How many Waterfowl (Anatidae) species have you seen?

Let's take a crack at it.
Bolded will be species seen in the wild.

Northern Screamer
Southern Screamer
Magpie Goose
White Faced Whistling Duck
Black Bellied Whistling Duck
Fulvous Whistling Duck
Brant
Canada Goose
Barnacle Goose
Cackling Goose
Bar Headed Goose
Ross's Goose
Snow Goose
Greylag Goose
Swan Goose
Tundra Bean Goose
Greater White Fronted Goose
Coscoroba Swan
Black Swan
Black Necked Swan
Mute Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Torrent Duck
Comb Duck
Egyptian Goose
Andean Goose
Common Shelduck
Ruddy Shelduck
Australian Shelduck
Muscovy Duck
Wood Duck
Mandarin Duck
African Pygmy Goose
Brazilian Teal
Ringed Teal
Baikal Teal
Garganey
Blue Winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Australasian Shoveler
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Falcated Duck
Eurasian Wigeon
Chiloe Wigeon
American Wigeon
Eastern Spot Billed Duck
Mallard
Mottled Duck
American Black Duck
Mexican Duck
White Cheeked Pintail
Northern Pintail
Green Winged Teal
Red Crested Pochard
Rosy Billed Pochard
Canvasback
Redhead
Common Pochard
Ferruginous Duck
Ring Necked Duck
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Steller's Eider
Spectacled Eider
King Eider
Common Eider
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White Winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long Tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Smew
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red Breasted Merganser
Scaly Sided Merganser
Masked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Andean Duck
White Headed Duck

Looks like we got to 87
 
23 species and 1 hybrid - I've included the Magpie Goose as I would consider it a waterfowl, but you can remove it if you want to me an Anatidae purist.
Bolded species are seen in the wild (including feral)

Magpie Goose
Plumed Whistling-Duck
Wandering Whistling-Duck
Greylag Goose
Swan Goose
Cape Barren Goose
Freckled Duck
Mute Swan
Black Swan
Radjah Shelduck
Egyptian Goose
Ruddy Shelduck
Muscovy Duck
Green Pygmy-Goose
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Mandarin Duck
Maned Duck
Pacific Black Duck
Mallard
Mallard X Pacific Black Duck
Grey Teal
Chestnut Teal
Hardhead
Tufted Duck
 
MRJ said:
I have seen 52 species in the wild (don't keep captive records). I have now seen all Australian species except the cotton pygmy goose. This year I have added both brant and cackling geese, maybe not notable for many here but nice to broadened Branta out from just Canadian geese.

Magpie goose
American wood duck
Egyptian goose
Northern pintail
American wigeon
Green-winged teal
Chestnut teal
Brown teal
Grey teal
Eurasian wigeon
Mallard
Garganey
American black duck
African black duck
Pacific black duck
Hardhead
Tufted duck
Greater scaup
Musk duck
Brant goose
Canada goose
Cackling goose
Bufflehead
Common goldeneye
Cape Barren goose
Maned duck
Long-tailed duck
Black swan
Trumpeter swan
Mute swan
Wandering whistling duck
Plumed whistling duck
Lesser whistling duck
White-faced whistling duck
Harlequin duck
Pink-eared duck
Gadwall
Surf scoter
Common merganser
Red-breasted merganser
Green pygmy goose
Blue-billed duck
Spur-winged goose
Radjar shelduck
Northern shoveler
Cinnamon teal
Blue-winged teal
Australasian shoveler
Freckled duck
Common (Eurasian) shelduck
Australian shelduck
Paradise shelduck
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My list of waterfowl seen in the wild has grown to 55 species with the addition of these three African species:
Yellow-billed duck
Fulvours whistling duck
White-backed duck
 
