Upload your Surf Scoter anyhow
it's a nice species and deserves more representation!The Zoochat Photographic Guide to the Anseriformes
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Upload your Surf Scoter anyhow
it's a nice species and deserves more representation!
Upload your Surf Scoter anyhow
Ok then, will do!
Might poke around the gallery a little first and see if I can fill any other waterfowl gaps as well. Not too likely given the high profile of waterfowl but worth a look!
Lophodytes
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
The summer breeding range of this species represents a pair of disjunct populations; in the Pacific Northwest of North America from British Columbia in the north to Oregon and central Montana in the south; and throughout much of central and eastern North America from south-central Canada in the west to southeast Canada in the east, and south throughout eastern USA to the Mississippi Delta in the west and northern Florida in the east. Wintering populations extend throughout the western coastline of Canada and into much of the USA and northernmost Mexico; however, populations in central USA are sparse and highly-fragmented.
Monotypic.
Photo by @geomorph
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Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
The summer breeding range of this species represents a pair of disjunct populations; in the Pacific Northwest of North America from British Columbia in the north to Oregon and central Montana in the south; and throughout much of central and eastern North America from south-central Canada in the west to southeast Canada in the east, and south throughout eastern USA to the Mississippi Delta in the west and northern Florida in the east. Wintering populations extend throughout the western coastline of Canada and into much of the USA and northernmost Mexico; however, populations in central USA are sparse and highly-fragmented.
Monotypic.
Photo by @geomorph
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Ok then, will do!
Might poke around the gallery a little first and see if I can fill any other waterfowl gaps as well. Not too likely given the high profile of waterfowl but worth a look!
You'd be surprised, there have been a few unexpected gaps already - and I anticipate a few more to follow, having done a little pre-emptive searching through the gallery before starting this thread!
Already am a bit surprised, I've found a couple I can fill!
Mergus
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
The summer breeding range of this species represents a widespread distribution throughout much of the northern Holarctic; in Eurasia from Iceland, the northern British Isles and Scandinavia in the west throughout Siberia and adjacent portions of central Asia to the Russian Far East, Sakhalin and Kamchatka in the east, and south through northwest Mongolia, western China and Tien Shan into the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas; and in North America from central Alaska in the west to Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and New England in the east, and throughout the western USA to central California and the southern Rocky Mountains. Wintering populations occur patchily throughout northern and central Europe into the Black Sea and Caspian Sea; along the Indus Valley and from here throughout the Himalayas and their southern foothills into central and eastern China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan; and throughout much of the USA outside the southeast and into north-central Mexico.
Three subspecies are recognised:
M. m. merganser - photo by @Daniel Sörensen
M. m. orientalis
M. m. americanus - photo by @ThylacineAlive
Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus)
The summer breeding range of this species is restricted to northeast China and adjacent areas of the northern Korean Peninsula and southeast Siberia; wintering populations largely occur in central and eastern China, the southern Korean Peninsula, Taiwan and Japan, with patchy and highly fragmented populations also occurring in northern Indochina.
Monotypic.
Photo by @ThylacineAlive
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
The summer breeding range of this species extends throughout much of the northern Holarctic; in Eurasia from Iceland, the British Isles and Scandinavia in the west, throughout Siberia and adjacent portions of central Asia to northeast China, Sakhalin, Kamchatka and northeast Siberia in the east; throughout the Aleutian Islands; and in North America from Alaska in the west to southern Baffin Island and coastal Greenland in the east, and south throughout eastern Canada into the Great Lakes, Nova Scotia and northern New England. Wintering populations occur patchily throughout central Europe into the Black Sea and Caspian Sea, patchily in central Asia, throughout coastal eastern China, Korea and Japan, and throughout the North American coastline as far south as Baja California and the Gulf of California in the west, and Yucatan and the Gulf of Mexico in the east.
Monotypic.
Photo by @ThylacineAlive
Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus)
The range of this species is restricted to a handful of highly-fragmented disjunct populations in southeast Brazil.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
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Goosander (Mergus merganser)
The summer breeding range of this species represents a widespread distribution throughout much of the northern Holarctic; in Eurasia from Iceland, the northern British Isles and Scandinavia in the west throughout Siberia and adjacent portions of central Asia to the Russian Far East, Sakhalin and Kamchatka in the east, and south through northwest Mongolia, western China and Tien Shan into the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas; and in North America from central Alaska in the west to Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and New England in the east, and throughout the western USA to central California and the southern Rocky Mountains. Wintering populations occur patchily throughout northern and central Europe into the Black Sea and Caspian Sea; along the Indus Valley and from here throughout the Himalayas and their southern foothills into central and eastern China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan; and throughout much of the USA outside the southeast and into north-central Mexico.
