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Anatidae

Family · 37 species with a result in Ohio

37 species

Aix 1

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)Wood DuckAix sponsaPhoto © Kent Ross · CC BY-NC 4.0Early March to mid-October, middle week Jun 21–27

Anas 4

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)American Black DuckAnas rubripesEarly in its seasonPhoto © Vasco Valadares · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-October to early April, middle week Jan 18–24Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)Northern PintailAnas acutaEarly in its seasonPhoto © Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0Early November to early April, middle week Feb 22–28Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)Green-winged TealAnas creccaPhoto © Smudge 9000 · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shownMallard (Anas platyrhynchos)MallardAnas platyrhynchosPhoto © anonymous · CC BY-SA 4.0

Anser 4

Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)Snow GooseAnser caerulescensEarly in its seasonPhoto (c) Miguel A Mejias, PhD., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Miguel A Mejias, PhD. · CC BY-NC 4.0Early November to mid-April, middle week Jan 4–10Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPhoto © Erik Eckstein · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-November to mid-March, middle week Feb 1–7Greylag Goose (Anser anser)Greylag GooseAnser anserPhoto © Frans Vandewalle · CC BY-NC 4.0Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)Ross's GooseAnser rossiiPhoto © Andrew Cannizzaro · CC BY 4.0No season shown

Aythya 5

Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)Greater ScaupAythya marilaPhoto © brian stahls · CC BY-NC 4.0Late November to early May, middle week Feb 15–21Redhead (Aythya americana)RedheadAythya americanaPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0Late November to mid-April, middle week Feb 15–21Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)Ring-necked DuckAythya collarisEarly in its seasonPhoto © lonnyholmes · CC BY-NC 4.0Early November to mid-April, middle week Mar 8–14Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)Lesser ScaupAythya affinisPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-December to early May, middle week Mar 15–21Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)CanvasbackAythya valisineriaPhoto © Jerry Oldenettel · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Branta 3

Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiPhoto © Bridget Spencer · CC BY-NC 4.0Late November to mid-March, middle week Jan 4–10Brant (Branta bernicla)BrantBranta berniclaPhoto © Wendy Feltham · CC BY-NC 4.0Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)Canada GooseBranta canadensisPhoto © mhalsted · CC BY-NC 4.0

Bucephala 2

Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPhoto © brian stahls · CC BY-NC 4.0Late November to mid-March, middle week Jan 25–31Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)BuffleheadBucephala albeolaPhoto © ianhearn · CC BY-NC 4.0Late November to mid-April, middle week Mar 1–7

Cairina 1

Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)Muscovy DuckCairina moschataPhoto © Bernard DUPONT · CC BY-SA 4.0

Clangula 1

Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPhoto © Kristen Rose · CC BY-NC 4.0Late November to early April, middle week Jan 25–31

Cygnus 3

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)Mute SwanCygnus olorPhoto © missoulabirdnerd · CC BY-NC 4.0Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorPhoto © belyykit · CC BY-NC 4.0Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Andy Wilson · CC0 1.0No season shown

Dendrocygna 1

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisPhoto © cello caruso-turiello · CC BY 4.0

Histrionicus 1

Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)Harlequin DuckHistrionicus histrionicusPhoto © Антон Виноградов · CC BY-NC 4.0

Lophodytes 1

Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusPhoto © Jason Stovin · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-November to early June, middle week Feb 8–14

Mareca 2

Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePhoto © Manuel Raab · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-February to mid-April, middle week Mar 8–14Gadwall (Mareca strepera)GadwallMareca streperaPhoto © Craig Chaddock · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown

Melanitta 3

Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataEarly in its seasonPhoto © Jonathan Irons · CC BY-NC 4.0Late October to late April, middle week Dec 20–26Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)Black ScoterMelanitta americanaPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi)White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandiPhoto © Steven McGrath · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown

Mergus 2

Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPhoto © Robin Gwen Agarwal · CC BY-NC 4.0Late November to early May, middle week Mar 22–28Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)Common MerganserMergus merganserPhoto © brian stahls · CC BY-NC 4.0

Oxyura 1

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisPhoto © Chris Fisher · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown

Spatula 2

Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataEarly in its seasonPhoto © silvertop41 · CC BY-NC 4.0Early October to mid-April, middle week Feb 15–21Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)Blue-winged TealSpatula discorsPhoto © Ed O'Connor · CC BY-NC 4.0Late March to mid-September, middle week Apr 19–25

Missing records do not mean a species is absent.