Hello.
1. Aix galericulata - Rio, Piraí, Itatiba, Sorocaba, Pomerode
2. Aix sponsa - Rio, Piraí, Itatiba, Sorocaba, O Fazendeiro, Belo Horizonte, Sapucaia do Sul
3. Alopochen aegyptiaca - Rio, Volta Redonda, Itatiba, Sorocaba Pomerode
4. Amazonetta brasiliensis - wild, Volta Redonda, Sorocaba, Itatiba, Belo Horizonte, Pomerode, Sapucaia do Sul
5. Anas acuta - Passeio Público
6. Anas bahamensis - Pomerode
7. Anas (platyrhynchos) domesticus - domesticated, Rio, Piraí, Volta Redonda, Sorocaba, Passeio Público, Pomerode
8. Anas poecilorhyncha - Passeio Público
Anser (anser) domesticus - domesticated, Rio, Guarulhos, Itatiba, Sorocaba, Pomerode
9. Anser caerulescens - Itatiba
10. Anser (cygnoides) domesticus - domesticated, Guarulhos, Sorocaba, Pomerode
11. Branta leucopsis - Pomerode
12. Branta ruficollis - Pomerode
13. Branta sandvicens - Pomerode
14. Cairina moschata - wild, Rio, Guarulhos, Itatiba, Sorocaba, Pomerode
15. Callonetta leucophrys - Sapucaia do Sul, O Fazendeiro
16. Cereopsis novaehollandae - Volta Redonda, São Paulo zoo, Sorocaba
17. Chenonetta jubata - Belo Horizonte
18. Chloephaga picta - Volta Redonda
19. Coscoroba coscoroba - São Paulo zoo, Sorocaba, Pomerode, Sapucaia do Sul
20. Cygnus atratus - Rio, Piraí, Guarulhos, São Paulo zoo, Itatiba, Sorocaba, Sapucaia do Sul
21. Cygnus melancoryphus - São Paulo zoo, Itatiba, Pomerode, Sapucaia do Sul
22. Cygnus olor - São Paulo zoo, Itatiba, Sapucaia do Sul
23. Dendrocygnus autumnalis - wild, São Paulo zoo
24. Dendrocygnus bicolor - wild, São Paulo zoo, Pomerode, Sapucaia do Sul
25. Dendrocygnus viduatus - wild, Rio, Guarulhos, São Paulo zoo, Sorocaba, Sapucaia do Sul, Pomerode
26. Mergus octosetaceus - Itatiba
27. Neochen jubata - Itatiba
28. Netta peposaca - Gramado, Pomerode
29. Oxyura vittata - Itatiba
30. Plectropterus gambensis - São Paulo zoo
31. Radjah radjah - Itatiba
32. Tadorna ferruginea - Rio, Sorocaba, O Fazendeiro, Pomerode
33. Tadorna tadorna - Itatiba
34. Tadorna variegata - Itatiba, O Fazendeiro, Pomerode
35. Sarkidiornis silvycola - Itatiba
36. Spatula versicolor - Pomerode

+ Anseranas semilpata (Itatiba), Anhima cornuta (Volta Redonda, Itatiba), and Chauna torquata (São Paulo zoo, Belo Horizonte, Pomerode).
 
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Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Plumed Whistling Duck
Spotted Whistling Duck
White-faced Whistling Duck
Black Swan
Black-necked Swan
Mute Swan
Bar-headed Goose
Swan Goose
Hawaiian Goose
Freckled Duck
Spur-winged Goose
Common Shelduck
Radjah Shelduck
Baer's Pochard
Madagascar Teal
Meller's Duck
Brazilian Teal
Cape Barren Goose
African Comb Duck
Cotton Pygmy Goose
Hartlaub's Duck
Mandarin Duck
Wood Duck
Ringed Teal
Maned Duck
Marbled Teal
 