Three subspecies are recognised:
M. m. merganser - photo by @Daniel Sörensen
M. m. orientalis
M. m. americanus - photo by @ThylacineAlive
Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus)
The summer breeding range of this species is restricted to northeast China and adjacent areas of the northern Korean Peninsula and southeast Siberia; wintering populations largely occur in central and eastern China, the southern Korean Peninsula, Taiwan and Japan, with patchy and highly fragmented populations also occurring in northern Indochina.
Monotypic.
Photo by @ThylacineAlive
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
The summer breeding range of this species extends throughout much of the northern Holarctic; in Eurasia from Iceland, the British Isles and Scandinavia in the west, throughout Siberia and adjacent portions of central Asia to northeast China, Sakhalin, Kamchatka and northeast Siberia in the east; throughout the Aleutian Islands; and in North America from Alaska in the west to southern Baffin Island and coastal Greenland in the east, and south throughout eastern Canada into the Great Lakes, Nova Scotia and northern New England. Wintering populations occur patchily throughout central Europe into the Black Sea and Caspian Sea, patchily in central Asia, throughout coastal eastern China, Korea and Japan, and throughout the North American coastline as far south as Baja California and the Gulf of California in the west, and Yucatan and the Gulf of Mexico in the east.
Monotypic.
Photo by @ThylacineAlive
Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus)
The range of this species is restricted to a handful of highly-fragmented disjunct populations in southeast Brazil.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
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Histrionicus
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
The summer breeding range of this species extends from Lake Baikal throughout eastern Siberia and adjacent portions of northeast China, and from here throughout the Aleutian Islands into Alaska and western Canada, extending as far south as northwest USA; a disjunct population occurs in coastal eastern Canada, southern Greenland and Iceland. Wintering populations extend throughout the coastlines surrounding the breeding range, and also south into Japan and the Korean Peninsula in the Pacific, and coastal eastern USA as far south as North Carolina in the Atlantic.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Daniel Sörensen
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Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
The summer breeding range of this species extends from Lake Baikal throughout eastern Siberia and adjacent portions of northeast China, and from here throughout the Aleutian Islands into Alaska and western Canada, extending as far south as northwest USA; a disjunct population occurs in coastal eastern Canada, southern Greenland and Iceland. Wintering populations extend throughout the coastlines surrounding the breeding range, and also south into Japan and the Korean Peninsula in the Pacific, and coastal eastern USA as far south as North Carolina in the Atlantic.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Daniel Sörensen
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I have uploaded photos of several species that were either absent or barely represented in the gallery into the United States - Wildlife folder. In the case of the pintail and shoveler, simply due to relatively few photos of American birds in the gallery, not that there is much difference in those species anyway.
Neochen
Orinoco Goose (Neochen jubata)
The range of this species extends throughout the Amazon Basin and adjacent regions of northern South America east of the Andes, from as far north as eastern Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas to as far south as southeast Bolivia, western Paraguay and adjacent northwest Argentina.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Great Argus
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Orinoco Goose (Neochen jubata)
The range of this species extends throughout the Amazon Basin and adjacent regions of northern South America east of the Andes, from as far north as eastern Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas to as far south as southeast Bolivia, western Paraguay and adjacent northwest Argentina.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Great Argus
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Chloephaga
Andean Goose (Chloephaga melanoptera)
The range of this species extends throughout much of the Andes, from west-central Peru in the north to central Chile and adjacent regions of northwest and west-central Argentina in the south.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Javan Rhino
Upland Goose (Chloephaga picta)
The summer breeding range of this species extends from central Chile and south-central Argentina in the north to Tierra del Fuego in the south; wintering populations occur east of here to the Atlantic coastline of southern Argentina. A resident population occurs in the Falkland Islands.
Two subspecies are recognised:
C. p. picta - photo by @devilfish
C. p. leucoptera - photo by @ronnienl
Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida)
The range of this species is restricted to coastal southern Chile and Tierra del Fuego, extending east into the Falkland Islands. Some populations winter on the extreme southeastern coastline of Argentina.
