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Birds List 3

bird pictureMandarin Duck
Range: China, Japan, eastern Siberia, introduced into Great Britain
Habitat: forest
bird pictureWood Duck
Wood Ducks inhabit wooded swamps and riparian areas throughout North America.
Range: North America 
Habitat: wooded swamps, streams, marshes, in migration also flooded fields and brackish coastal marshes
bird pictureWhite-cheeked Pintail
Range: Caribbean islands and South America
Habitat: ponds, lakes, lagoons, inlets, usually with emergent vegetation
bird pictureGreen-winged Teal
The tiny Green-winged Teal is quite common across North America. The green wing patches are usually only visible when the bird is flying.
Range: Europe, Asia, North America
Habitat: lakes, marshes, ponds, shallow streams, farmlands, in migration also streams and brackish marshes
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Mallard (wild)
The familiar mallard with its green head, yellow bill, brown chest and gray body, is quite common across North America.
Range: palearctic (Europe, Asia, North America, Australia)
Habitat: ponds, lakes, marshes, flooded fields, streams, farmlands, seacoasts, bays
bird pictureRinged Teal
Range: Central and southern South America
Habitat: ponds, marshes, often in forested areas
bird pictureSmew
Range: Europe and Asia
Habitat: lakes, ponds, in migration also rivers and bays
bird pictureHooded Merganser
Unlike most ducks, this fish-eating duck has a thin serrated bill.
Range: North America
Habitat: swamps, streams, lakes, marshes, in migration also rivers and brackish coastal areas
bird pictureKing Vulture
Range: lowlands to 1500 meters from Mexico to Argentina
Habitat: forest, savanna
bird pictureBald Eagle
Pesticide poisoning endangered the survival of the national bird of the United States. In recent years this eagle has made a strong comeback.
Range: locally in North America
Habitat: lakes, rivers, seacoasts





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