Neil chace said:
I've been to a few zoos that have sizeable waterfowl collections. Looking through my lifelist, for captive waterfowl I've seen 49 species, many of which were between Buttonwood Park Zoo, Franklin Park Zoo, Rosamond Gifford Zoo, and Disney's Animal Kingdom. In fact, these four zoos have such significant waterfowl collections that there are only two waterfowl species I've seen that I haven't seen at one of those four zoos.
The species I have seen are:
1. Mandarin Duck (Southwicks Zoo, Bird Kingdom)
2. Egyptian Goose (Cleveland Metroparks Zoo)
3. Northern Pintail (Buttonwood Park Zoo, Disney's Animal Kingdom)
4. Bahama Pintail Duck (Franklin Park Zoo, Southwicks Zoo)
5. Baikal Teal (Franklin Park Zoo)
6. South Georgia Pintail (Buttonwood Park Zoo)
7. Philippine Duck (Buttonwood Park Zoo)
8. Indian Spot-billed Duck (Disney's Animal Kingdom)
9. Puna Teal (Buttonwood Park Zoo)
10. African Yellow-billed Duck (Rosamond Gifford Zoo)
11. Pink-footed Goose (Buttonwood Park Zoo)
12. Emperor Goose (Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Buttonwood Park Zoo)
13. Swan Goose (Buttonwood Park Zoo, Buffalo Zoo)
14. Lesser White-fronted Goose (Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Buttonwood Park Zoo)
15. Bar-Headed Goose (Disney's Animal Kingdom)
16. Redhead Duck (Buttonwood Park Zoo, Disney's Animal Kingdom)
17. Canvasback (Disney's Animal Kingdom, Franklin Park Zoo)
18. Baer's Pochard (Buttonwood Park Zoo)
19. Red-Breasted Goose (Franklin Park Zoo, Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Buttonwood Park Zoo, Disney's Animal Kingdom)
20. Nene (Buttonwood Park Zoo)
21. Bufflehead (Franklin Park Zoo, Buttonwood Park Zoo)
22. American Goldeneye (Buttonwood Park Zoo)
23. Barrow's Goldeneye (Franklin Park Zoo)
24. Ringed Teal (Capron Park Zoo, Franklin Park Zoo, Roger Williams Park Zoo, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo)
25. Ross' Goose (Rosamond Gifford Zoo)
26. Australian Wood Duck (Buttonwood Park Zoo, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Franklin Park Zoo)
27. Andean Goose (Buttonwood Park Zoo)
28. Magellan Goose (Buttonwood Park Zoo)
29. Coscoroba Swan (Buttonwood Park Zoo)
30. Black Swan (Franklin Park Zoo, Southwicks Zoo)
31. Black-Necked Swan (Disney's Animal Kingdom)
32. Mute Swan (Franklin Park Zoo)
33. Spotted Whistling Duck (Disney's Animal Kingdom)
34. White-faced Whistling Duck (Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Roger Williams Park Zoo, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo)
35. Hooded Merganser (Stone Zoo, Franklin Park Zoo, Buttonwood Park Zoo)
36. Falcated Teal (Disney's Animal Kingdom)
37. Eurasian Wigeon (Disney's Animal Kingdom)
38. Marbled Teal (Franklin Park Zoo, Buttonwood Park Zoo, Disney's Animal Kingdom)
39. White-Winged Scoter (Buttonwood Park Zoo)
40. Smew (Buttonwood Park Zoo)
41. Common Merganser (Rosamond Gifford Zoo)
42. Red-Breasted Merganser (Franklin Park Zoo)
43. Scaly-Sided Merganser (Franklin Park Zoo, Buttonwood Park Zoo)
44. Orinoco Goose (Franklin Park Zoo)
45. Rosy-Billed Pochard (Disney's Animal Kingdom, Franklin Park Zoo)
46. African Pygmy Goose (Buttonwood Park Zoo, Disney's Animal Kingdom)
47. Indian Pygmy Goose (Disney's Animal Kingdom)
48. Argentine Ruddy Duck (Buttonwood Park Zoo)
49. Northern Shoveler (Franklin Park Zoo)

If you want to count it, I've also seen Crested Screamers at Buttonwood Park Zoo, so 50 species in the order Anseriformes.
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This year, my captive birds lifelist saw a really large boost- thanks to visits to all the WCS zoos and a weekend road trip to Toronto, Detroit, and Toledo. In fact, 35% of all captive birds I've seen were new additions this year! In terms of waterfowl, the additions were slightly smaller, however I did see 19 new additions, bringing my total to 68 Anatidae species (plus the crested screamer):
1. North American Wood Duck- Queens Zoo
2. Greater Snow Goose- Rosamond Gifford Zoo
3. Lesser Snow Goose- Toronto Zoo
4. Lesser Scaup- Bronx Zoo
5. Cape Barren Goose- Bronx Zoo
6. Long-Tailed Duck- Toledo Zoo
7. Trumpeter Swan- Central Park, Bronx, Queens, Toronto, and Detroit Zoos (surprising to see a species for the first time this year at so many zoos!)
8. West Indian Whistling Duck- Rosamond Gifford Zoo
9. Harlequin Duck- Central Park, Bronx, and Toledo Zoos
10. Pink-Eared Duck- Central Park Zoo
11. North American Ruddy Duck- Queens Zoo
12. Radjah Shelduck- Bronx Zoo
13. Knob-Billed Duck- Bronx Zoo
14. Spectacled Eider- Toledo Zoo
15. Common Eider- Central Park Zoo
16. Garganey- Central Park Zoo
17. Cape Shelduck- Toronto Zoo
18. Ruddy Shelduck- Central Park Zoo
19. Common Shelduck- Prospect Park Zoo
 
101 Species:

29 in the wild/feral
15 in the wild & captivity
72 in captivity
3 hybrid taxa

Hopefully some upcoming visits in the near future to Cologne & Walsrode and maybe even to some wild locales will increase the totals.
 
