dendrocygna Bicolor – Fulvous Whistling-Duck

The fulvous whistling duck or fulvous tree duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) breeds throughout the world’s tropical regions, including much of Mexico and South America, the West Indies, the southern United States, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Indian subcontinent. Despite hunting, pesticide poisoning, and natural predation by animals, birds, and reptiles, the International Union for Conservation of Nature […]

Dendrocygna Autumnalis – Black-Bellied Whistling Duck

The black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis), formerly known as the black-bellied tree duck, is a species of whistling duck found in the southeastern United States, Mexico, and tropical Central and South America. Due to the fact that it is one of only two species of whistling duck native to North America, it is occasionally referred […]

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