Advanced Search

A small, chunky, thick-necked duck with a large head, broad bill (blue in breeding male), and long tail that often is cocked upward; male has conspicuous white cheeks, especially when breeding; female and young have a single dark line across the light cheeks; breeding male has bright reddish brown upperparts; nonbreeding males, females, and young are mostly grayish brown; lacks a contrastingly c...

A small goose; black head and neck marked with a broad white chin strap extending from ear to ear; forehead abrupt; often there is a broad white ring around the base of the neck; plain large dark wings; black tail with U-shaped white band on rump (NGS 1983). Source: Encyclopedia of Life