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  2. Duck - Wikipedia

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    Ducks generally only have one partner at a time, although the partnership usually only lasts one year. [26] Larger species and the more sedentary species (like fast-river specialists) tend to have pair-bonds that last numerous years. [27] Most duck species breed once a year, choosing to do so in favourable conditions (spring/summer or wet seasons).

  3. Anatidae - Wikipedia

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    The Anatidae are the biological family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution , occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica. These birds are adapted for swimming , floating on the water surface, and, in some cases, diving in at least shallow water.

  4. List of Anatidae species - Wikipedia

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    The avian family Anatidae, commonly called waterfowl, comprise the ducks, geese, and swans.The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 174 Anatidae species distributed among 53 genera, 32 of which have only one species.

  5. Anseriformes - Wikipedia

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    Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which includes over 170 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans. Most modern species in the ...

  6. Loon - Wikipedia

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    The common loon is the provincial bird of Ontario and is depicted on the Canadian one-dollar coin, which has come to be known affectionately as the "loonie". [43] The common loon is the official state bird of Minnesota. [44] Mercer, Wisconsin, promotes itself as the "Loon Capital of the World". [45]

  7. List of bird genera - Wikipedia

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    Passerines, the "song birds". This is the largest order of birds and contains more than half of all birds. Family Acanthisittidae. Genus Acanthisitta - rifleman; Genus Xenicus - New Zealand wrens; Family Acanthizidae - scrubwrens, thornbills, and gerygones Genus Acanthiza – thornbill; Genus Acanthornis – scrubtit; Genus Aethomyias ...

  8. Mallard - Wikipedia

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    Laysan ducks were found throughout the Hawaiian archipelago before 400 AD, after which they suffered a rapid decline during the Polynesian colonisation. [143] Now, their range includes only Laysan Island. [143] It is one of the successfully translocated birds, after having become nearly extinct in the early 20th century. [144]

  9. Duck family - Wikipedia

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    Duck family may refer to: A familial grouping for a duck, i.e. a drake and a female and their ducklings; Anatidae, the scientific taxonomic family that ducks are ...