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Photo: A pair of black-headed ducks (Heteronetta atricapilla) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A pair of black-headed ducks (Heteronetta atricapilla) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

The male is darker, while the female is brown.

Photo: A male black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A male black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Photo: A male black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A male black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Photo: A male black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A male black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

Photo: Antique duck decoys and shotgun shells sit on an old wooden crate.

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Antique duck decoys and shotgun shells sit on an old wooden crate.

Photo: A female marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris) at Tierpark Berlin.

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A female marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris) at Tierpark Berlin. This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Photo: A female marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris) at Tierpark Berlin.

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A female marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris) at Tierpark Berlin. This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Picture of a pair of lesser whistling ducks (Dendrocygna javanica) at the Columbus Zoo.

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A pair of lesser whistling ducks (Dendrocygna javanica) at the Columbus Zoo.

Photo: A North American ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis jamaicensis) at the Columbus Zoo.

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A North American ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis jamaicensis) at the Columbus Zoo.

Picture of a North American ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis jamaicensis) at the Columbus Zoo.

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A North American ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis jamaicensis) at the Columbus Zoo.

Photo: A pair of Steller's eiders (Polysticta stelleri) at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward.

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A pair of Steller’s eiders (Polysticta stelleri) at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward.

The male is white and black, the female is brown.

This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Photo: A West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea) at the Miller Park Zoo. This species is listed at vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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A West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea) at the Miller Park Zoo.

This species is listed at vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Photo: A West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea) at the Miller Park Zoo. This species is listed at vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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A West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea) at the Miller Park Zoo.

This species is listed at vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Photo: A West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea) at the Miller Park Zoo. This species is listed at vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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A West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea) at the Miller Park Zoo.

This species is listed at vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Photo: A West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea) at the Miller Park Zoo. This species is listed at vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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A West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea) at the Miller Park Zoo.

This species is listed at vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Photo: A West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea) at the Miller Park Zoo. This species is listed at vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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A West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea) at the Miller Park Zoo.

This species is listed at vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Photo: A West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea) at the Miller Park Zoo. This species is listed at vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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A West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea) at the Miller Park Zoo.

This species is listed at vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Picture of Eyton's whistling duck (Dendrocygna eytoni), Hottentot teal (Spatula Anas hottentota) and Ringed teal (Calonetta leucophrys) from Le Parc des Oiseaux in Villars Les Dombes, France.

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Eyton’s whistling duck (Dendrocygna eytoni), Hottentot teal (Spatula Anas hottentota) and Ringed teal (Calonetta leucophrys) from Le Parc des Oiseaux in Villars Les Dombes, France.

Picture of an Eyton's whistling duck (Dendrocygna eytoni), Hottentot teal (Spatula Anas hottentota) and Ringed teal (Callonetta leucophrys) from Le Parc des Oiseaux in Villars Les Dombes, France.

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A Eyton’s whistling duck (Dendrocygna eytoni), Hottentot teal (Spatula Anas hottentota) and Ringed teal (Callonetta leucophrys) from Le Parc des Oiseaux in Villars Les Dombes, France.

A hooded merganser (Mergus cucullatus) at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.

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A hooded merganser (Mergus cucullatus) at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.

A hooded merganser (Mergus cucullatus) at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.

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A hooded merganser (Mergus cucullatus) at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawaiian duck (Anas wyvilliana) at the Plzen Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawaiian duck (Anas wyvilliana) at the Plzen Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawaiian duck (Anas wyvilliana) at the Plzen Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawaiian duck (Anas wyvilliana) at the Plzen Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawaiian duck (Anas wyvilliana) at the Plzen Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawaiian duck (Anas wyvilliana) at the Plzen Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawaiian duck (Anas wyvilliana) at the Plzen Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawaiian duck (Anas wyvilliana) at the Plzen Zoo.

Photo: A common merganser or goosander (Mergus merganser) at the Plzen Zoo.

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A common merganser or goosander (Mergus merganser) at the Plzen Zoo.

Photo: A common merganser or goosander (Mergus merganser) at the Plzen Zoo.

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A common merganser or goosander (Mergus merganser) at the Plzen Zoo.

Photo: A common merganser or goosander (Mergus merganser) at the Plzen Zoo,

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A common merganser or goosander (Mergus merganser) at the Plzen Zoo,

Photo: A critically endangered Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri), at the Plzen Zoo in Plzen, Czech Republic.

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A critically endangered Baer’s pochard (Aythya baeri), at the Plzen Zoo in Plzen, Czech Republic.

Photo: A critically endangered Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri), at the Plzen Zoo in Plzen, Czech Republic.

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A critically endangered Baer’s pochard (Aythya baeri), at the Plzen Zoo in Plzen, Czech Republic.

Photo: A critically endangered Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri), at the Plzen Zoo in Plzen, Czech Republic.

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A critically endangered Baer’s pochard (Aythya baeri), at the Plzen Zoo in Plzen, Czech Republic.

Photo: A critically endangered Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri), at the Plzen Zoo in Plzen, Czech Republic.

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A critically endangered Baer’s pochard (Aythya baeri), at the Plzen Zoo in Plzen, Czech Republic.

Photo: A critically endangered Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri), at the Plzen Zoo in Plzen, Czech Republic.

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A critically endangered Baer’s pochard (Aythya baeri), at the Plzen Zoo in Plzen, Czech Republic.

Picture of a Florida duck (Anas fulvigula fulvigula) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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A Florida duck (Anas fulvigula fulvigula) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of a spotted whistling duck (Dendrocygna guttata) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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A spotted whistling duck (Dendrocygna guttata) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of ferruginous ducks (Aythya nyroca) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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Ferruginous ducks (Aythya nyroca) at the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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