Dabbling ducks facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Dabbling ducksTemporal range: late Miocene to present
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The Anatinae is a subfamily of the family Anatidae that including swans, geese and ducks.
They are the dabbling ducks. They feed mainly at the surface rather than by diving. The subfamily contains only the dabbling ducks and one relative, the extinct moa-nalos, land ducks which lived on some Hawaiian islands.
Images for kids
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Spot-billed ducks dabbling
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Baikal teal (Sibirionetta formosa)
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Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) in Hyderabad, India
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Philippine duck (Anas luzonica)
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) (female)
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) with 6 ducklings
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Knob-billed duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos): a misplaced dabbling duck?
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See also
In Spanish: Anátinos para niños
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