Two subspecies are recognised:
C. h. hybrida - photo by @Tomek
C. h. malvinarum - photo by @lintworm
Ashy-headed Goose (Chloephaga poliocephala)
The summer breeding range of this species extends throughout southern Chile and adjacent southwest Argentina, and into Tierra del Fuego; wintering populations extend north into central Chile and throughout southern and eastern Argentina.
Monotypic.
Photo by @ThylacineAlive
Ruddy-headed Goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps)
The summer breeding range of this species is restricted to northern Tierra del Fuego and adjacent regions of southernmost Chile and Argentina; wintering populations extend north through coastal eastern Argentina as far north as Buenos Aires.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Macaw16
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Andean Goose (Chloephaga melanoptera)
The range of this species extends throughout much of the Andes, from west-central Peru in the north to central Chile and adjacent regions of northwest and west-central Argentina in the south.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Javan Rhino
Upland Goose (Chloephaga picta)
The summer breeding range of this species extends from central Chile and south-central Argentina in the north to Tierra del Fuego in the south; wintering populations occur east of here to the Atlantic coastline of southern Argentina. A resident population occurs in the Falkland Islands.
Two subspecies are recognised:
C. p. picta - photo by @devilfish
C. p. leucoptera - photo by @ronnienl
Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida)
The range of this species is restricted to coastal southern Chile and Tierra del Fuego, extending east into the Falkland Islands. Some populations winter on the extreme southeastern coastline of Argentina.
Two subspecies are recognised:
C. h. hybrida - photo by @Tomek
C. h. malvinarum - photo by @lintworm
Ashy-headed Goose (Chloephaga poliocephala)
The summer breeding range of this species extends throughout southern Chile and adjacent southwest Argentina, and into Tierra del Fuego; wintering populations extend north into central Chile and throughout southern and eastern Argentina.
Monotypic.
Photo by @ThylacineAlive
Ruddy-headed Goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps)
The summer breeding range of this species is restricted to northern Tierra del Fuego and adjacent regions of southernmost Chile and Argentina; wintering populations extend north through coastal eastern Argentina as far north as Buenos Aires.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Macaw16
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Radjah
Radjah Shelduck (Radjah radjah)
The range of this species extends from the Lesser Sundas and Moluccas into New Guinea and the Aru Islands, and from here south into coastal northern Australia from northeast Western Australia in the west to southeast Queensland in the east.
Two subspecies are recognised:
R. r. radjah - photo by @Parrotsandrew
R. r. rufitergum - photo by @LaughingDove
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Radjah Shelduck (Radjah radjah)
The range of this species extends from the Lesser Sundas and Moluccas into New Guinea and the Aru Islands, and from here south into coastal northern Australia from northeast Western Australia in the west to southeast Queensland in the east.
Two subspecies are recognised:
R. r. radjah - photo by @Parrotsandrew
R. r. rufitergum - photo by @LaughingDove
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Alopochen
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
The range of this species extends throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, barring coastal West Africa and much of the Congo Basin, and also north throughout the Nile Valley; introduced populations are widespread throughout western Europe.
Monotypic.
Photo by @vogelcommando
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Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
The range of this species extends throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, barring coastal West Africa and much of the Congo Basin, and also north throughout the Nile Valley; introduced populations are widespread throughout western Europe.
Monotypic.
Photo by @vogelcommando
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Tadorna
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
The summer breeding range of this species extends patchily from Iceland and Scandinavia throughout much of northern, central and eastern Europe to the Caucasus, and from here throughout central Asia and southern Siberia as far east as eastern Mongolia, northeast China and southeast Siberia; isolated breeding populations occur in the Middle East, and resident populations occur patchily in western Europe from the British Isles in the north to the Iberian Peninsula in the south. Wintering populations extend patchily throughout southern Europe and northern Africa, through Asia Minor, the Middle East and the Himalayas, to eastern China and the Korean Peninsula in the east.
Monotypic.
