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Canvasback

Animals; Birds

The Canvasback, Aythya valisineria, is a large North American diving duck.

Common Eider

Animals; Birds

The Common Eider, Somateria mollissima, is a large (50–71 cm body length) sea-duck, which is distributed over the northern coasts of Europe, North America and eastern Siberia.

Mallard

Animals; Birds

The Mallard, or Wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos(1)), probably the best-known and most recognizable of all ducks, is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and sub-tropical Americas, ...

Mottled Duck

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The Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula(1)) or Mottled Mallard is a medium-sized dabbling duck. It is intermediate in appearance between the female Mallard and the American Black Duck.

The American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) (1) is a large dabbling duck. American Black ducks are similar to mallards in size, and resemble the female mallard in coloration, although the black duck's ...