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Common Goldeneyes breed in Canada and Alaska in summer and migrate late to the lower 48 for winter. Nests of Northern Pintails are usually found in shallow hollows on the ground, close to a water source. They are made with grasses and feathers and serve as home to at least twelve eggs.

Sraml, M.; Christidis, L.; Easteal, S.; Horn, P. & Collet, C. (1996): Molecular Relationships Within Australasian Waterfowl (Anseriformes). Australian Journal of Zoology 44(1): 47–58. doi: 10.1071/ZO9960047 (HTML abstract) The female is similar to the male in eclipse plumage and very similar to the female mallard. The head is grey and the tail is dull. The bill has orange sides, and the legs are orange.

Which species of duck are found in the UK?

Johnsgard, Paul A. (1965). "Tribe Aythyini (Pochards)". Handbook of Waterfowl Behavior. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-0207-7. These females are well known for stealing other birds’ nests to lay thier own eggs in without doing any of the work. Poorly known, a gizzard of a dead bird contained waterweeds and small shells. However, there is also other evidence, such as the anatomy of the windpipe, suggesting that these birds were very able divers as well. Economic Importance for Humans: Positive Jerdon, T. C. (1864). The game birds and wild fowl of India. Calcutta: Military Orphan Press. pp.176–177.

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What types of duck are there?

Blue-winged teals prefer wetlands and areas such as shallow marshes, flooded ditches, and ponds. Females lay an average of 10 eggs each year and nest in tall grasses. Both drakes and hens have rounded compact heads. Drakes are easily identifiable by a green stripe above and behind their eye with a white crown. Males also have a distinctive matching green line on their wings when in flight. Hens have dark smudges around their eyes. The most notable part of the Common Merganser’s appearance is their ruby-red serrated bill. They use this to catch and hold onto fish. Fun fact: The pink coloration is due to a carotenoid pigment– a phenomenon observed in flamingos and other species. 2. Call And Communication These birds have a hook at the tip of the bill and lamellae along the edges to help grip fish, they specialise in diving for prey.

Blue-winged Teals mostly eat aquatic plants that they find on the surface of their water. They may also eat aquatic insects, particularly during the breeding season.

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The female is mottled brown overall with a white streak by the tail. The green stripe on the wing is less bright, and the bill is grey with a pink base. The male in eclipse plumage resembles the female. Irby, L. H. (1861). "Notes on birds observed in Oudh and Kumaon". Ibis. 3 (2): 217–251. doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1861.tb07456.x. Lesser Scaups feed primarily on mollusks and clams that they find after diving into the water and sifting through the bottom. They also dabble in the water for plant vegetation like bulrushes, wild celery, wild rice, and pondweeds.

Birds use annual paths called flyways to migrate. However, scientists are not positive about how birds navigate their flyways.

During the breeding season, Barrow’s Goldeneyes favor aquatic insects and, in fact, will head to habitats that have no insect-eating fish around so they won’t have any competition for this type of prey. In winter, they will feast on crustaceans, mollusks, and small fish. In eclipse plumage, the male is similar to the female but rustier coloured, and with a dark green cap and eyestripe, and yellow bill. Distribution: Present in almost all coastal areas in the UK year-round, as well as some inland waters such as reservoirs. Mallards remain all year in most of the lower 48 and the western coast of Canada and Alaska. Those that breed in Canada and Alaska head south to the southern United States and northern Mexico. Females are brown with grayish-brown heads and white around their dark eyes. They have blue patches called speculum on their wings.