Photo by @KevinB
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
The summer breeding range of this species extends from southeast Europe, through Asia Minor, the Caucasus and the northern Middle East into southern Siberia, Central Asia and the Himalayas, as far east as central and northeast China, Mongolia and southeast Siberia; resident populations occur in northwest Africa and the Canary Islands, the Ethiopian Highlands and much of Mesopotamia. Wintering populations extend patchily throughout the Nile Valley, the Indian Subcontinent, northern Indochina and southeast China.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Mehdi
South African Shelduck (Tadorna cana)
The range of this species extends throughout southern Africa, from central Namibia and southeast Botswana in the north to the Cape of Good Hope in the south.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Jackwow
Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides)
The range of this species comprises three disjunct populations; in southwest Australia; in southeast Australia and Tasmania; and in New Zealand.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Hix
Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
Endemic to, and widespread throughout, New Zealand.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Zaz
Crested Shelduck (Tadorna cristata)
Known from only five specimens, and almost certainly extinct, the presumed range of this species is restricted to the extreme south of the Russian Far East and possibly adjacent regions of northeast China and the Korean Peninsula.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
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Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
The summer breeding range of this species extends patchily from Iceland and Scandinavia throughout much of northern, central and eastern Europe to the Caucasus, and from here throughout central Asia and southern Siberia as far east as eastern Mongolia, northeast China and southeast Siberia; isolated breeding populations occur in the Middle East, and resident populations occur patchily in western Europe from the British Isles in the north to the Iberian Peninsula in the south. Wintering populations extend patchily throughout southern Europe and northern Africa, through Asia Minor, the Middle East and the Himalayas, to eastern China and the Korean Peninsula in the east.
Monotypic.
Photo by @KevinB
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
The summer breeding range of this species extends from southeast Europe, through Asia Minor, the Caucasus and the northern Middle East into southern Siberia, Central Asia and the Himalayas, as far east as central and northeast China, Mongolia and southeast Siberia; resident populations occur in northwest Africa and the Canary Islands, the Ethiopian Highlands and much of Mesopotamia. Wintering populations extend patchily throughout the Nile Valley, the Indian Subcontinent, northern Indochina and southeast China.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Mehdi
South African Shelduck (Tadorna cana)
The range of this species extends throughout southern Africa, from central Namibia and southeast Botswana in the north to the Cape of Good Hope in the south.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Jackwow
Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides)
The range of this species comprises three disjunct populations; in southwest Australia; in southeast Australia and Tasmania; and in New Zealand.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Hix
Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
Endemic to, and widespread throughout, New Zealand.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Zaz
Crested Shelduck (Tadorna cristata)
Known from only five specimens, and almost certainly extinct, the presumed range of this species is restricted to the extreme south of the Russian Far East and possibly adjacent regions of northeast China and the Korean Peninsula.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
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Plectropterus
Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)
The range of this species extends throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania in the west to southern Sudan and western Ethiopia in the east, and south to the Cape; largely absent from central DRC and the arid south-central regions of the Kalahari.
Two subspecies are recognised:
P. g. gambensis - photo by @Daniel Sörensen
P. g. niger - photo by @Maguari
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Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)
The range of this species extends throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania in the west to southern Sudan and western Ethiopia in the east, and south to the Cape; largely absent from central DRC and the arid south-central regions of the Kalahari.
Two subspecies are recognised:
P. g. gambensis - photo by @Daniel Sörensen
P. g. niger - photo by @Maguari
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Cairina
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
The range of this species extends throughout much of the Neotropics, from coastal northeast Mexico and immediately-adjacent south-central USA in the north, throughout Mexico and Central America into South America as far south as northern Uruguay and northeast Argentina east of the Andes, and Ecuador west of the Andes. Feral populations have been introduced worldwide.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Daniel Sörensen
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Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
The range of this species extends throughout much of the Neotropics, from coastal northeast Mexico and immediately-adjacent south-central USA in the north, throughout Mexico and Central America into South America as far south as northern Uruguay and northeast Argentina east of the Andes, and Ecuador west of the Andes. Feral populations have been introduced worldwide.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Daniel Sörensen
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North America, as well.
Sarkidiornis
American Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis sylvicola)
The range of this species extends from the coastal Guianas throughout much of Brazil and adjacent regions of tropical South America, to as far south as northern Argentina and Uruguay; disjunct populations extend patchily throughout Colombia and Venezuela, and south into southern Ecuador and adjacent northern Peru.
Monotypic.
Photo by @ThylacineAlive
African Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
The range of this species extends throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa from southern Mauritania and Senegal in the west to Eritrea and Djibouti in the east, and south to central Namibia, northeast South Africa and Lesotho; absent from coastal West Africa, much of the Congo Basin and the Horn of Africa, but present in Madagascar. Populations also extend patchily throughout the Indian Subcontinent into western and southern Indochina.
