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  1. Life
  2. Animals
  3. Chordates
  4. Birds
  5. Waterfowl

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Waterfowl

Anseriformes

Includes
51 native 16 introduced 26 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Ducks, Geese, and Swans 51 native
  • Screamers
  • Magpie Geese

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native waterfowl All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 954,115 observations
  • Canada Goose Branta canadensis 482,447 observations
  • Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 138,529 observations
  • Common Merganser Mergus merganser 130,606 observations
  • Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 127,060 observations
  • Wood Duck Aix sponsa 122,959 observations
  • Gadwall Mareca strepera 120,672 observations
  • Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 102,685 observations
  • Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata 98,785 observations
  • Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 98,512 observations
  • Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 85,085 observations
  • American Wigeon Mareca americana 81,748 observations
  • Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 81,246 observations
  • Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 75,496 observations
  • Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 68,672 observations
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