Wildfowl


 
 
Wildfowl

Wildfowl or (especially in North America) waterfowl, also waterbirds, is the collective term for the approximately 147 species of swans, geese and ducks, classified in the order Anseriformes, family Anatidae. Wildfowl usually live on wetlands. Many species are hunted, and some are kept for ornamental purposes.

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See Anatidae for classification and names.

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Species: In biology, the most commonly used definition of species was first coined by Ernst Mayr. Species are "groups of actually or potentially interbreeding natural populations which are reproductively isolated from other such groups" (however, see other definitions of species below)....

Swan: :...

Geese: REDIRECT Goose...


Wildfowl related Images and Photos (experimental)

Wildfowl 2012 Wall Calendar
Wildfowl 2012 Wall Calendar
Shooting Wildfowl with the Aid of a Stalking Horse
Shooting Wildfowl with the Aid of a Stalking Horse

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Biology (1) - Wetland (1) - Ernst Mayr (1) - Definitions of species (1) - Population (1) - Anatidae (1) - Swan (1) - Species (1) - Geese (1) - Anseriformes (1) - Duck (1) -
 

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