Ducks, Water Birds and Game Birds

Want help identifying the ducks, swans, geese, water birds and game birds in your area? Browse species profiles and colorful pictures of these birds.

How to Identify a Double-Crested Cormorant

Learn what a double-crested cormorant looks like, what the bird eats, and where to find one. Then find out if their bad reputation is truly deserved.

The well-named trumpeter swan is readily recognizable by its call. Learn where this recovering species can be found.

Find out what a green heron looks like, sounds like and where this wading bird lives, plus learn about its...

Learn what a Canada goose looks like and sounds like, if it's OK to feed Canada geese, and what to...

Discover seven types of North American marsh birds known for hiding among the lush vegetation of muddy wetlands.

Gobble up interesting tidbits about the wild turkey bird, including how fast wild turkeys can fly and if turkeys hold...

If you spotted a duck with unique coloring it might be a domestic mallard. See what the birding experts say...

This duck species is easy to identify once you spot its heavy bill. Northern shoveler ducks are dabblers, filter-feeding on...

Learn what a common gallinule looks like and where to find this water bird. Plus, find out what name the...

The American coot looks like a black duck with a white beak, but it's actually a member of the rail...

This black-bellied whistling duck is expanding its range north into the United States. See what these ducks look like and...

These seven species are all water birds, but not waterfowl. That term only applies to the duck family, including geese...

Get to know the water-loving common loon. Learn about this bird's habits, wingspan, what it eats, how fast it flies...

Learn what male and female mallard ducks look like and sound like. Look for mallards on open water; they usually...

If you live near water, put up a nest box and you may attract a wood duck to your yard....

Many ducks are already migrating toward their breeding grounds. Here are some of the types of ducks that you are...

Learn swan facts, including what swans eat, why they're known as a symbol of love and how many swan species...

You probably know a great blue heron when you see it, but what about the green heron or snowy egret?...

A close relative of the Canada Goose, the Nene is the rarest of all the state birds and found only...

Bigger than mallards and unusual in appearance, Muscovy ducks are common in Florida and some cities in the U.S.

One of the most common duck identification questions I get is how to tell the difference between a Canvasback and...