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The Crested is a breed of domestic duck, characterised by a crest or tuft of feathers on the head. Ducks of this kind were probably brought from the East Indies to Europe by Dutch ships. [ 3 ] : 413 The duck may be of any colour; the crest results from the action of an autosomal dominant gene and varies widely in size, from imperceptibly small ...
Cotton pygmy-goose Mandarin duck. Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae 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, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.
This is a list of the breeds of domestic duck which have official recognition at national or international level. [1]Most breeds of duck derive from the wild mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, while a small minority are descendants of the Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata.
Education Images - Getty Images Red-Crested Pochard Known as a diving duck, the Red-Crested Pochard is a stunning rust-colored duck native to the lowlands of southern Europe.
Blond-crested woodpecker; Blood pheasant; Blood-colored woodpecker; Blood-eared parakeet; Blossom-headed parakeet; Blue bird-of-paradise; Blue bunting; Blue cotinga; Blue coua; Blue crane; Blue cuckooshrike; Blue dacnis; Blue duck; Blue eared pheasant; Blue finch; Blue grosbeak; Blue ground dove; Blue jay; Blue jewel-babbler; Blue korhaan; Blue ...
Order: Anseriformes Family: Anseranatidae The family contains a single species, the magpie goose.It was an early and distinctive offshoot of the anseriform family tree, diverging after the screamers and before all other ducks, geese and swans, sometime in the late Cretaceous.
Genus Dendrocygna - whistling ducks; Genus Heteronetta - black-headed duck; Genus Histrionicus - harlequin duck (includes Ocyplonessa) Genus Hymenolaimus - blue duck; Genus Lophodytes - hooded merganser; Genus Lophonetta - crested duck; Genus Malacorhynchus - pink-eared ducks (Tadorninae, Oxyurinae or Dendrocheninae?) Genus Mareca - wigeons and ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 February 2025. Species of bird Mandarin duck Temporal range: Pleistocene – Present, 0.8 – 0 Mya Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Male (left) and female (right) mandarin ducks at Martin Mere, UK Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom ...