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f American Wigeon 4 28 [ e Anas americana 22 ] 37
101 The American Wigeon (also American Widgeon or Baldpate), Anas americana is a species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Anas. It is a common and widespread duck which breeds in northwestern North America. It is the New World counterpart of the Eurasian... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 21 /galleries/birds/american_wigeon/ 15 - Last revised: c Jun 11, 2012 b 77

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12 Barrow's Goldeneye 4 28 [ 13 Bucephala islandica 22 ] 37
102 Male Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. This bird was named after Sir John Barrow. Adults are similar in appearance to the Common Goldeneye. Adult males have a dark head with a purpl... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 23 /galleries/birds/barrows_goldeneye/ 15 - Last revised: c Jun 11, 2012 b 77

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c Black Scoter 4 28 [ 13 Melanitta americana 22 ] 37
102 The Black or American Scoter (Melanitta americana) is a large sea duck, 43 to 49 centimeters in length. Together with the Common Scoter M. nigra, it forms the subgenus Oidemia; the two are sometimes considered conspecific, the Black Scoter then being refe... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 1e /galleries/birds/black_scoter/ 15 - Last revised: c Jan 04, 2009 b 73

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10 Blue-winged Teal 4 28 [ c Anas discors 22 ] 37
102 The Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) is a small dabbling duck.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. The adult female is mottled brown. Both sexes have a bl... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 22 /galleries/birds/blue_winged_teal/ 15 - Last revised: c Feb 04, 2013 b 77

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a Bufflehead 4 28 [ 11 Bucephala albeola 22 ] 37
102 The Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) is a small American sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. They range from 32-40 cm long (12.5-16 inches) and 270-550 grams (9.5 oz.-1.2 lbs), with the drakes larger than the females. Averaging 35.5 cm (14 inch... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 1c /galleries/birds/bufflehead/ 15 - Last revised: c Jan 27, 2011 b 77

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a Canvasback 4 28 [ 12 Aythya valisineria 22 ] 37
102 The Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) is a large diving duck, 48-60 cm long and weighing 1270 g.The adult male has a black bill, a red head and neck, a black breast, red eyes and a whitish body. The adult female has a brown head and body and a black bill.Th... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 1c /galleries/birds/canvasback/ 15 - Last revised: c Apr 22, 2009 b 77

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d Cinnamon Teal 4 28 [ f Anas cyanoptera 22 ] 37
102 The Cinnamon Teal, Anas cyanoptera, is a small dabbling duck from the Americas.The adult male has a cinnamon-red head and body with a brown back, a red eye and a dark bill. The adult female has a mottled brown body, a pale brown head, brown eyes and a gre... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 1f /galleries/birds/cinnamon_teal/ 15 - Last revised: c Apr 22, 2009 b 73

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c Common Eider 4 28 [ 14 Somateria mollissima 22 ] 37
102 The Common Eider, Somateria mollissima, is a large (50-71cm body length) sea-duck, which is distributed over the northern coasts of Europe, North America and eastern Siberia. It breeds in Arctic and some northern temperate regions, but winters somewhat fa... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 1e /galleries/birds/common_eider/ 15 - Last revised: c Dec 28, 2011 b 77

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10 Common Goldeneye 4 28 [ 12 Bucephala clangula 22 ] 37
102 The Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is a medium sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. Their closest relative is the similar Barrow's goldeneye.Adult males ranges from 45-52 cm (18-21 inches) and from 888 to 1400 grams (1.9 to 3.1 lb... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 22 /galleries/birds/common_goldeneye/ 15 - Last revised: c Dec 28, 2011 b 73

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10 Common Merganser 4 28 [ 10 Mergus merganser 22 ] 37
102 The Common Merganser, (Goosander in Europe), Mergus merganser, is a large sized duck, which is distributed over Europe, North Asia and North America. It is most common on lakes and rivers. Its nests can be found in treeholes.Males and females are easily d... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 22 /galleries/birds/common_merganser/ 15 - Last revised: c Jan 16, 2013 b 77

