Waterfowl facts for kids

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Waterfowl are any type of bird that spends a lot of its life in or near water. However, it mostly refers to the family Anatidae, which are ducks, geese and swans.

The term can be used more widely to include birds such as coots, grebes, moorhens, shorebirds and seabirds.

A very similar term is "water bird", which is used in contrast to waders, which walk about in shallow water. .



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  • Green-winged Teal, Port Aransas, Texas

    Green Winged Teal

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    Falcated duck at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre, Gloucestershire, England

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    Mallard Duck

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  • Canada Goose near Oestrich, Germany 20150311 3

    Canada Goose

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    Mute Swan


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