Florida Waterfowl Flashcards

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Mottled Duck

-a medium-sized species of dabbling duck.

-lives in freshwater and irregularly flooded marshes.

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Blue-winged teal

-Small dabbling ducks that are common in Florida during the winter

They can be found in marshes, wetlands, and shallow water bodies

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American green-winged teal

-common to abundant migrants and winter residents in mainland Florida

- They are the smallest waterfowl in North America, with short, blocky bodies and small bills.

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Lesser scaup (bluebill)

-a common winter visitor to Florida

• -Males are black and white, while females are chocolatey brown. Females have a white patch next to their bill and a darker brown head. 

  -Both sexes have blue-gray bills with black tips, but the hen's bill is darker.

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Redhead

-A diving duck that migrates to Florida in the fall

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Wood duck

-live in wooded, brushy, or other vegetated wetland areas

-prefer large deciduous hardwood trees

-They nest in tree cavities

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Black-bellied whistling duck

-native to Florida

-Red bills, pink feet, white wing patches, black bellies, and brownish-gray heads with white eye-rings 
-Nocturnal, feeding and flying primarily at night, but active during the day for preening and searching for food

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Fulvous whistling duck

• -Found in central and South Florida in flooded pastures and freshwater marshes

• -Fulvous whistling ducks are relatively new to Florida, colonizing the state in the 1950s. They are one of the few species that can be found year-round in Florida

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Northern shoveler

-Migrates to FL in the winter

• -They have a shovel shaped bill that allows them to feed on seeds, crustatians, and aquatic creatures

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Ring-necked duck

-medium-sized diving ducks that

-Migrate to Florida in the winter

-Have a light ring around the neck.