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e Common Pochard 4 28 [ d Aythya ferina 22 ] 37
102 The Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) is a medium-sized diving duck. The adult male has a long dark bill with a grey band, a red head and neck, a black breast, red eyes and a grey back. The adult female has a brown head and body and a narrower grey bill band... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 20 /galleries/birds/common_pochard/ 15 - Last revised: c Dec 28, 2011 b 77

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f Eurasian Wigeon 4 28 [ d Anas penelope 22 ] 37
101 The Wigeon or Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope, previously Mareca penelope) is one of three species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Anas. It is common and widespread within its range. This species was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 21 /galleries/birds/eurasian_wigeon/ 15 - Last revised: c Jan 01, 2012 b 77

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d Falcated Duck 4 28 [ c Anas falcata 22 ] 37
102 The Falcated Duck or Falcated Teal (Anas falcata) is a duck which breeds in eastern Asia. It nests in eastern Siberia and northern China. It is widely recorded well outside its normal range, but the popularity of this beautiful duck in captivity clouds th... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 1f /galleries/birds/falcated_duck/ 15 - Last revised: c Dec 11, 2012 b 73

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7 Gadwall 4 28 [ d Anas strepera 22 ] 37
101 The Gadwall is 46-56 cm long with a 78-90 cm wingspan. The breeding male is a beautifully patterned grey, with a black rear end and a brilliant white speculum, obvious in flight or at rest. In non-breeding (eclipse) plumage, the drake looks more like the... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 19 /galleries/birds/gadwall/ 15 - Last revised: c Apr 22, 2009 b 73

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d Greater Scaup 4 28 [ d Aythya marila 22 ] 37
102 The Greater Scaup (Aythya marila), or just Scaup in Europe, is a small diving duck. It breeds on the ground by lakes and bogs on the tundra and at the northern limits of the boreal forest across Arctic and subarctic regions of northern North America, Euro... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 1f /galleries/birds/greater_scaup/ 15 - Last revised: c Jun 11, 2012 b 73

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11 Green-winged Teal 4 28 [ b Anas crecca 22 ] 37
102 The Green-winged Teal (GWT, Anas carolinensis) is a common and widespread duck which breeds in the northern areas of North America except on the Aleutian Islands. It was considered conspecific with the Common Teal for some time, and the issue is still bei... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 23 /galleries/birds/green_winged_teal/ 15 - Last revised: c Dec 14, 2012 b 77

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e Harlequin Duck 4 28 [ 19 Histrionicus histrionicus 22 ] 37
102 The Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, is a small sea duck. In North America it is also known as Lords and ladies. Other names include painted duck, totem pole duck, rock duck, glacier duck, mountain duck, white-eyed diver, squeaker and blue strea... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 20 /galleries/birds/harlequin_duck/ 15 - Last revised: c Jun 11, 2012 b 77

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10 Hooded Merganser 4 28 [ 15 Lophodytes cucullatus 22 ] 37
102 The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a small duck and is the only member of the genus Lophodytes. Hooded Mergansers have a crest at the back of the head which can be expanded or contracted. In adult males, this crest has a large white patch, th... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 22 /galleries/birds/hooded_merganser/ 15 - Last revised: c Jan 01, 2012 b 77

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a King Eider 4 28 [ 15 Somateria spectabilis 22 ] 37
102 The King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) is a large sea duck, which breeds along northern hemisphere Arctic coasts of northeast Europe, North America and Asia. The birds spend most of the year in coastal marine ecosystems at high latitudes, and migrate to A... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 1c /galleries/birds/king_eider/ 15 - Last revised: c Jun 11, 2012 b 77

