waterfowl
Ducks and geese
Waterfowl are birds that live on or near water—ducks, geese, swans, and similar swimming birds.
The term appears most often in hunting contexts: waterfowl season, waterfowl hunting.
It also covers the broader category in wildlife management and birdwatching.
The word works as both singular and plural: a waterfowl, several waterfowl.
Established bird migration path
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- southwardToward the equator's direction
- northwardToward the top
- overwinteringEnduring the cold months
stopover · flock · breeding-grounds · navigation · wintering · V-formation
Bird's lightweight covering
- downToward lower ground
- iridescenceColor shift from interference
- speculumMedical opening device
- waterproofingMaking impervious to moisture
coverts · preening · molting · coloration · drake
Water-saturated terrain
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- pondSmall still body
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
reeds · cattails · estuary · swamp · riverbank · brackish · shallows · nesting
Locomotion through water
- divingEntering water deliberately
- dabblingShallow, casual involvement
- floatingStaying atop liquid
- paddlingStroking water with blades
preening · molting · brooding · nesting · flocking · foraging · upending · skimming
Objects meant to mislead
Waterbird that quacks
- gooseLarge honking waterfowl
- swanLarge graceful waterbird
- mallardCommon dabbling waterfowl
- tealShade between aqua, cyan
pintail · wigeon · canvasback · merganser · goldeneye · gadwall · scaup · eider
At risk of extinction
flyway
Established bird migration path
overwintering · stopover · flock · breeding-grounds · navigation · wintering · V-formation
feathers
Bird's lightweight covering
- downToward lower ground
- iridescenceColor shift from interference
- speculumMedical opening device
waterproofing · coverts · preening · molting · coloration · drake
wetlands
Water-saturated terrain
freshwater · reeds · cattails · estuary · swamp · riverbank · brackish · shallows · nesting · rookery
swimming
Locomotion through water
paddling · preening · molting · brooding · nesting · flocking · foraging · upending · skimming · waddling
decoys
Objects meant to mislead
- blindsAdjustable slatted window coverings
- retrieverDog trained to fetch game
- shotgunLong gun firing shot
waders · camouflage · season · license · gamebird · flyway · spread
duck
Waterbird that quacks
teal · pintail · wigeon · canvasback · merganser · goldeneye · gadwall · scaup · eider · redhead
endangered
At risk of extinction
- duck-billed animalsplatypus, duck, mallard, shoveler, merganser
- Camarguewhite horses, pink flamingos, flamingos, salt marshes, marshlands
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- bird traitsfeathered, plumed, plumage, plumaged, beaky
- birdwatchingbirders, birdwatchers, ornithologists, binoculars, field guides
waterfowllandbirds
Birds living on land
songbirds · raptors · birds of prey · perching birds · passerines