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2. Rosy-billed pochard - Wikipedia

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   Though classified as a diving duck, this pochard feeds more like a dabbling duck feeding on seeds roots, sedges, aquatic plants and other grasses. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Netta is Ancient Greek for "duck" and peposaca is a transcription of the Guaraní name of this species which means "showy wings", referring to the broad white stripe that is only visible ...

3. Mallard - Wikipedia

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   Complete hybridisation of various species of wild duck gene pools could result in the extinction of many indigenous waterfowl. [121] The mallard itself is the ancestor of most domestic ducks, and its naturally evolved wild gene pool gets genetically polluted in turn by the domestic and feral populations. [122]

4. Duck - Wikipedia

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   Ducks eat food sources such as grasses, aquatic plants, fish, insects, small amphibians, worms, and small molluscs. Dabbling ducks feed on the surface of water or on land, or as deep as they can reach by up-ending without completely submerging. [24] Along the edge of the bill, there is a comb-like structure called a pecten. This strains the ...

5. 7 best bird feeders - AOL

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   Bird experts share their favorite bird feeders, plus give tips on how to keep your bird feeder safe from squirrels and racoons and share the best type of bird seed to fill it with.

6. Diving duck - Wikipedia

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   The diving ducks, commonly called pochards or scaups, are a category of duck which feed by diving beneath the surface of the water. They are part of Anatidae, the diverse and very large family that includes ducks, geese, and swans. The diving ducks are placed in a distinct tribe in the subfamily Anatinae, the Aythyini.

7. Duck call - Wikipedia

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   Before the mass production and popularization of duck calls, hunters used their own voices (mouth calling) or used call ducks or duck decoys. This dates back to 1678, but it is believed that the use of call ducks originated in the Far East. Hunters would feed wild tame ducks and trap them, using their calls to attract wildfowl. [1]