The mandarin duck is native to China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Russia, and Taiwan. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The wood duck was close to extinction in the 1900s due to overhunting. The Migratory Bird Treaty established in 1916 and the enactment of the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act in 1918 helped increase wood duck population by the 1920s. The wood duck breeds in New Hampshire IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Egyptian goose is found south of the Sahara in Africa. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Brazilian teal is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The northern pintail is found from Canada south to Central America and the Caribbean. It is also found in Asia, Europe, and Africa. It is found in New Hampshire, but it doesn't breed there. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The white-cheeked pintail is also known as the Bahama pintial. It is found in the Caribbean and South America. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Cape teal is found in Botswana, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The chestnut teal is found in Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The green-winged teal breeds from northern Alaska, Manitoba, and Quebec south to California, Colorado, Nebraska, and New York. It winters in the southern states and along both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. The green-winged teal breeds in New Hampshire. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The red-billed duck is found in Botswana, Burundi, Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The gray teal is found in Australia, Indonesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Laysan duck is found on Laysan Island and Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean and in the northwestern Hawaiian islands. It is an endangered species in the United States. IUCN Redlist Status: Critically Endangered

The Philippine duck is found in the Philippines. IUCN Redlist Status: Vulnerable

Meller's duck is found in Madagascar. IUCN Redlist Status: Endangered

The Campbell Islands teal is found in New Zealand. IUCN Redlist Status: Vulnerable

The mallard breeds in most of Canada and the United States. It winters throughout the United States and south to Central America and the Caribbean. The mallard is also found in Europe and Asia. The mallard breeds in New Hampshire. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Garganey breeds in Europe and western Asia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Australasian shoveler is found in Australia and New Zealand. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The American black duck The American black duck breeds across Canada from Manitoba east to Newfoundland and south to Minnesota and eastern Virginia. It winters from southern Minnesota and Nova Scotia, Canada south to southern Texas and central Florida. It breeds in New Hampshire. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The African black duck is found in Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Pacific black duck is found in Australia, the Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Indonesia, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, and Vanuatu. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The yellow-billed duck is found in Botswana, Burundi, Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Hawaiian duck is native to Hawaii where it is also known as the koloa. It is an endangered species in the United States. IUCN Redlist Status: Vulnerable

The greater white-fronted goose is found in North America, Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. In the U.S., it is usually found west of the Mississippi. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The graylag goose is found in Europe and Asia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Pink-footed goose is native to Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The snow goose breeds in the Arctic regions of North America. It winters on the Pacific Coast from British Columbia, Canada to California; on the mid-Atlantic Coast; and on the Gulf Coast. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The emperor goose breeds in the Bering Sea regions of Alaska and Russia. It winters on coasts of the Aleutian Islands and in Canada. IUCN IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The swan goose is found in China, Japan, Kazakhstan, North and South Korea, Mongolia, and Russia. IUCN Redlist Status: Endangered

The lesser white-fronted goose is found in Europe and Asia. IUCN Redlist Status: Vulnerable

The bean goose breeds in Europe and Asia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The bar-headed goose is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

Ross's goose breeds in northern Canada. It winters in California, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The white-winged duck is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. IUCN Redlist Status: Critically Endangered

The lesser scaup breeds from Alaska and western Ontario south to Minnesota, northern Colorado, and northern California. It winters throughout the United States, both inland and along the coasts and into Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. It is found in New Hampshire during migration. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The redhead breeds in central Alaska, the Great Plains, the Great Lakes, and in some areas of the western U.S. and Canada. It winters in the southern U.S. and along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts south into Mexico. The redhead can be found in Ne Hampshire. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The hardhead is found in Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

Baer's pochard is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, North Korea, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. IUCN Redlist Status: Critically Endangered

Unlike most diving ducks, the ring-necked duck can take off from the water without running across its surface. The ring-necked duck breeds in New Hampshire. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The common pochard is found in Europe, Africa, and Asia. IUCN Redlist Status: Vulnerable

The tufted duck breeds in northern Eurasia from Iceland and the British Islands east to Russia and Siberia. It occasionally can be found in the winter along the Atlantic coast of North America as far south as Maryland and along the Pacific coast south to California. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Madagascar pochard was thought to be extinct. In 2006, nine adults and four ducklings were found at Lake Matsaborimena in Madagascar. Today, a captive breeding program is working to save the species. IUCN Redlist Status: Critically Endangered

