Anseriformes

8 species.

Considered the most beautiful duck. In East Asian culture they symbolize love and fidelity...

The Queen owns all unmarked mute swans in the UK. Can be aggressive, especially with cygne...

The ancestor of most domestic ducks and the most familiar wild duck on Earth. Only females...

Famous for V-formations that cut wind resistance for trailing birds. Pairs mate for life a...

The most ornate duck in North America, males wearing iridescent green crests. Nests in tre...

The source of eiderdown, the famous insulating lining plucked by females from their own br...

The heaviest native bird of North America, weighing up to 13 kg. Hunted nearly to extincti...

Makes one of the highest animal migrations on Earth, crossing the Himalayas above 7,000 me...