Posts Tagged ‘Anseriformes’

• African pygmy-goose

  Jan 26 | Ducks+, Pygmy-geese | Little Stint | 465 Views | with Comments Off on African pygmy-goose

  African pygmy-goose – Nettapus auritus – is a small resident African perching duck of Type – waterbird, Family Anatidae and Order Anseriformes. It is the smallest of African waterfowl and is widely found over s...

• White-backed duck

  Jan 26 | Ducks, Ducks+ | Little Stint | 439 Views | with Comments Off on White-backed duck

  White-backed duck – Thalassornis leuconotus – is a smallish resident African diving duck of Type – waterbird, Family Anatidae and Order Anseriformes. It is native to s s Africa and in the AWB Region it is...

• Lesser scaup

  Jan 4 | Ducks+, Scaup | Little Stint | 480 Views | with Comments Off on Lesser scaup

  Lesser scaup – Aythya affinis – is a small N American diving duck recorded as Accidental to the AWB Region in Western Sahara. Further information can be found on the Categories card – Vagrants &#...

• Ring-necked duck

  Dec 24 | Ducks, Ducks+ | Little Stint | 494 Views | with Comments Off on Ring-necked duck

  Ring-necked duck – Aythya collaris – is a N American Vagrant to the AWB Region and is recorded as a vagrant to Algeria. Further information can be found on the Categories card – Vagrants &#...

• Blue-winged teal

  Dec 6 | Ducks+, Teal | Little Stint | 491 Views | with Comments Off on Blue-winged teal

  Blue-winged teal – Spatula discors – is an AWB Region Vagrant from N America, further information can be found on the card – Vagrants &#...

• Southern pochard

  Nov 28 | Ducks+, Pochard | Little Stint | 518 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 | 506 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...

• Eurasian teal

  Nov 16 | Ducks+, Teal | Little Stint | 477 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 | 558 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 | 613 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...