The greater scaup breeds from Alaska east to Labrador, Canada. It winters along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of southern Canada and the United States. It is also found in the Gulf Coast, the Great Lakes, and in Europe and Asia. It is found in New Hampshire. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The New Zealand scaup is found in New Zealand. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The ferruginous duck breeds in south-western Asia, central and eastern Europe, and north Africa. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened

The canvasback breeds from Alaska south and east to Nebraska and Minnesota. It winters on the Great Lakes, on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf Coasts, and in Mexico. It is found in New Hampshire. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The musk duck is found in Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The brant goose, also known as he brent goose, breeds in coastal Alaska and Arctic Canada. It winters along both coasts south to California, the Carolinas, and Mexico. The brant goose is also found in Europe and Asia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Canada goose breeds and winters in most of Canada and the United States, including New Hampshire. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The cackling goose breeds in Alaska and northern Canada. It winters in Washington, Oregon, California, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The barnacle goose is found in Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, the Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The red-breasted goose is native to Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Türkiye, and Ukraine. IUCN Redlist Status: Endangered IUCN Redlist Status: Vulnerable

The Hawaiian goose is also known as the Nene goose. It is only found in the wild on the Hawaiian islands of Maui, Kaua'i and Hawai'i. It is an endangered species in the United States. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened

The bufflehead is the smallest diving duck in North America. During breeding season, the bufflehead is found from Alaska east to Quebec and south in the mountains from Washington to Montana. It winters from Alaska east to Nova Scotia and south throughout most of the continental U.S. to Mexico. It is found in New Hamphre, but it doesn't breed there. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The common goldeneye is sometimes called the whistler because of the whistling sound its wings make when it is in flight. The common goldeneye breeds in New Hampshire. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

Barrow's goldeneye breeds in the western U.S. from Alaska south to Oregon and Colorado. In the east, it breeds in Quebec and Labrador. It winters along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to California and along the Atlantic Coast from the Maritime Provinces in Canada south to New York. It winters in New Hampshire. IUCN Redlist Status: Last Concern

The Muscovy duck is native to Mexico, and Central America, and South America. There are small populations in Texas. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The ringed teal is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Cape Barren goose is found on small offshore islands off the southern coast of Australia and in small numbers in Tasmania. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Australian wood duck, also known as the maned duck or maned goose, is found in Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The kelp goose is found in Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. Kelp makes up most of its diet. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Andean goose is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The upland goose is found in Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The ashy-headed goose is found in Argentina and Chile. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The ruddy-headed goose is found in Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The long-tailed duck breeds in Alaska and northern Canada. It winters along the Pacific Coast from Alaska south to California and along the Atlantic Coast from Canada south to North Carolina., including in New Hampshire. IUCN Redlist Status: Vulnerable

The Coscoroba swan is found in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Paraguay, and Uruguay. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The blue-winged goose is found in Ethiopia. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened

The black swan is native to Australia and New Zealand. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The trumpeter swan is the largest North American species of waterfowl. It was once found across much Canada and the northern United States from Washington to Michigan. In the United States, it is now found in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Minnesota. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The tundra swan breeds in the Arctic regions of northern Canada and Alaska in two population groups. The eastern population winters on the Atlantic Coast from the Chesapeake Bay to North Carolina. The western population winters on the Pacific Coast from southern British Columbia to southern California. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The whooper swan is found in northern Europe and eastern Asia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The black-necked swan is found in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the Falkland Islands, and Uruguay. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The mute swan is an exotic species that was introduced to North America when Europeans brought it over from Europe in the 19th century. The mute swan breeds in New Hampshire. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The West Indian whistling-Duck is found in Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Turks and Caicos, and the Virgin Islands. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened

The wandering whistling-duck is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and Timor-Leste. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The black-bellied whistling-duck is found from Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona south to South America. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The fulvous whistling-duck is found from central and eastern Texas and the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, south to Mexico. It is also found in southern Florida, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Its name comes from the hoarse whistling sound it makes and from its coloring. Fulvous means tawny. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The plumed whistling-duck is found in Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The spotted whistling-duck is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The lesser whistling-duck is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The white-faced whistling-duck is found in South America, the Caribbean, and Sub-Saharan Africa. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The harlequin duck uses a small hook at the end of its bill to pry limpets off of rocks! The harlequin duck winters along the coast of New Hampshire. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The blue duck is found in New Zealand. IUCN Redlist Status: Endangered

