Ducks-Geese-Swans Archives - Birds of Gujarat

Common Teal

Vishal Vasu — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 07:10:13 +0000

The Common Teal or Eurasian Teal belongs to the family Ducks, Geese and Swans. It is a small dabbling duck and looks very colourful. The bird gets its name from the coloured area around the eyes which is blue-green. Common Teal can be seen in large flocks in wetlands, particularly Read more…

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Northern Shoveler

Vishal Vasu — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 10:19:46 +0000

The Northern Shoveler, also spelled as Northern Shoveller is a common and widespread duck which breeds in Northern areas of Europe, Asia and North America. It spends its winters in Southern Europe, Africa, India and South America. The most visible diagnostic characteristic of the Northern Shoveler is its large spoon-shaped Read more…

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Knob-billed Duck

Vishal Vasu — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 07:34:57 +0000

The Knob-billed Duck, also known as Comb Duck is a local resident in Gujarat though may have seasonal movements in relation to water availability. It is very easy to identify because of the large, fleshy, dark grey growth or “comb” on the top of the male’s black beak. This is Read more…

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Indian Spot-billed Duck

Vishal Vasu — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 10:56:49 +0000

The Indian Spot-billed Duck, also known as Spot-billed Duck, is a resident in India. The Spotbill Duck is classified in to three subspecies – the Indian Spot-billed Duck, Eastern Spot-billed Duck and Burmese Spot-billed Duck. The name comes from the red spots at the base of their yellow-tipped black bills, Read more…

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Northern Pintail

Vishal Vasu — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 09:26:35 +0000

The Northern Pintail or simply Pintail is a fairly large dabbling duck widely spread and breeds in the northern areas of Europe, Asia and North America. It is highly migratory, wintering mainly south of its breeding grounds, almost as far as the equator. They are considered the most handsome of Read more…

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Greylag Goose

Vishal Vasu — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 07:23:11 +0000

Greylag Goose, also called Grey Goose are large winter migratory birds found in many locations across Gujarat. The “lag” part of their common name was derived from the fact that they are one of the last geese to migrate. They are noisy birds, gawking at each other most of the Read more…

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Bar-headed Goose

Vishal Vasu — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 08:22:42 +0000

The Bar-headed Goose is named for the two eye-catching dark bars running around the back of its white head. This goose is native to Central Asia and migrates to India during winters. Bar-headed goose have to reach extreme heights, sometimes as high as 23,000 feet, when they migrate over the Read more…

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Ruddy Shelduck

Vishal Vasu — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 09:25:09 +0000

Ruddy Shelduck is also called Brahminy Duck and is a common winter visitor in India. It has a very beautiful rusty orange plumage which makes it look very different from other ducks. A shelduck is a sort of in-between species between geese and ducks and the Ruddy Shelduck is a Read more…

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