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Book SynopsisThis is the ultimate guide for anyone who wants to identify the ducks, geese, and swans of North America, Europe, and Asia. With 72 stunning color plates (that include more than 920 drawings), over 650 superb photos, and in-depth descriptions, this book brings together the most current information on 84 species of Eurasian and North American waterf
Trade Review"Extremely well produced and presented. I love this book."--Greg Laden's Blog "The level of detail Reeber provides on plumages goes far beyond any other resource I have seen... This is a tremendous piece of work that raises the bar for those who plan to follow a similar path in the future."--Keith Betton, American Birding Association blog "Waterfowl of North America, Europe, and Asia, by Sebastien Reeber, is an exhaustively comprehensive reference book that is sure to bring joy to the heart of every birder."--Donna Lynn Schulman, 10,000 Birds blog "An unrivalled, must-have reference for any birder with an interest in ducks, geese, and swans of the Holarctic. It is a meticulously detailed book for serious birders. Bringing together just about everything you'd need to know in order to identify waterfowl of the Holarctic, this monograph will surely be the standard reference for its subject for a long time to come."--Frank Lambert, The Birder's Library blog "Not since Kortwright (1942), Bellrose (1942), Madge and Burn (1987) did their classic books on North American and global waterfowl has such a great book been produced."--North Durham Nature Newsletter "The sheer amount of information and the number of beautiful drawings and photographs will make this book invaluable to scientists, birders, naturalists, and collectors."--Choice "Waterfowl of North America, Europe & Asia ends the wait for a comprehensive look at the waterfowl of North America and Eurasia. Offering more than 920 excellent drawings and over 650 photographs, the illustrative value alone is worth the cost of admission."--Carolina Bird Club Newsletter
Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK 8 TAXONOMY AND SYSTEMATICS 11 AVIAN TOPOGRAPHY 12 MOULT AND PLUMAGES 13 AGEING AND SEXING 20 HYBRIDISATION 25 COLOUR PLATES 32 SPECIES ACCOUNTS Tribe Dendrocygnini (whistling-ducks) Black-bellied Whistling-duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 177 Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor 180 Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica 183 Tribe Anserini (geese) Swan Goose Anser cygnoides 186 Bean Goose Anser fabalis 189 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 199 Greylag Goose Anser anser 203 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 208 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus 221 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus 226 Emperor Goose Chen canagica 230 Snow Goose Chen caerulescens 233 Ross's Goose Chen rossi 240 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 246 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 256 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 259 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 263 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 272 Tribe Cygnini (swans) Mute Swan Cygnus olor 282 Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator 287 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 292 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 298 Tribe Plectropterini (Comb Duck) Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos302 Tribe Tandornini (shelducks and sheldgeese) Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegytiaca 305 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 308 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 312 Crested Shelduck Tadorna cristata 316 Tribe Anatini (dabbling ducks) Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata 317 White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata 320 Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus 323 Wood Duck Aix sponsa 326 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 332 Gadwall Anas strepera 335 Falcated Duck Anas falcata 340 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 344 American Wigeon Anas americana 351 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 358 American Black Duck Anas rubripes 367 Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula 375 Eastern Spot-gilled Duck Anas zonorhyncha 382 Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha 386 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 391 Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera 398 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 402 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 408 Garganey Anas querquedula 413 Baikal Teal Anas formosa 417 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 423 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 430 Tribe Anthyini (diving ducks) Marbled Duck Marmaronetta augustirostris 437 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 440 Canvasback Aythya valisineria 445 Redhead Aythya americana 450 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 455 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 460 Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri 467 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 471 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 477 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 484 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 492 Tribe Merini (sea ducks) Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri 497 Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri 502 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 506 Common Eider Somateria mollissima 513 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 526 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 531 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 535 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi 540 Siberian Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri 544 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 546 Black Scoter Melanitta americana 551 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 554 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 560 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 564 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 572 Smew Mergellus albellus 576 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 580 Goosander Mergus merganser 584 Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus 591 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 595 Tribe Oxyurini (stifftails) Masked Duck Nomonyx dominica 600 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 604 White-headed Duck Oxyura leucoephala 610 REFERENCES 617 HYBRIDS INDEX 651 SPECIES INDEX 655
