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Written and illustrated by David Allen Sibley, America's most widely respected bird illustrator and ornithologist, these FoldingGuides offer instant access to just what birders need to know. Includes 50 species of dabbling and diving ducks, swans, geese, and duck-like species — both common and exotic — found east of the Rockies.
The foldout is laminated, so it's waterproof and wrinkle resistant. It would fit in a legal-sized envelope and will slip into a book or pocket for quick reference when you're out looking at waterfowl.
Each species is beautifully illustrated in color, with just enough text to clue you in what field marks to look for. There's also a little map showing where each species is found.
Here you will find:
Mallard
American black Duck
Mottle Duck
Cinnamon Teal
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
Blue-winged Teal
Pintail
Shoveler
Wood Duck
Black-belied Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Ruddy Duck
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater and Lesser Scaups
Common and Barrow's Goldeneyes
Bufflehead
Hooded, Common, and Red-breasted Mergansers
Surf, White-winged, and Black Scoters
Common and King Eiders
Harlequin Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Mute Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Brandt
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Domestic mallard
Domestic muscovy
Greylag Goose
Swan Goose
and for good measure, though they are not ducks:
American Coot
Double-crested Cormorant
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Thick-billed Murre