Monotypic.
Photo by @ThylacineAlive
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American Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis sylvicola)
The range of this species extends from the coastal Guianas throughout much of Brazil and adjacent regions of tropical South America, to as far south as northern Argentina and Uruguay; disjunct populations extend patchily throughout Colombia and Venezuela, and south into southern Ecuador and adjacent northern Peru.
Monotypic.
Photo by @ThylacineAlive
African Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
The range of this species extends throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa from southern Mauritania and Senegal in the west to Eritrea and Djibouti in the east, and south to central Namibia, northeast South Africa and Lesotho; absent from coastal West Africa, much of the Congo Basin and the Horn of Africa, but present in Madagascar. Populations also extend patchily throughout the Indian Subcontinent into western and southern Indochina.
Monotypic.
Photo by @ThylacineAlive
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Nettapus
African Pygmy-goose (Nettapus auritus)
The range of this species extends throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal in the west to Eritrea and Somalia in the east, and south to northeast Namibia in the west and southeast South Africa in the east; the species also extends into Madagascar.
Monotypic.
Photo by @ro6ca66
Cotton Pygmy-goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)
The range of this species extends from eastern Pakistan and northwest India, throughout the Indian Subcontinent into southern and southeast China, south from here throughout Indochina and the Malay Peninsula, patchily throughout the Greater Sundas, Philippines and New Guinea, and across much of eastern Australia.
Two subspecies are recognised:
N. c. coromandelianus - photo by @Tomek
N. c. albipennis
Green Pygmy-goose (Nettapus pulchellus)
The range of this species extends throughout southern New Guinea and northern Australia.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Hix
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African Pygmy-goose (Nettapus auritus)
The range of this species extends throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal in the west to Eritrea and Somalia in the east, and south to northeast Namibia in the west and southeast South Africa in the east; the species also extends into Madagascar.
Monotypic.
Photo by @ro6ca66
Cotton Pygmy-goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)
The range of this species extends from eastern Pakistan and northwest India, throughout the Indian Subcontinent into southern and southeast China, south from here throughout Indochina and the Malay Peninsula, patchily throughout the Greater Sundas, Philippines and New Guinea, and across much of eastern Australia.
Two subspecies are recognised:
N. c. coromandelianus - photo by @Tomek
N. c. albipennis
Green Pygmy-goose (Nettapus pulchellus)
The range of this species extends throughout southern New Guinea and northern Australia.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Hix
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Callonetta
Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
The range of this species extends from central and southeast Bolivia, throughout Paraguay into northern Argentina and adjacent western Uruguay and southeast Brazil.
Monotypic.
Photo by @LaughingDove
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Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
The range of this species extends from central and southeast Bolivia, throughout Paraguay into northern Argentina and adjacent western Uruguay and southeast Brazil.
Monotypic.
Photo by @LaughingDove
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Aix
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
The range of this species extends patchily throughout much of North America in two distinct populations; in the west from southwest Canada to southern California, and east into the Rocky Mountains; and in the east from south-central Canada to southeast Canada, and south to south-central Texas to Florida and Cuba. Wintering populations extend patchily throughout this range, and south into northeast Mexico.
Monotypic.
Photo by @ro6ca66
Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
The summer breeding range of this species extends throughout northeast China, the northern Korean Peninsula and adjacent regions of the Russian Far East, with resident populations occurring in Japan and Taiwan; wintering populations extend throughout southern China. Introduced populations are widespread in the British Isles, central Europe and the USA.
Monotypic.
Photo by @KevinB
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Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
The range of this species extends patchily throughout much of North America in two distinct populations; in the west from southwest Canada to southern California, and east into the Rocky Mountains; and in the east from south-central Canada to southeast Canada, and south to south-central Texas to Florida and Cuba. Wintering populations extend patchily throughout this range, and south into northeast Mexico.
Monotypic.
Photo by @ro6ca66
Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
The summer breeding range of this species extends throughout northeast China, the northern Korean Peninsula and adjacent regions of the Russian Far East, with resident populations occurring in Japan and Taiwan; wintering populations extend throughout southern China. Introduced populations are widespread in the British Isles, central Europe and the USA.
Monotypic.
Photo by @KevinB
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