Unit 3: Geese, Swans, Dabbling Ducks (pt 1) Flashcards by Ziv Nelson | Brainscape

Q

No white on blue-purple speculum

Dark hat; lighter head; dark body

A

American Black Duck

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Q

Male: Yellow bill; green head; white line on neck

Female: Brownish; blue-purple speculum; white leading edge on speculum

A

Mallard

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Q

Classic swan

Orange bill; black face knob

S-curved neck

A

Mute Swan

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Q

White overall; black bill/face

Concave bill

Yellow spot before eye; less black on eye

A

Tundra Swan

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Q

White overall

Black face; touches eye

Straight bill from head to point

A

Trumpeter Swan

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Q

Orange-pink bill; white band at base

Dark patches on breast

White line along wing/breast line

A

Greater White-Fronted Goose

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Q

Shorter/stubbier neck, bill, head

No ‘grin patch’ (less lipstick)

Black wing tips

A

Ross’s Goose

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Q

Pinkish bill w/ dark lipstick

Big ‘grin patch’ on bill

Black wing tips

A

Snow Goose

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Q

Black head, neck, breast, bill

Stubby bill

White marks on each side of neck

A

Brant

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Q

White chin strap

White-banded rump when in flight

A

Canada Goose

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