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North Dakota Waterfowl Identification


American Coot
(Fulica americana)


American Coot

American Wigeon
(Anas americana)


American Wigeon

Blue-winged Teal
(Anas discors)


Blue-winged Teal

Bufflehead
(Bucephala albeola)


Bufflehead

Canvasback
(Aythya valisineria)


Canvasback

Common Goldeneye
(Bucephala clangula)


Common Goldeneye

Gadwall
(Anas strepera)


Gadwall

Green-winged Teal
(Anas crecca)


Green-winged Teal

Hooded Merganser
(Lophodytes cucullatus)


Hooded Merganser

Lesser Scaup
(Aythya affinis)


Lesser Scaup

Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)


Mallard

Northern Pintail
(Anas acuta)


Northern Pintail

Northern Shoveler
(Anas clypeata)


Northern Shoveler

Redhead
(Aythya americana)


Redhead

Ring-necked Duck
(Aythya collaris)


Ring-necked Duck

Ruddy Duck
(Oxyura jamaicensis)


Ruddy Duck

Wood Duck
(Aix sponsa)


Wood Duck

Canada Goose
(Branta canadensis)


Canada Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose
(Anser albifrons)


Greater White-fronted Goose

Lesser Snow Goose (and Ross' Goose)
(Chen caerulescens (Ross' Goose - Chen rossii))


Lesser Snow Goose