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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 lobataPlay Call( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
    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 atratusPlay Call( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
    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 tardornoidesPlay Call( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
    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 rhynchotisPlay Call( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
    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