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relatives the swans and geese, and may be found in both fresh and salt water.

Ducks exploit a variety of food sources such as grasses, grains and water plants, fish, insects, and the like. The sound made by ducks is called a "quack"; a common urban legend is that quacks do not produce an echo.

The males (drakes) of northern species often have showy plumage, but this is moulted in summer to give a more female-like appearance, the "eclipse" plumage. In many species, adult males are temporarily flightless; these birds seek out protected habitat with good food supplies during this period. This moult typically precedes migration.

Some species of duck, mainly those breeding in the temperate and arctic northern hemisphere, are migratory, but others are not. Some, particularly in Australia where rainfall is patchy and erratic, are nomadic, seeking out the temporary lakes and pools that form after localised heavy rain.

Ducks have many domestic uses, being farmed for their meat, eggs, and feathers and down. In particular, eiderdown is notable for being shed by wild eider ducks rather than being plucked. In many areas, ducks of various species are also hunted for food or sport.

Ducks should not be confused with several types of unrelated birds with similar forms, such as loons or divers, grebes, gallinules, and coots.

Taxonmony

Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae

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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Birds in Suriname
Brief description, pictures, and distribution map for Surinam Read More

Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Birds in Suriname
Brief description, pictures, and distribution map for Surinam Read More

White-Faced Whistling-Duck
Birds in Suriname
Brief description, pictures, and distribution map for Surinam Read More

Scap Duck
web.edunet4u.net/~nature/ (Korean)
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Mandarin Duck
web.edunet4u.net/~nature/ (Korean)
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Domestic Duck
web.edunet4u.net/~nature/ (Korean)
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Spotbill Duck
web.edunet4u.net/~nature/ (Korean)
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Duck
DUCKDATA
"DUCKDATA provides a comprehensive bibliography of published literature on the ecology, conservation, and management of North American waterfowl and their wetland habitats.". Read More

Duck
USGS
Ducks at a Distance A Waterfowl Identification Guide. "Identifying waterfowl gives many hours of enjoyment to millions of people" Read More

Duck
University of Tennessee
"Ducks belong to the sub family Anatinae. Not only is this grouping the largest group of waterfowl it is also the most diverse". General information on ducks followed by images of difference species of ducks and a brief description Read More

Shelducks
University of Tennessee
"Shelducks belong to the sub family Tadorninae and are primarily restricted to the Old World. They are often described as being intermediate between true geese and ducks" . Interesting narrative Read More

Harlequin Duck
Calgary's Weaselhead Society
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Long-tailed Duck
Calgary's Weaselhead Society
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Ring-necked Duck
Calgary's Weaselhead Society
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Ruddy Duck
Calgary's Weaselhead Society
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Wood Duck
Calgary's Weaselhead Society
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Black-Headed Duck
AvesdeChile.cl (Spanish)
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Crested Duck
AvesdeChile.cl (Spanish)
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Lake Duck
AvesdeChile.cl (Spanish)
Brief narrative about Lake Duck Read More

Muscovy Duck
AvesdeChile.cl (Spanish)
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Ruddy Duck
AvesdeChile.cl (Spanish)
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Spectacled Duck
AvesdeChile.cl (Spanish)
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Torrent Duck
AvesdeChile.cl (Spanish)
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Flying Steamer Duck
AvesdeChile.cl (Spanish)
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Magellanic Flightless Steamer Duck
AvesdeChile.cl (Spanish)
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Black-Bellied Whistling Duck
AvesdeChile.cl (Spanish)
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Whistling Duck
AvesdeChile.cl (Spanish)
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White-Faced Whistling Duck
AvesdeChile.cl (Spanish)
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Blue Duck
Department of Conservation, New Zealand
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Crested Duck
Aves de Chile (Spanish)
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Black-Headed Duck
Aves de Chile (Spanish)
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Whistling Duck
Aves de Chile (Spanish)
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Ring-Necked Duck
Birdwatcher's digest
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Indian Runner Duck
Houston Zoo
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