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Swan & Ducks
Family Anatidae

 

Black Swan
Australian Shelduck
Australian Wood Duck
Pink-eared Duck
Australasian Shoveler
Grey Teal
Chestnut Teal
Northern Mallard
Pacific Black Duck
Hardhead
Blue-billed Duck


   Plumed Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna eytoni ) [ Rare vagrant in this area ]

Plumed Whistling-Duck
Photo by Stuart Harris
Plumed Whistling Duck
Photo by Steve Stephinson
Plumed Whistling Duck
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Musk Duck ( Biziura lobata ) [ Uncommon breeding resident ]

Musk Duck
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Musk Duck male
Photo by Nigel Dears
Musk Duck male
Photo by Roger Curnow
Musk Duck male
Photo by Roger Curnow
Musk Duck male
Photo by Roger Curnow
Musk Duck male
Photo by Roger Curnow
Musk Duck
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Australasian Shoveler
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb


   Freckled Duck ( Stictonetta naevosa ) [ Uncommon irruptive visitor ]

Freckled Duck
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Freckled Duck male
Photo by Peter Fullagar
Freckled Duck female
Photo by Peter Fullagar
Freckled Ducks
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb


   Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus ) [ Common breeding resident where there is suitable habitat ]

Black Swan
Photo by Graham Stephinson
Black Swan
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Black Swan
Photo by Peter Fullagar
Black Swan
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Black Swan
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Black Swans
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Black Swan cygnets
Photo by David Cook
Black Swan
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Black Swan
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Black Swan Cygnet
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Black Swans
Photo by Roger Curnow
Black Swans
Photo by Roger Curnow
Black Swan
Photo by James Rolevink
Black Swan
Photo by Julian Robinson
Black Swan
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Australian Shelduck ( Tadorna tardornoides ) [ Breeding resident in small numbers ]

Australian Shelduck
Photo by Ian Fraser
Australian Shelduck female
Photo by Peter Fullagar
Australian Shelducks
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Australian Shelducks
Photo by David Cook
Australian Shelducklings
Photo by Harvey Perkins


   Australian Wood Duck ( Chenonetta jubata ) [ Common breeding resident which has benefited from the construction of farm dams and lakes ]

Australian Wood Ducks
Photo by Frank Atkinson
Australian Wood Duck
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Australian Wood Ducks
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Australian Wood Duck
Photo by Peter Fullagar
Australian Wood Ducks
Photo by Peter Fullagar
Australian Wood Ducks
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Australian Wood Duck
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Australian Wood Ducklings
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Australian Wood Ducks
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Australian Wood Duck
Photo by James Rolevink
Australian Wood Ducks
Photo by James Rolevink
Australian Wood Duck
Photo by James Rolevink
Australian Wood Duck
Photo by David Cook
Hardhead
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Hardhead
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Pink-eared Duck ( Malacorhynchus membranaceus ) [ Common non-breeding visitor to suitable habitat ]

Pink-eared Duck
Photo by Ian Fraser
Pink-eared Duck
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Pink-eared Ducks
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Pink-eared Duck
Photo by Roger Curnow
Pink-eared Ducks
Photo by Stuart Harris
Pink-eared Duck
Photo by Roger Curnow
Pink-eared Ducks
Photo by David Cook
Pink-eared Duck
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Pink-eared Ducks
Fyshwick, ACT.
Photo by David Cook


   Australasian Shoveler ( Anas rhynchotis ) [ Fairly common breeding visitor ]

Australasian Shoveler
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Australasian Shoveler
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Australasian Sholveler
Photo by James Rolevink
Australasian Shoveler
Photo by James Rolevink
Australasian Shoveler
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Australasian Shoveler
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Australasian Shoveler
Jerrabomberra Wetlands, ACT.
Photo by David Cook


   Grey Teal ( Anas gracilis ) [ Common breeding resident in suitable habitat ]

Grey Teal
Photo by Tom Green
Grey Teal
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Grey Teal
Photo by David Cook
Grey Teal
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Grey Teal
Photo by Stuart Harris
Grey Teal
Photo by Stuart Harris
Grey Teal
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Grey Teal
Photo by David Cook
Grey Teal
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook


   Chestnut Teal ( Anas castanea ) [ Uncommon breeding resident ]

Male Chestnut Teal
Photo by Tom Green
Chestnut Teal
Photo by Ian Fraser
Chestnut Teal male
Photo by Stuart Harris
Chestnut Teal
Photo by Stuart Harris
Chestnut Teal
Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Chestnut Teal
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Chestnut Teal
Photo by David Cook
Chestnut Teal
Photo by David Cook
Chestnut Teal
Photo by Stuart Harris


   Northern Mallard hybrid ( Anas platyrhynchos ) ( Introduced ) [ Small local populations of what may well be more correctly assessed as domestic ducks ]

Mallard hybrid
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Mallard hybrid
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Mallard x Black Ducklings
Mallard x Black Duck.
Photo by Stuart Harris


   Pacific Black Duck ( Anas superciliosa ) [ Common breeding resident which has probably increased in numbers in recent years ]

Pacific Black Duck
Photo by Graham Stephinson
Pacific Black Duck
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Pacific Black Duck
Photo by David Cook
Pacific Black Duck
Photo by David Cook
Hardhead
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Pacific Black Duck
Photo by Peter Fullagar
Pacific Black Duck
Photo by Peter Fullagar
Pacific Black Duck
Photo by Peter Fullagar
Pacific Black Duck
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Pacific Black Ducks
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Pacific Black Duck
Photo by Noel Luff
Pacific Black Ducklings
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Pacific Black Ducks
Photo by Stuart Harris
Pacific Black Ducks
Photo by James Rolevink
Pacific Black Duck nest
Nest, 8 eggs. Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook


   Hardhead ( Aythya australis ) [ Uncommon breeding visitor ]

Hardhead
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Hardhead
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Hardheads
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Hardhead
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Hardhead
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Hardhead
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Hardhead
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Blue-billed Duck ( Oxyura australis ) [ Rare vagrant in the ACT ]

Blue-billed Duck male
Male.
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Blue-billed Duck
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Blue-billed Duck female
Female.
Photo by David Cook
Blue-billed Duck female
Photo by David Cook
Blue-billed Ducks
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Blue-billed Ducks
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Blue-billed Duck
Photo by Stuart Harris
Blue-billed Duck
Photo by Stuart Harris
Blue-billed Duck
Photo by David Cook