Small, compact duck with a stout, scoop-shaped bill, and a long, stiff tail that is often held up. Breeding males have a blue bill and chestnut bodies.
Small, compact duck with a big head and scoop-shaped bill. Nonbreeding males have a dark cap and solid white cheek.
Small and compact diving duck that sits relatively low in the water. Sometimes it cocks its tail up above the water and other times lays it flat on the water's surface.
Small, compact duck. Breeding males have a blue bill and a white cheek patch.
Small, compact ducks with a stout, scoop-shaped bill. Females have a whitish cheek with a black stripe across it.
Small, compact ducks with a stout, scoop-shaped bill, and a long, stiff tail often held up. Nonbreeding males have a dark cap and a white cheek.
Males stick their tails straight up while striking their bills against their inflated necks, creating bubbles in the water during courtship displays.
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These are small, compact ducks with stout, scoop-shaped bills, and long, stiff tails they often hold cocked upward. They have slightly peaked heads and fairly short, thick necks.
Smaller than a Common Goldeneye; larger than a Bufflehead.
between robin and crowDucks, Geese, and Waterfowl(Order: Anseriformes, Family: Anatidae)
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