Posts Tagged ‘Anseriformes’

• Southern pochard

  Nov 28 | Ducks+, Pochard | Little Stint | 7 Views | with Comments Off on Southern pochard

  Southern pochard – Netta erythrophthalma – is a species of diving-duck and has two subspecies found in S America and s s Africa. The African subspecies is found from Eritrea to S Africa and in the AWB Region it is...

• Cape teal

  Nov 28 | Ducks+, Teal | Little Stint | 7 Views | with Comments Off on Cape teal

  Cape teal – Anas capensis – is a medium sized resident African dabbling-duck of Type – waterbird, Family Anatidae and Order Anseriformes. It is found in s s African wetlands. In the AWB Region it is found as...

• Tundra bean-goose

  Nov 22 | Bean-goose, Ducks+ | Little Stint | 18 Views | with Comments Off on Tundra bean-goose

  Tundra bean-goose – Anser serrirostris – is a large migratory Eurasian grey-goose of Type – waterbird, Family Anatidae and Order Anseriformes. It is a summer breeder to the Tundra areas of Eurasia and winters in...

• Taiga bean-goose

  Nov 21 | Bean-goose, Ducks+ | Little Stint | 19 Views | with Comments Off on Taiga bean-goose

  Taiga bean-goose – Anser fabalis – is a large migratory Eurasian grey-goose of Type – waterbird, Family Anatidae and Order Anseriformes. It is a summer breeder to the Taiga region of Eurasia and in winter...

• Eurasian teal

  Nov 16 | Ducks+, Teal | Little Stint | 24 Views | with Comments Off on Eurasian teal

  Eurasian teal – Anas crecca – this Eurasian species has recently been combined with the American – Green-winged teal species to form one holarctic species, for further information see – Green-winged teal...

• Ruddy duck

  Oct 10 | Ducks, Ducks+ | Little Stint | 78 Views | with Comments Off on Ruddy duck

  Ruddy duck – Oxyura jamaicensis – is a New World Vagrant that been recorded in Cyprus and further information can be found on the – Vagrants Card &#...

• Tundra bean-goose

  Sep 22 | Bean-goose, Ducks+ | Little Stint | 106 Views | with Comments Off on Tundra bean-goose

  Tundra bean-goose – Anser serrirostris – is a largish migratory Eurasian goose+ of Type – waterbird, Family Anatidae and Order Anseriformes. It is a summer breeder to the High Arctic of Siberia, and has two...

• Brent goose

  Sep 22 | Brants, Ducks+, Geese | Little Stint | 100 Views | with Comments Off on Brent goose

  Brent goose – Branta bernicla – also on this site called – Brant goose &#...

• Brant

  Sep 22 | Brants, Ducks+, Geese | Little Stint | 101 Views | with Comments Off on Brant

  Brant – Branta bernicla – also on this site called – Brant goose &#...

• Common eider

  Sep 22 | Ducks+, Eiders | Little Stint | 109 Views | with Comments Off on Common eider

  Common eider – Somateria mollissima – is a large migratory Holarctic sea-duck of Type – waterbird, Family Anatidae and Order Anseriformes. It is widely found around the Arctic coastlines and islands, where it...