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Smew
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The Smew (Mergellus albellus) is a sea duck from the family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans (Anatidae).
The Anatidae are the biological family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents. These birds are adapted for swimming, floating on the water surface, and in some cases diving in at least shallow water. The family contains around 146 species in 43 genera. (The magpie goose is no longer considered to be part of the Anatidae and is now placed in its own family, Anseranatidae.)
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Nest Boxes and sites
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Nest Boxes and sites
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Given the right conditions and a suitable diet most species of waterfowl will breed in captivity and for many keepers of wildfowl it is the breeding that offers both a challenge and a reward. When preparing nest sites consideration should be given to the type of nest site favoured by the species in the wild and in basic terms trying to create a suitable substitute while all the time remembering that this is not an exact science.
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Chestnut Teal
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The Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea) is a dabbling duck from the family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans (Anatidae).
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Hartlaub's Duck
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The Hartlaub's Duck (Pteronetta hartlaubi) is a dabbling duck from the family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans (Anatidae).
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Common Pochard
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The Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) is a diving duck from the family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans (Anatidae).
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Radjah Shelduck
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The Radjah Shelduck (Tadorna radjah) is a shelduck from the family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans (Anatidae).
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Cape Shoveler
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The Cape Shoveler (Anas smithii) is a dabbling duck from the family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans (Anatidae).
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Eider, King
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The Eider, King (Somateria spectabilis) is a sea duck from the family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans (Anatidae).
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Angel Wing
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Angel Wing
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Angel wing, also known as airplane wing, slipped wing, crooked wing, and drooped wing, is a syndrome that affects primarily waterfowl, such as geese and ducks, in which the last joint of the wing is twisted with the wing feathers pointing out laterally, instead of lying against the body. Males develop it more frequently than females. It has also been reported in cranes.
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Black scoter (Americana)
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The Black scoter (Americana) (Melanitta nigra americana) is a large sea duck from the family of of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans (Anatidae).