Spur-winged Goose
Duck is the common name for numerous species in the waterfowl family Anatidae which also includes swans and geese. Ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the family Anatidae; they do not represent a monophyletic group (the group of all descendants of a single common ancestral species) but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered ducks. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, mostly smaller than the swans and geese, and may be found in both fresh water and sea water.
There are around 125 different species of which I have photographed so far 55 different ones.
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Updated 14/03/2020
Ducks American_Black_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/American_Black_Duck.jpg Andean_Teal.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Andean_Teal.jpg Baers_Pochard_-_Aythya_baeri.jpg Black-bellied_Whistling_Duck.jpg Brazilian_Teal.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Brazilian_Teal.jpg Bronze-winged_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Bronze-winged_Duck.jpg Cape_Shoveler.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Cape_Shoveler.jpg Chileo_Wigeon.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Chileo_Wigeon.jpg Cinnamon_Teal.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Cinnamon_Teal.jpg Common_Eider.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Common_Eider.jpg Common_Pochard.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Common_Pochard.jpg Common_Pochard_f.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Common_Pochard_f.jpg Common_Shelduck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Common_Shelduck.jpg Crested_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Crested_Duck.jpg Eurasian_Teal.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Eurasian_Teal.jpg Eastern_Spot-billed_Duck_-_Anas_zonorhyncha.jpg Ferruginous_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Ferruginous_Duck.jpg Ferruginous_Duck_f.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Ferruginous_Duck_f.jpg Flightless_Steamer-Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Flightless_Steamer-Duck.jpg Flying_Steamer_-Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Flying_Steamer_-Duck.jpg Fulvous_Whistling_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Fulvous_Whistling_Duck.jpg Gadwell.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Gadwell.jpg Garganey.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Garganey.jpg Greater_Scaup.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Greater_Scaup.jpg Hottentot_Teal.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Hottentot_Teal.jpg Indian_Spot-billed_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Indian_Spot-billed_Duck.jpg King_Eider.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/King_Eider.jpg Knob-billed_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Knob-billed_Duck.jpg Lake_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Lake_Duck.jpg Lesser_Whistling_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Lesser_Whistling_Duck.jpg Long-tailed_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Long-tailed_Duck.jpg Mallard.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Mallard.jpg Mallard_f.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Mallard_f.jpg Mandarin_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Mandarin_Ducks.jpg Marbled_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Marbled_Duck.jpg Muscovy_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Muscovy_Duck.jpg Northern_Pintail.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Northern_Pintail.jpg Northern_Shoveler.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Northern_Shoveler.jpg Puna_Teal.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Puna_Teal.jpg Red-billed_Teal.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Red-billed_Teal.jpg Red-crested_Pochard.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Red-crested_Pochard.jpg Red-crested_Pochard_f.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Red-crested_Pochard_f.jpg Red_Shoveler_.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Red_Shoveler_.jpg Ruddy_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Ruddy_Duck.jpg Ruddy_Shelduck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Ruddy_Shelduck.jpg Silver_Teal.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Silver_Teal.jpg Southern_Pochard.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Southern_Pochard.jpg South_African_Shelduck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/South_African_Shelduck.jpg Torrent_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Torrent_Duck.jpg Torrent_Duck_f.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Torrent_Duck_f.jpg Tufted_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Tufted_Duck.jpg White-cheeked_Pintail.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/White-cheeked_Pintail.jpg White-faced_Whistling_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/White-faced_Whistling_Duck.jpg White-headed_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/White-headed_Duck.jpg Wigeon.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Wigeon.jpg Wigeon_f.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Wigeon_f.jpg Wood_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Wood_Duck.jpg Yellow-billed_Duck.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Yellow-billed_Duck.jpg Yellow-billed_Pintail.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Yellow-billed_Pintail.jpg
A goose (plural geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera Anser (the grey geese), Branta (the black geese), and Chen (which includes the white geese); the latter being commonly placed within the genus Anser. Some other birds, mostly related to the shelducks, have "goose" as part of their names.
In this group I have photographed 14 different species
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Updated 16/12/2019
Geese African_Pygmy_Goose.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/African_Pygmy_Goose.jpg Andean_Goose.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Andean_Goose.jpg Ashy-headed_Goose.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Ashy-headed_Goose.jpg Bar-headed_Goose.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Bar-headed_Goose.jpg Blue-winged_Goose.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Blue-winged_Goose.jpg Canada_Goose.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Canada_Goose.jpg Cotton_Pygmy_Goose.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Cotton_Pygmy_Goose.jpg Egyptian_Goose.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Egyptian_Goose.jpg Greylag_Goose.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Greylag_Goose.jpg Kelp_Goose.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Kelp_Goose.jpg Orinoco_Goose.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Orinoco_Goose.jpg Ruddy-headed_Goose.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Ruddy-headed_Goose.jpg Spur-winged_Goose.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Spur-winged_Goose.jpg Upland_Goose.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Upland_Goose.jpg
Swans are birds of the family Anatidae within the genus Cygnus. The swans' closest relatives include the geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae. There are six or seven living (and one extinct) species of swan in the genus Cygnus; in addition, there is another species known as the coscoroba swan, although this species is no longer considered one of the true swans.
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Updated 16/12/2019
Swans Black-necked_Swan.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Black-necked_Swan.jpg Coscoroba_Swan.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Coscoroba_Swan.jpg Mute_Swan.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Mute_Swan.jpg