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Mute Swan

Animals; Birds

The Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan, and thus a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is native to much of Europe and Asia, and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north ...

Ostrich

Animals; Birds

The Ostrich, (Struthio camelus), is a large flightless bird native to Africa. It is the only living species of its family, Struthionidae and its genus, Struthio.

Fulvous Whistling Duck

Animals; Birds

The Fulvous Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor, is a whistling duck which breeds across the world's tropical regions in much of Central and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian ...

Lesser Whistling Duck

Animals; Birds

The Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica, also known as Indian Whistling Duck, is a small whistling duck which breeds in South Asia and southeast Asia.

White-faced Whistling Duck

Animals; Birds

The White-faced Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna viduata, is a whistling duck which breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and much of South America.

West Indian Whistling Duck

Animals; Birds

The West Indian Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna arborea, is a whistling duck which breeds in the Caribbean.

Black-bellied Whistling Duck

Animals; Birds

The Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis), formerly also called Black-bellied Tree Duck, is a whistling-duck that breeds from the southernmost United States and tropical Central to ...

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