Family Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Anatidae are wetland birds with dense waterproof plumage, webbed feet and flattened bills. They Dabble, filter-feed or dive. The family includes Ducks, Geese and Swans.
18 species photographed. See the Australian birds list.
Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
Musk Duck Biziura lobata
Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa
Black Swan Cygnus atratus
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah
Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata
Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus
Green Pygmy-goose Nettapus pulchellus
Australasian Shoveler Anas rhynchotis
Grey Teal Anas gracilis
Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
Northern Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
Hardhead Aythya australis
Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis
