Ducks and Geese

Want help identifying the types of ducks and geese in your area? Browse species profiles and colorful pictures of ducks and geese.

How to Identify a Black-Bellied Whistling Duck

This black-bellied whistling duck is expanding its range north into the United States. See what these ducks look like and where to find them.

These seven species are all water birds, but not waterfowl. That term only applies to the duck family, including geese...

If you spotted a mallard with unique coloring it might be a domestic duck. See what the birding experts say...

Gobble up interesting tidbits about the wild turkey bird, including how fast these birds can fly and if turkeys hold...

Get to know the water-loving common loon. Learn about this bird's habits, wingspan, what it eats, how fast it flies...

The mallard duck is the the most common duck in the world. Mallards usually nest near the water’s edge. Learn...

If you live near water, put up a nest box and you may attract a wood duck to your yard....

Many ducks are already migrating toward their breeding grounds. Here are some of the types of ducks that you are...

Learn swan facts, including what swans eat, why they're known as a symbol of love and how many swan species...

A close relative of the Canada Goose, the Nene is the rarest of all the state birds and found only...

Bigger than mallards and unusual in appearance, Muscovy ducks are common in Florida and some cities in the U.S.

One of the most common duck identification questions I get is how to tell the difference between a Canvasback and...

Many Florida ducks, like Florida residents, are only here in the winter. Here are a few you might be able...

This duck species is easy to identify once you spot its heavy bill. Northern Shoveler ducks are dabblers, filter-feeding on...

Chances are good that if you've seen and identified this bird before, you know it as the Common Moorhen (Gallinula...

The American coot looks like a black duck with a white beak, but it's actually a member of the rail...