Ducks, geese, and waterfowl List of birds of Hawaii

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hawaiian duck



laysan duck


order: anseriformes   family: anatidae


the family anatidae includes ducks , duck-like waterfowl, such geese , swans. these birds adapted aquatic existence webbed feet, bills flattened greater or lesser extent, , feathers excellent @ shedding water due special oils.



emperor goose, anser canagica (v) nt
snow goose, anser caerulescens (v) lc
greater white-fronted goose, anser albifrons (v) lc
brant, branta bernicla (v) lc
cackling goose, branta hutchinsii lc
canada goose, branta canadensis (v) lc
nene, branta sandvicensis (en) vu
tundra swan, cygnus columbianus (v) lc
baikal teal, sibirionetta formosa (v) lc
garganey, spatula querquedula lc
blue-winged teal, spatula discors lc
cinnamon teal, spatula cyanoptera (v) lc
northern shoveler, spatula clypeata lc
gadwall, mareca strepera lc
falcated duck, mareca falcata (v) nt
eurasian wigeon, mareca penelope lc
american wigeon, mareca americana lc
laysan duck, anas laysanensis (en) cr
hawaiian duck, anas wyvilliana (en) en
mallard, anas platyrhynchos lc
northern pintail, anas acuta lc
green-winged teal, anas crecca lc
canvasback, aythya valisineria (v) lc
redhead, aythya americana (v) lc
common pochard, aythya ferina (v) lc
ring-necked duck, aythya collaris lc
tufted duck, aythya fuligula (v) lc
greater scaup, aythya marila lc
lesser scaup, aythya affinis lc
harlequin duck, histrionicus histrionicus (v) lc
surf scoter, melanitta perspicillata (v) lc
black scoter, melanitta americana (v) nt
long-tailed duck, clangula hyemalis (v) vu
bufflehead, bucephala albeola lc
common goldeneye, bucephala clangula (v) lc
hooded merganser, lophodytes cucullatus (v) lc
common merganser, mergus merganser (v) lc
red-breasted merganser, mergus serrator (v) lc
ruddy duck, oxyura jamaicensis (v) lc






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