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c Lesser Scaup 4 28 [ e Aythya affinis 22 ] 37
102 Adults are 38-45 cm long, with a blue bill and yellow eyes. Adult males have a dark head with a purple sheen, a black breast, a light grey back, a black tail and white underparts. Adult females have a white band at the base of the bill and a brown head an... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 1e /galleries/birds/lesser_scaup/ 15 - Last revised: c Jun 11, 2012 b 77

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10 Long-tailed Duck 4 28 [ 11 Clangula hyemalis 22 ] 37
102 The Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) is a medium-sized sea duck. It is the only living member of its genus, Clangula. An undescribed congener is known from the Middle Miocene Saj�v�lgyi Formation (Late Badenian, 13-12 mya) of M�trasz�l�s, Hungary (G�l... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 22 /galleries/birds/long_tailed_duck/ 15 - Last revised: c Jun 11, 2012 b 73

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7 Mallard 4 28 [ 12 Anas platyrhynchos 22 ] 37
101 The Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), the archetypal "wild duck", is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and sub-tropical areas of North America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand, and Australia. Probably the best-known and most recognizable of all... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 19 /galleries/birds/mallard/ 15 - Last revised: c Nov 28, 2011 b 77

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c Mottled Duck 4 28 [ e Anas fulvigula 22 ] 37
101 The Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) or Mottled Mallard is a medium-sized dabbling duck. It is intermediate in appearance between female Mallard and American Black Duck. It is closely related to those species, and is sometimes considered a subspecies of the... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 1e /galleries/birds/mottled_duck/ 15 - Last revised: c Feb 02, 2009 b 73

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c Muscovy Duck 4 28 [ 10 Cairina moschata 22 ] 37
101 The Muscovy Duck, Cairina moschata, is a large duck which is native to Mexico, Central and South America. A small wild population reaches into the US in the lower Rio Grande River basin in Texas. There also are feral breeding populations in North America... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 1e /galleries/birds/muscovy_duck/ 15 - Last revised: c Dec 31, 2009 b 77

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10 Northern Pintail 4 28 [ a Anas acuta 22 ] 37
102 The Pintail or Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) is a common and widespread duck which breeds in the northern areas of Europe and Asia and across most of Canada, Alaska and the mid-western United States.This dabbling duck is strongly migratory and winters fur... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 22 /galleries/birds/northern_pintail/ 15 - Last revised: c Dec 10, 2012 b 77

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11 Northern Shoveler 4 28 [ d Anas clypeata 22 ] 37
101 The Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) is a common and widespread duck which breeds in the northern areas of Europe and Asia and across most of North America. It was formerly known as Northern Shoveller.This dabbling duck is strongly migratory and winters... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 23 /galleries/birds/northern_shoveler/ 15 - Last revised: c Dec 11, 2012 b 73

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16 Red-breasted Merganser 4 28 [ f Mergus serrator 22 ] 37
102 The Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) is a diving duck.Its breeding habitat is freshwater lakes and rivers across northern North America, Greenland, Europe and Asia. It nests in sheltered locations on the ground near water. It is migratory and many... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 28 /galleries/birds/red_breasted_merganser/ 15 - Last revised: c Jan 16, 2013 b 73

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7 Redhead 4 28 [ 10 Aythya americana 22 ] 37
102 The Redhead (Aythya americana) is a medium-sized diving duck, 37 cm long with an 84 cm wingspan.The adult male has a blue bill, a red head and neck, a black breast, yellow eyes and a grey back. The adult female has a brown head and body and a darker bluis... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 19 /galleries/birds/redhead/ 15 - Last revised: c Feb 04, 2013 b 77

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10 Ring-necked Duck 4 28 [ f Aythya collaris 22 ] 37
102 The Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) is a smaller diving duck from North America.The adult male is similar in color pattern to the Eurasian Tufted Duck, its relative. It has a grey bill with a white band, a shiny purple head, a white breast, yellow eyes... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 22 /galleries/birds/ring_necked_duck/ 15 - Last revised: c Apr 22, 2009 b 73

