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| DUCKS, GEESE & SWANS OF THE WORLD- Click on the photo for enlarged image. |
| I was trying to photograph every species of wildfowl in the world, as in our travels to see seabirds and waders I found we were coming across many species. I realise this is an impossible task, but am including shots of birds in captivity. However the main problem is the more I photograph the more get split, and as I follow the IOC, the gaps are increasing in number. Where the thumbnail has an orange or green border I have not photographed that species in the wild, (although some images are captive where the wild-taken shot isn't very good). The gaps are obvious, but I know that not all of these are kept in captivity, especially in the UK. I would be most grateful for any information regarding the (captive) whereabouts of any of the missing species. My "most-wanted" is Brazilian Merganser- I saw these in Brazil, but was just lining up my camera when they were flushed by a tour participant walking down the road to look at a plant!!! It was a mammal tour rather than a birding trip so I didn't throw him in the river! Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a captive breeding program anywhere, but given the species critically endangered status it may happen one day. Madagascar Pochard is another problem, as it wasn't "available" when I went to Madagascar, but I suspect (and hope) that one day some may be reared in the UK. |
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| MAGPIE GOOSE | SPOTTED WHISTLING-DUCK | PLUMED WHISTLING-DUCK | FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK | WANDERING WHISTLING-DUCK |
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| LESSER WHISTLING-DUCK | WHITE-FACED WHISTLING-DUCK | BLACK-BILLED WHISTLING-DUCK | BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK | WHITE-BACKED DUCK |
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| MUTE SWAN | BLACK SWAN | BLACK-NECKED SWAN | TRUMPETER SWAN | WHOOPER SWAN |
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| BEWICK'S SWAN | WHISTLING SWAN | COSCOROBA SWAN | SWAN GOOSE | TAIGA BEAN GOOSE |
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| TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE | WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE | GREENLAND WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE | LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE |
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| GREYLAG GOOSE | BAR-HEADED GOOSE | SNOW GOOSE | ROSS' GOOSE | EMPEROR GOOSE |
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| CANADA GOOSE | LESSER CANADA GOOSE | BARNACLE GOOSE | BLACK BRANT | PALE-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE |
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| DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE | HAWAIIAN GOOSE | RED-BREASTED GOOSE | CAPE BARREN GOOSE | FRECKLED DUCK |
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| BLUE-WINGED GOOSE | ANDEAN GOOSE | UPLAND GOOSE | KELP GOOSE | ASHY-HEADED GOOSE |
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| RUDDY-HEADED GOOSE | ORINOCO GOOSE | EGYPTIAN GOOSE | RUDDY SHELDUCK | CAPE SHELDUCK |
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| AUSTRALIAN SHELDUCK | PARADISE SHELDUCK | COMMON SHELDUCK | RADJAH SHELDUCK | FLIGHTLESS STEAMER-DUCK |
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| WHITE-HEADED STEAMER-DUCK | FALKLAND STEAMER-DUCK | FLYING STEAMER-DUCK | SPUR-WINGED GOOSE | MUSCOVY DUCK |
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| WHITE-WINGED DUCK | COMB DUCK | HARTLAUB'S DUCK | GREEN PYGMY-GOOSE | COTTON PYGMY-GOOSE |
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| AFRICAN PYGMY-GOOSE | RINGED TEAL | WOOD DUCK | MANDARIN DUCK | MANED DUCK |
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| BRAZILIAN DUCK | BLUE DUCK | TORRENT DUCK | SALVADORI'S DUCK | AFRICAN BLACK DUCK |
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| EURASIAN WIGEON | AMERICAN WIGEON | CHILOE WIGEON | FALCATED DUCK | GADWALL |
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| BAIKAL TEAL | COMMON TEAL | GREEN-WINGED TEAL | ANDEAN TEAL | SPECKLED TEAL |
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| CAPE TEAL | BERNIER'S TEAL | GREY TEAL | SUNDA TEAL | CHESTNUT TEAL |
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| BROWN TEAL | AUCKLAND ISLAND TEAL | MALLARD | LAYSAN DUCK | HAWAIIAN DUCK |
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| MOTTLED DUCK | AMERICAN BLACK DUCK | YELLOW-BILLED DUCK | MELLER'S DUCK | SPOT-BILLED DUCK |
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| CHINESE SPOTBILL | PACIFIC BLACK DUCK | PHILLIPINE DUCK | SPECTACLED DUCK | CRESTED DUCK |
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| NORTHERN PINTAIL | SOUTH GEORGIA PINTAIL | YELLOW-BILLED PINTAIL | WHITE-CHEEKED PINTAIL | RED-BILLED TEAL |
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| PUNA TEAL | SILVER TEAL | HOTTENTOT TEAL | GARGANEY | BLUE-WINGED TEAL |
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| CINNAMON TEAL | RED OR ARGENTINE SHOVELER | CAPE SHOVELER | AUSTRALIAN SHOVELER | NORTHERN SHOVELER |
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| PINK-EARED DUCK | MARBLED DUCK | RED-CRESTED POCHARD | ROSYBILL | SOUTHERN POCHARD |
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| POCHARD | CANVASBACK | REDHEAD | RING-NECKED DUCK | FERRUGINOUS DUCK |
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| MADAGASCAR POCHARD | BAER'S POCHARD | HARDHEAD | TUFTED DUCK | NEW ZEALAND SCAUP |
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| GREATER SCAUP | LESSER SCAUP | COMMON EIDER | KING EIDER | SPECTACLED EIDER |
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| STELLER'S EIDER | HARLEQUIN | LONG-TAILED DUCK | BLACK SCOTER | COMMON SCOTER |
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| SURF SCOTER | VELVET SCOTER | WHITE-WINGED SCOTER | GOLDENEYE | BARROW'S GOLDENEYE |
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| BUFFLEHEAD | SMEW | HOODED MERGANSER | BRAZILIAN MERGANSER | RED-BREASTED MERGANSER |
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| GOOSANDER | SCALY-SIDED MERGANSER | BLACK-HEADED DUCK | MASKED DUCK | RUDDY DUCK |
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| WHITE-HEADED DUCK | MACCOA DUCK | LAKE DUCK | BLUE-BILLED DUCK | MUSK DUCK |
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AA BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY
ALAN & ANN TATE
e-mail:-aabirdpix@btinternet.com