Currently on 133 captive.

Missing the following in Europe: Horned screamer, Northern screamer, Greater white-fronted goose, Pink-footed goose, Flying steamerduck, American comb duck, Brazilian merganser, King eider.

Wild list is pretty short, only around 20.

I'd be interested to know how many more species than those currently in Europe have captive populations elsewhere? I've only really come across Cotton pygmy goose and a few Oceanian endemics (Blue duck, Brown teal, Campbell teal, Grey teal...)
 
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amur leopard said:
I'd be interested to know how many more species than those currently in Europe have captive populations elsewhere? I've only really come across Cotton pygmy goose and a few Oceanian endemics (Blue duck, Brown teal, Campbell teal, Grey teal...)
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Do you mean species which aren't kept in Europe? Pretty sure Brown Teal are still common - or at least still kept - in Europe.
 
noobmaster69 said:
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Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Plumed Whistling Duck
Spotted Whistling Duck
White-faced Whistling Duck
Black Swan
Black-necked Swan
Mute Swan
Bar-headed Goose
Swan Goose
Hawaiian Goose
Freckled Duck
Spur-winged Goose
Common Shelduck
Radjah Shelduck
Baer's Pochard
Madagascar Teal
Meller's Duck
Brazilian Teal
Cape Barren Goose
African Comb Duck
Cotton Pygmy Goose
Hartlaub's Duck
Mandarin Duck
Wood Duck
Ringed Teal
Maned Duck
Marbled Teal
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Just curious, how are Black Swan and Cape Barren Goose the only two species you have seen wild? They aren't really a predictable duo to have been guessed at.
 
Chlidonias said:
Do you mean species which aren't kept in Europe? Pretty sure Brown Teal are still common - or at least still kept - in Europe.
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They aren't* - only in NZ now I think? Unless Sylvan Heights or somewhere in the US has some. But yeah in principle I meant species not kept in Europe.

*Might be some in private collections in Europe though, I don't know.
 
Oops missed four, so therefore that makes 105 species.

@amur leopard I'm surprised you haven't seen PFG considering the size of skeins that arrive on our shores in Autumn. Maybe a birding trip to Norfolk or Cheshire may even gain you a bonus GWFG too
 
I believe the last public holding of Brown Teal in Europe ceased to keep the species in 2019, but last I heard there were still a handful in private collections.
 
amur leopard said:
They aren't* - only in NZ now I think? Unless Sylvan Heights or somewhere in the US has some. But yeah in principle I meant species not kept in Europe.

*Might be some in private collections in Europe though, I don't know.
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That's surprising, but given how recent a couple of the ZTL listings are I'd wager they are still kept by private holders.
 
Prochilodus246 said:
Oops missed four, so therefore that makes 105 species.

@amur leopard I'm surprised you haven't seen PFG considering the size of skeins that arrive on our shores in Autumn. Maybe a birding trip to Norfolk or Cheshire may even gain you a bonus GWFG too
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I’ll definitely try and give it a go next year, thanks for the pointers :). Maybe in conjunction with a trip up to Chester and Blue Planet Aquarium?
 
amur leopard said:
They aren't* - only in NZ now I think? Unless Sylvan Heights or somewhere in the US has some. But yeah in principle I meant species not kept in Europe.

*Might be some in private collections in Europe though, I don't know.
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None in the USA and I haven't seen them mentioned by any private holders that specialize in waterfowl and post stuff on websites/social media.
 
amur leopard said:
I’ll definitely try and give it a go next year, thanks for the pointers :). Maybe in conjunction with a trip up to Chester and Blue Planet Aquarium?
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You needn't even wait all that long - they don't tend to disperse until March, and until then occur in any half-decent area of wetland. Your best bet would be the London Wetland Centre I reckon.
 
In the wild:
Mute Swan

Mandarin Duck

Gadwall

Falcated Duck

Eurasian Wigeon

Mallard

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Northern Shoveler

Northern Pintail

Eurasian Teal

Common Pochard

Tufted Duck

Greater Scaup

Common Merganser

Lesser Whistling Duck

Canada Goose
 
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