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Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and geese, which are members of the same family.
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- Domestic Duck
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- Anatidae
The Anatidae are the biological family of water birds that...
- Mandarin Duck
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- Muscovy Duckling
The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a duck native to the...
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The bufflehead, also known as the spirit duck, was added to...
- Duck Breeds
This is a list of the breeds of domestic duck which have...
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- Duck as Food
Ducks are birds in the family Anatidae. Ducks are closely related to swans and geese, which are in the same family. Ducks are generally black /brown or grey. Ducks are not a monophyletic group. They are a ' form taxon '. Swans and geese are in the same family but are not called ducks.
The Disney cartoon character Donald Duck, one of the world's most recognizable pop culture icons, is a domestic duck of the American Pekin breed. The domestic duck features in the musical composition Peter and the Wolf, written by the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev in 1936.
Learn about duck, a group of waterfowl with large bills and waddling gait, from Britannica. Find out the differences between dabbling, diving, and perching ducks, and their classification, distribution, and uses.
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The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a duck native to the Americas, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico south to Argentina and Uruguay. Feral Muscovy ducks are found in New Zealand, Australia, and in Central and Eastern Europe.
The wood duck is a medium-sized perching duck. A typical adult is from 47 to 54 cm (19 to 21 in) in length with a wingspan of between 66 and 73 cm (26 and 29 in). The wood duck's weight ranges from 454–862 grams (16.0–30.4 oz). [4]
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The attractive Long-tailed Duck breeds in the high Arctic and spends winters mostly along ocean coasts. The stunning males have two mirror-image plumages: in summer mostly black with a white face patch; in winter mostly white with rich brown, black, and gray on the face.