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a Ruddy Duck 4 28 [ 12 Oxyura jamaicensis 22 ] 37
102 The Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) is a small stiff-tailed duck.Adult males have a rust-red body, a blue bill, and a white face with a black cap. Adult females have a grey-brown body with a greyish face with a darker bill, cap and a cheek stripe. The sou... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 1c /galleries/birds/ruddy_duck/ 15 - Last revised: c Apr 22, 2009 b 73

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4 Smew 4 28 [ 12 Mergellus albellus 22 ] 37
102 The Smew (Mergellus albellus) is a small duck which is somewhat intermediate between the typical mergansers (Mergus) and the goldeneyes (Bucephala). It is the only member of the genus Mergellus; sometimes included in Mergus, this genus is well distinct (t... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 16 /galleries/birds/smew/ 15 - Last revised: c Dec 28, 2011 b 73

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10 Spectacled Eider 4 28 [ 12 Somateria fischeri 22 ] 37
102 The Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri) is a large sea duck, which breeds on the coasts of Alaska and northeastern Siberia. nest of a Spectacled Eider The lined nest is built on tundra close to the sea, and 5"?9 eggs are laid. This species dives for cru... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 22 /galleries/birds/spectacled_eider/ 15 - Last revised: c Jun 11, 2012 b 73

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f Steller's Eider 4 28 [ 13 Polysticta stelleri 22 ] 37
101 The Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri) is a medium-large sea duck, which breeds along the Arctic coasts of eastern Siberia and Alaska. The lined nest is built on tundra close to the sea, and 6-10 eggs are laid. It winters somewhat further south in the... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 20 /galleries/birds/stellers_eider/ 15 - Last revised: c Jun 11, 2012 b 73

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b Surf Scoter 4 28 [ 17 Melanitta perspicillata 22 ] 37
102 The Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) is a large sea duck, which breeds in Canada and Alaska. It is placed in the subgenus Melanitta, along with the Velvet and White-winged Scoters, distinct from the subgenus Oidemia, Black and Common Scoters.It winte... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 1d /galleries/birds/surf_scoter/ 15 - Last revised: c Apr 08, 2010 b 77

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b Tufted Duck 4 28 [ f Aythya fuligula 22 ] 37
102 Ducklings The Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula, is a medium-sized diving duck with a population of close to one million birds. Description The adult male is all black except for white flanks and a blue-grey bill. It has an obvious head tuft that gives the spe... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 1d /galleries/birds/tufted_duck/ 15 - Last revised: c Dec 28, 2011 b 77

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15 White-cheeked Pintail 4 28 [ f Anas bahamensis 22 ] 37
102 The White cheeked Pintail or Bahama Pintail (Anas bahamensis) is a dabbling duck of the Caribbean, South America and the Gal�pagos Islands.This species was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 under its current scientific name. There... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 27 /galleries/birds/white_cheeked_pintail/ 15 - Last revised: c Sep 29, 2011 b 77

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13 White-winged Scoter 4 28 [ f Melanitta fusca 22 ] 37
102 The White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) is a large sea duck. Description It is characterised by its bulky shape and large bill. This is the largest species of scoter. Females range from 950-1950 grams (2.1-4.2 lb) and 48-56 cm (19-22 inches), averagi... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 25 /galleries/birds/white_winged_scoter/ 15 - Last revised: c Feb 28, 2009 b 77

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9 Wood Duck 4 28 [ a Aix sponsa 22 ] 37
102 The Wood Duck or Carolina Duck (Aix sponsa) is a medium-sized perching duck. A typical adult is about 19 inches in length with an average wingspan of 29 inches. This is about three-quarters of the length of an adult Mallard. It shares its genus with the A... 59
http://www.kiwifoto.com 1b /galleries/birds/wood_duck/ 15 - Last revised: c Dec 06, 2010 b 77

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