Explore the world of the Anatidae family
Anatidae is the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans
A highly illustrated and authoritative guide.
Ducks, Geese, and Swans: 2-Volume Set (Bird Families of the World)
Amazon Price: $322.86 (as of 09/06/2008)
Ducks, Geese, and Swans begins with eight chapters giving an overview of the family, their taxonomy and evolution, feeding ecology, breeding strategies, social behavior, movements and migrations, population dynamics, and conservation and management, followed by accounts of 165 species, written by a
team of expert wildfowl specialists, describing each bird in its natural state and summarizing the published literature and recent research.
Ducks
The Great Gallery of Ducks and Other Waterfowl
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This book is one to have! This book is what I call the greatest beginners book to waterfowl. It takes you step by step, thru different breeds.
Family: Anatidae - Black-bellied Whistling Duck
The Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) is a whistling duck that uniquely breeds monogamously "for life" (as do swans and geese) in the southernmost United States and tropical Central and South America.
The Black-bellied Whistling Duck is a common but wary species. It is largely re...
Goose Art
Canvas Print, Egyptian and Orinoco Goose - 18 x 12
Amazon Price: $39.95 (as of 09/06/2008)
Family: Anatidae - Egyptian Goose
The Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae, and is the only extant member of the genus Alopochen. mtDNA cytochrome b sequence data suggest that the relationships of Alopochen to Tadorna need further investigation (Sraml et al. 1996).
Two or three spec...
The World of Swans
Swans of the World: In Nature, History, Myth and Art
Amazon Price: $26.95 (as of 09/06/2008)
Artist-writer Price incorporates her considerable experience with swans as an amateur naturalist into this engaging narrative, which surveys the world's swan species. More than a natural history and abundantly illustrated with over 110 drawings, photos, and maps, her book also recounts swans in folklore, history, and culture.
Art Print of a Swan Family
Schwane Art Print
Weber, Max
16.125 in. x 20.125 in.
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Family: Anatidae - Swans
Swans are birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae. Swans usually mate for life, though 'divorce' does sometimes occur, particularly following nesting...
The Anatidae Family explained
- Anatidae Family
- Anatids are distributed worldwide, except for the Antarctic region.
Family: Anatidae - Mandarin Duck
The Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata), or just Mandarin, is a medium-sized perching duck, closely related to the North American Wood Duck. It is 41-49 cm long with a 65-75 cm wingspan.
The adult male is a striking and unmistakable bird. It has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face and "whiskers". The breast is purple with two vertical white bars, and the flanks ruddy, with two orange "sails" at the back. The female is similar to female Wood Duck, with a white ey...
Wood Duck of North America and the Mandarin of Asia
The Wood Duck and the Mandarin: The Northern Wood Ducks
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This is a story of conservation told through the natural histories of two of the world's most fascinating birds, the Wood Duck of North America and the Mandarin of Asia. The only two species in their genus (Aix), these Northern Wood Ducks are native to different continents but have long been kept together in captivity. Now, for the first time in history, they are also flying side by side in the wild in a small area of northern California.
Mandarin Duck
MANDARIN DUCK by Safari, Ltd.
Amazon Price: $3.49 (as of 09/06/2008)
The Wild Safari hand-painted, authentic, and affordable bird replicas stimulate creative play. Children love them for their playful poses, quality, and collectible range, as well as their educational value. A color-coded 5-language educational hang tag is included with each replica. This mandarin duck measures 2.75 in. L x 2 in. H . Age 3+
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Mandarin Duck
Photographic Print
24 in. x 32 in.
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Art print - Wood Duck - Limited Edition
Wood Ducks Limited Edition
Lansdowne, James...
24 in. x 20 in.
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New Table of Contents
- A highly illustrated and authoritative guide.
- Ducks
- Family: Anatidae - Black-bellied Whistling Duck
- Goose Art
- Family: Anatidae - Egyptian Goose
- The World of Swans
- Art Print of a Swan Family
- Family: Anatidae - Swans
- The Anatidae Family explained
- Family: Anatidae - Mandarin Duck
- Wood Duck of North America and the Mandarin of Asia
- Mandarin Duck
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- Art print - Wood Duck - Limited Edition
