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Blue-winged teal drake in flight at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. The blue-winged teal is 40 cm (16 in) long, with a wingspan of 58 cm (23 in), and a weight of 370 g (13 oz). [9] The adult male has a greyish blue head with a white facial crescent, a light brown body with a white patch near the rear and a black tail.
Greater white-fronted goose Trumpeter swan Blue-winged teal Common goldeneye The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water ...
Canada goose. Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills that are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils.
Canada goose Female mallard in flight Pair of green-winged teals, male at rear Hooded merganser. Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans.
The eastern bluebird is New York's state bird The following list of birds of New York included the 503 species and a species pair of wild birds documented in New York as of August 2022. Unless noted otherwise, the source is the Checklist of New York State Birds published by the New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) of the New York State Ornithological Association. These species ...
The black-capped chickadee is the state bird of Massachusetts. This list of birds of Massachusetts includes species documented in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and accepted by the Massachusetts Avian Records Committee (MARC). As of July 2023, there are 516 species included in the official list. Of them, 194 are on the review list (see below), six have been introduced to North America, three ...
It is generally agreed upon in birding and ornithology which sounds are songs and which are calls, and a good field guide will differentiate between the two. Wing feathers of a male club-winged manakin, with the modifications noted by P. L. Sclater in 1860 [4] and discussed by Charles Darwin in 1871. [5] The bird produces sound with its wings.
Canada goose Female mallard in flight Pair of green-winged teals, male at rear Pair of hooded mergansers, male at rear. Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans.