Waterfowl of The Bahamas

Members of the order Anseriformes that are recorded in the Bahamas:

  • Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
  • American Wigeon (Anas americana)
  • White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis bahamensis)
  • Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
  • Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
  • Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
  • Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
  • Gadwall Duck (Anas strepera)
  • Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
  • Redhead Duck (Aythya americana)
  • Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
  • Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
  • Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
  • West Indian Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arborea)
  • Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
  • Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
  • Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)

 

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