Wood Duck (female) - approx. 46 cm
Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus: Aix
Species: Sponsa
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Updated April 11 2011
Wood Duck (female) - approx. 46 cm - High Park - April 2010
Wood Duck (male) - approx. 46 cm
Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus: Aix
Species: Sponsa
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Updated April 11 2011
Wood Duck (male) - approx. 46 cm - High Park - April 2010
Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus: Anas
Species: Platyrhynchos
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Updated October 10 2011
Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus: Anas
Species: Platyrhynchos
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Updated October 10 2011
Mallard Duck (male) - approx. 58 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - December 2008
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Mallard Duck (female) - approx. 58 cm - Lower Don River (Crother's Woods) - December 2008
American Black Duck (female?) - approx. 56 cm
Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus: Anas
Species: Rubripes
American Black Duck (female?) - approx. 56 cm - Humber Bay Park - December 2008
Canada's only perching duck
Canada's only perching duck
The male and female Black Ducks are similar in
appearance, the main difference being the bill colour
(yellowish in males and greenish (possibly with black
fleckings) in females) - also known as the Black Mallard
as it resembles the female of that species
appearance, the main difference being the bill colour
(yellowish in males and greenish (possibly with black
fleckings) in females) - also known as the Black Mallard
as it resembles the female of that species
American Black Duck (male?) - approx. 56 cm - Humber Bay Park - December 2008
American Black Duck (male?) - approx. 56 cm
Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus: Anas
Species: Rubripes
The male and female Black Ducks are similar in
appearance, the main difference being the bill colour
(yellowish in males and greenish (possibly with black
fleckings) in females) - also known as the Black Mallard
as it resembles the female of that species
appearance, the main difference being the bill colour
(yellowish in males and greenish (possibly with black
fleckings) in females) - also known as the Black Mallard
as it resembles the female of that species
Mallard Ducks (female with young) - approx. 58 cm - West Don Valley (Wilket Creek Park) - June 2007
Mallard Duck (female with young) - approx. 58 cm
Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus: Anas
Species: Platyrhynchos
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Updated October 10 2011
American Wigeon Duck (female) - approx. 52 cm - Humber Bay Park - December 2009
American Wigeon Duck (female) - approx. 52 cm
Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus: Anas
Species: Americana
Northern Shoveler Ducks (male & female) - approx. 48 cm - Humber Bay Park - December 2008
Northern Shoveler Ducks (male & female) - approx. 48 cm
Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus: Anas
Species: Clypeata
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Updated March 14 2011
Gadwall Ducks (male & female) - approx. 53 cm
Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus: Anas
Species: Strepera
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Updated December 5 2010
Gadwall Ducks (male & female) - approx. 53 cm - Humber Bay Park - December 2008
Feeds by straining for small crustaceans with its bill
skimming the water's surface.
skimming the water's surface.
9 species
Blue-winged Teal Ducks (male & female) - approx. 39 cm - Lakefront Promenade (Mississauga) - April 2009
Blue-winged Teal Ducks (male & female) - approx. 39 cm
Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus: Anas
Species: Discors
Green-winged Teal Ducks (male & female) - approx. 35 cm - Samuel Smith Park - November 2009
Green-winged Teal Ducks (male & female) - approx. 35 cm
Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus: Anas
Species: Crecca
Wood Ducks (female with young) - approx. 46 cm
Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus: Aix
Species: Sponsa
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Updated April 11 2011
Wood Ducks (female with young) - approx. 46 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - June 2007
Canada's only perching duck
American Wigeon Duck (male) - approx. 52 cm - Humber Bay Park - March 2012
American Wigeon Duck (male) - approx. 52 cm
Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus: Anas
Species: Americana
Often feed around diving ducks (redneck at bottom left) in
hope of stealing vegetation brought to surface
hope of stealing vegetation brought to surface
Often feed around diving ducks in hope of stealing
vegetation brought to surface
vegetation brought to surface
Northern Pintail Duck (male) - approx. 65 cm - Humber Bay Park - February 2011
Northern Pintail Duck (male) - approx. 65 cm
Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus: Anas
Species: Acuta
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Updated February 6 2011
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
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Green-winged Teal Duck (male) - approx. 35 cm - Humber Bay Park - November 2011
Green-winged Teal Duck (male) - approx. 35 cm
Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus: Anas
Species: Crecca
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
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Updated February 24 2012
Domestic / Mallard cross - approx. 58 cm - Humber River (Humber Arboretum) - February 2012
Domestic / Mallard cross - approx. 58 cm
Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus: Anas
Species: Platyrhynchos
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
All domestic ducks with the exception of the Muscovy
duck are descended from the mallard
duck are descended from the mallard