The hooded merganser is one of the fastest flying ducks. It is found in southern Canada and in most of the United States. It breeds in New Hampshire. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The pink-eared duck is found in Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The American wigeon breeds from western Canada into the American Northwest. It winters mainly along the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf coasts and is found throughout the United States during migration. It is found in New Hampshire, but it doesn't breed there. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The falcated duck is found in Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, North and South Korea, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, and Vietnam. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Eurasian wigeon breeds in Eurasia and Northern Africa. In the winter, it is sometimes found on the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of North America. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Chiloe Wigeon is found in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the Falkland Islands, and Uruguay. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The gadwall is found from the Atlantic Coast of Canada west to Alaska and south to the Mexico. It winters across much of the United States south to Mexico. The gadwall is also found in Iceland, Europe, and Asia. The gadwall is found in New Hampshire, but it does not breed there. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The marbled teal is found in Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened

The black scoter breeds in western Alaska and Labrador and Newfoundland in Canada. It winters along the Pacific Coast, the Atlantic Coast, the Gulf Coast, and the Great Lakes. The black scoter is also found in Eurasia. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened

The torrent duck is found near fast moving mountain rivers in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The smew breeds on the taiga in Europe and Asia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The common merganser, also known as the goosander, is a good swimmer and diver, but it is awkward on land. The common merganser breeds in New Hampshire. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Brazilian merganser is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. IUCN Redlist Status: Critically Endangered

The red-breasted merganser breeds in Alaska, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Maine and much of Canada. It winters along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts of North America. It is also found in Europe and Asia. It winters in New Hampshire. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The scaly-sided merganser is found in China, Japan, North and South Korea, Myanmar, Russia, Taiwan, and Thailand. IUCN Redlist Status: Endangered

The Orinoco goose is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened

The rosy-billed pochard is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The red-crested pochard is found in Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The African pygmy-goose is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the smallest species of waterfowl found in Africa. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The cotton pygmy-goose is found in Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The green pygmy-goose is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The blue-billed duck is found in Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The ruddy duck breeds west of the Mississippi. It winters along the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf Coasts. It is also found in Canada, Mexico, and Central America. The ruddy duck is found in New Hampshire, but it does not breed there. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The White-headed duck is found in Eastern Europe, North Africa, and western and central Asia. IUCN Redlist Status: Endangered

The Maccoa duck is found in Botswana, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. IUCN Redlist Status: Endangered

The lake duck is found in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The spur-winged goose is found in Africa. Image Credit:

Steller's eider is found in Alaska. It is also found in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, and Sweden. It is a threatened species in the U.S. IUCN Redlist Status: Vulnerable

Hartlaub's duck is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Sudan. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The comb duck, also known as the knob-billed duck, is found in South America, south Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Baikal teal is found in China, Japan, North and South Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Taiwan. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The spectacled eider is a large sea duck that breeds on the coast of Alaska and in Siberia. It is a threatened species in the United States. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened

The common eider is the largest duck in the Northern Hemisphere. It breeds in New Hampshire. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened

The king eider breeds along the Arctic Circle. In North America, it winters off the coast of Alaska and along the Atlantic Coast, including off the coast of New Hampshire. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The northern shoveler is found across much of North America. It is also found in Africa, South America, Europe and Asia. It is found in New Hampshire, but it does not breed there. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The cinnamon teal breeds in western North America from British Columbia in Canada east to Montana and south to California, Mexico, and Texas. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The blue-winged teal breeds across most of North America, with the exception of the Arctic areas of Canada, the southwest, the southeast, and the Appalachian region. It is one of the first ducks to migrate in the fall. It often reaches its winter ground as early as August. The blue-winged teal breeds in New Hampshire. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The red shoveler is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Puna teal, also known as is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Cape shoveler is found in Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The silver teal is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Paraguay, and Uruguay. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The spectacled duck is found in Argentina and Chile. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened

The freckled duck is found in Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The flying Steamer duck is found in Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The flightless steamerduck, also known as the Magellanic steamer duck and the Fuegian steamer duck, is found on the rocky coasts and islands of southern Argentina and Chile. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The South African shelduck is found in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The ruddy shelduck is found in Europe and Asia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Radjah shelduck is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The common shelduck is found in Europe, Asia, and Africa. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The Australian shelduck is found in Australia and New Zealand. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The paradise shelduck is found in New Zealand. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern

The white-backed duck is found in Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern