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Appearance item-216 at level 2: picture item-217 at level 2: text: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia item-218 at level 2: text: Common name for many species of bird item-219 at level 2: text: This article is about the bird. ... as a food, see . For other uses, see . item-220 at level 2: text: "Duckling" redirects here. For other uses, see . item-221 at level 2: table with [13x2] item-222 at level 2: inline: group group item-223 at level 3: text: Duck is the common name for numerous species of item-224 at level 3: text: waterfowl item-225 at level 3: text: in the item-226 at level 3: text: family item-227 at level 3: text: Anatidae item-228 at level 3: text: . Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than item-229 at level 3: text: swans item-230 at level 3: text: and item-231 at level 3: text: geese item-232 at level 3: text: , which are members of the same ... among several subfamilies, they are a item-233 at level 3: text: form taxon item-234 at level 3: text: ; they do not represent a item-235 at level 3: text: monophyletic group item-236 at level 3: text: (the group of all descendants of ... not considered ducks. Ducks are mostly item-237 at level 3: text: aquatic birds item-238 at level 3: text: , and may be found in both fresh water and sea water. item-239 at level 2: inline: group group item-240 at level 3: text: Ducks are sometimes confused wit ... ater birds with similar forms, such as item-241 at level 3: text: loons item-242 at level 3: text: or divers, item-243 at level 3: text: grebes item-244 at level 3: text: , item-245 at level 3: text: gallinules item-246 at level 3: text: and item-247 at level 3: text: coots item-248 at level 3: text: . item-249 at level 2: section_header: Etymology item-250 at level 3: inline: group group item-251 at level 4: text: The word duck comes from item-252 at level 4: text: Old English item-253 at level 4: text: dūce 'diver', a derivative of th ... because of the way many species in the item-254 at level 4: text: dabbling duck item-255 at level 4: text: group feed by upending; compare with item-256 at level 4: text: Dutch item-257 at level 4: text: duiken and item-258 at level 4: text: German item-259 at level 4: text: tauchen 'to dive'. item-260 at level 3: picture item-260 at level 4: caption: Pacific black duck displaying the characteristic upending "duck" item-261 at level 3: inline: group group item-262 at level 4: text: This word replaced Old English e ... example, Dutch eend , German Ente and item-263 at level 4: text: Norwegian item-264 at level 4: text: and . The word ened / ænid was inherited from item-265 at level 4: text: Proto-Indo-European item-266 at level 4: text: ; item-267 at level 4: text: cf. item-268 at level 4: text: Latin item-269 at level 4: text: anas "duck", item-270 at level 4: text: Lithuanian item-271 at level 4: text: ántis 'duck', item-272 at level 4: text: Ancient Greek item-273 at level 4: text: νῆσσα / νῆττα ( nēssa / nētta ) 'duck', and item-274 at level 4: text: Sanskrit item-275 at level 4: text: ātí 'water bird', among others. item-276 at level 3: inline: group group item-277 at level 4: text: A duckling is a young duck in downy plumage item-278 at level 4: text: [ 1 ] item-279 at level 4: text: or baby duck, item-280 at level 4: text: [ 2 ] item-281 at level 4: text: but in the food trade a young do ... , is sometimes labelled as a duckling. item-282 at level 3: inline: group group item-283 at level 4: text: A male is called a item-284 at level 4: text: drake item-285 at level 4: text: and the female is called a duck, or in item-286 at level 4: text: ornithology item-287 at level 4: text: a hen. item-288 at level 4: text: [ 3 ] item-289 at level 4: text: [ 4 ] item-290 at level 3: picture item-290 at level 4: caption: Male mallard. item-291 at level 3: picture item-291 at level 4: caption: Wood ducks. item-292 at level 2: section_header: Taxonomy item-293 at level 3: inline: group group item-294 at level 4: text: All ducks belong to the item-295 at level 4: text: biological order item-296 at level 4: text: Anseriformes item-297 at level 4: text: , a group that contains the ducks, geese and swans, as well as the item-298 at level 4: text: screamers item-299 at level 4: text: , and the item-300 at level 4: text: magpie goose item-301 at level 4: text: . item-302 at level 4: text: [ 5 ] item-303 at level 4: text: All except the screamers belong to the item-304 at level 4: text: biological family item-305 at level 4: text: Anatidae item-306 at level 4: text: . item-307 at level 4: text: [ 5 ] item-308 at level 4: text: Within the family, ducks are spl ... erable disagreement among taxonomists. item-309 at level 4: text: [ 5 ] item-310 at level 4: text: Some base their decisions on item-311 at level 4: text: morphological characteristics item-312 at level 4: text: , others on shared behaviours or genetic studies. item-313 at level 4: text: [ 6 ] item-314 at level 4: text: [ 7 ] item-315 at level 4: text: The number of suggested subfamil ... taining ducks ranges from two to five. item-316 at level 4: text: [ 8 ] item-317 at level 4: text: [ 9 ] item-318 at level 4: text: The significant level of item-319 at level 4: text: hybridisation item-320 at level 4: text: that occurs among wild ducks com ... relationships between various species. item-321 at level 4: text: [ 9 ] item-322 at level 3: picture item-322 at level 4: caption: Mallard landing in approach item-323 at level 3: inline: group group item-324 at level 4: text: In most modern classifications, ... split into a varying number of tribes. item-325 at level 4: text: [ 10 ] item-326 at level 4: text: The largest of these, the Anatin ... imarily at the surface of fresh water. item-327 at level 4: text: [ 11 ] item-328 at level 4: text: The 'diving ducks', also named f ... ng method, make up the tribe Aythyini. item-329 at level 4: text: [ 12 ] item-330 at level 4: text: The 'sea ducks' of the tribe Mer ... majority of their lives in saltwater. item-331 at level 4: text: [ 13 ] item-332 at level 4: text: The tribe Oxyurini contains the ... r small size and stiff, upright tails. item-333 at level 4: text: [ 14 ] item-334 at level 3: inline: group group item-335 at level 4: text: A number of other species called ... ed in other subfamilies or tribes. The item-336 at level 4: text: whistling ducks item-337 at level 4: text: are assigned either to a tribe ( ... y Anatinae or the subfamily Anserinae, item-338 at level 4: text: [ 15 ] item-339 at level 4: text: or to their own subfamily (Dendrocygninae) or family (Dendrocyganidae). item-340 at level 4: text: [ 9 ] item-341 at level 4: text: [ 16 ] item-342 at level 4: text: The item-343 at level 4: text: freckled duck item-344 at level 4: text: of Australia is either the sole ... ctonettini in the subfamily Anserinae, item-345 at level 4: text: [ 15 ] item-346 at level 4: text: or in its own family, the Stictonettinae. item-347 at level 4: text: [ 9 ] item-348 at level 4: text: The item-349 at level 4: text: shelducks item-350 at level 4: text: make up the tribe Tadornini in t ... ily Anserinae in some classifications, item-351 at level 4: text: [ 15 ] item-352 at level 4: text: and their own subfamily, Tadorninae, in others, item-353 at level 4: text: [ 17 ] item-354 at level 4: text: while the item-355 at level 4: text: steamer ducks item-356 at level 4: text: are either placed in the family Anserinae in the tribe Tachyerini item-357 at level 4: text: [ 15 ] item-358 at level 4: text: or lumped with the shelducks in the tribe Tadorini. item-359 at level 4: text: [ 9 ] item-360 at level 4: text: The item-361 at level 4: text: perching ducks item-362 at level 4: text: make up in the tribe Cairinini i ... members assigned to the tribe Anatini. item-363 at level 4: text: [ 9 ] item-364 at level 4: text: The item-365 at level 4: text: torrent duck item-366 at level 4: text: is generally included in the sub ... e in the monotypic tribe Merganettini, item-367 at level 4: text: [ 15 ] item-368 at level 4: text: but is sometimes included in the tribe Tadornini. item-369 at level 4: text: [ 18 ] item-370 at level 4: text: The item-371 at level 4: text: pink-eared duck item-372 at level 4: text: is sometimes included as a true duck either in the tribe Anatini item-373 at level 4: text: [ 15 ] item-374 at level 4: text: or the tribe Malacorhynchini, item-375 at level 4: text: [ 19 ] item-376 at level 4: text: and other times is included with the shelducks in the tribe Tadornini. item-377 at level 4: text: [ 15 ] item-378 at level 2: section_header: Morphology item-379 at level 3: picture item-379 at level 4: caption: Male Mandarin duck item-380 at level 3: inline: group group item-381 at level 4: text: The overall item-382 at level 4: text: body plan item-383 at level 4: text: of ducks is elongated and broad, ... t from this in being more rounded. The item-384 at level 4: text: bill item-385 at level 4: text: is usually broad and contains serrated item-386 at level 4: text: pectens item-387 at level 4: text: , which are particularly well de ... e generally short and pointed, and the item-388 at level 4: text: flight item-389 at level 4: text: of ducks requires fast continuou ... strong wing muscles. Three species of item-390 at level 4: text: steamer duck item-391 at level 4: text: are almost flightless, however. ... duck are temporarily flightless while item-392 at level 4: text: moulting item-393 at level 4: text: ; they seek out protected habita ... period. This moult typically precedes item-394 at level 4: text: migration item-395 at level 4: text: . item-396 at level 3: inline: group group item-397 at level 4: text: The drakes of northern species often have extravagant item-398 at level 4: text: plumage item-399 at level 4: text: , but that is item-400 at level 4: text: moulted item-401 at level 4: text: in summer to give a more female- ... n resident species typically show less item-402 at level 4: text: sexual dimorphism item-403 at level 4: text: , although there are exceptions such as the item-404 at level 4: text: paradise shelduck item-405 at level 4: text: of item-406 at level 4: text: New Zealand item-407 at level 4: text: , which is both strikingly sexua ... rkscrew shaped vagina to prevent rape. item-408 at level 2: section_header: Distribution and habitat item-409 at level 3: picture item-409 at level 4: caption: Flying steamer ducks in Ushuaia, Argentina item-410 at level 3: inline: group group item-411 at level 4: text: Ducks have a item-412 at level 4: text: cosmopolitan distribution item-413 at level 4: text: , and are found on every continent except Antarctica. item-414 at level 4: text: [ 5 ] item-415 at level 4: text: Several species manage to live on subantarctic islands, including item-416 at level 4: text: South Georgia item-417 at level 4: text: and the item-418 at level 4: text: Auckland Islands item-419 at level 4: text: . item-420 at level 4: text: [ 20 ] item-421 at level 4: text: Ducks have reached a number of isolated oceanic islands, including the item-422 at level 4: text: Hawaiian Islands item-423 at level 4: text: , item-424 at level 4: text: Micronesia item-425 at level 4: text: and the item-426 at level 4: text: Galápagos Islands item-427 at level 4: text: , where they are often item-428 at level 4: text: vagrants item-429 at level 4: text: and less often item-430 at level 4: text: residents item-431 at level 4: text: . item-432 at level 4: text: [ 21 ] item-433 at level 4: text: [ 22 ] item-434 at level 4: text: A handful are item-435 at level 4: text: endemic item-436 at level 4: text: to such far-flung islands. item-437 at level 4: text: [ 21 ] item-438 at level 3: picture item-438 at level 4: caption: Female mallard in Cornwall, England item-439 at level 3: inline: group group item-440 at level 4: text: Some duck species, mainly those ... that form after localised heavy rain. item-441 at level 4: text: [ 23 ] item-442 at level 2: section_header: Behaviour item-443 at level 3: section_header: Feeding item-444 at level 4: picture item-444 at level 5: caption: Pecten along the bill item-445 at level 4: picture item-445 at level 5: caption: Mallard duckling preening item-446 at level 4: inline: group group item-447 at level 5: text: Ducks eat food sources such as item-448 at level 5: text: grasses item-449 at level 5: text: , aquatic plants, fish, insects, small amphibians, worms, and small item-450 at level 5: text: molluscs item-451 at level 5: text: . item-452 at level 4: inline: group group item-453 at level 5: text: Dabbling ducks item-454 at level 5: text: feed on the surface of water or ... -ending without completely submerging. item-455 at level 5: text: [ 24 ] item-456 at level 5: text: Along the edge of the bill, there is a comb-like structure called a item-457 at level 5: text: pecten item-458 at level 5: text: . This strains the water squirti ... thers and to hold slippery food items. item-459 at level 4: inline: group group item-460 at level 5: text: Diving ducks item-461 at level 5: text: and item-462 at level 5: text: sea ducks item-463 at level 5: text: forage deep underwater. To be ab ... ave more difficulty taking off to fly. item-464 at level 4: inline: group group item-465 at level 5: text: A few specialized species such as the item-466 at level 5: text: mergansers item-467 at level 5: text: are adapted to catch and swallow large fish. item-468 at level 4: inline: group group item-469 at level 5: text: The others have the characteristic wide flat bill adapted to item-470 at level 5: text: dredging item-471 at level 5: text: -type jobs such as pulling up wa ... y when digging into sediment it has no item-472 at level 5: text: cere item-473 at level 5: text: , but the nostrils come out through hard horn. item-474 at level 4: inline: group group item-475 at level 5: text: The Guardian item-476 at level 5: text: published an article advising th ... hould not be fed with bread because it item-477 at level 5: text: damages the health of the ducks item-478 at level 5: text: and pollutes waterways. item-479 at level 5: text: [ 25 ] item-480 at level 3: section_header: Breeding item-481 at level 4: picture item-481 at level 5: caption: A Muscovy duckling item-482 at level 4: inline: group group item-483 at level 5: text: Ducks generally item-484 at level 5: text: only have one partner at a time item-485 at level 5: text: , although the partnership usually only lasts one year. item-486 at level 5: text: [ 26 ] item-487 at level 5: text: Larger species and the more sede ... e pair-bonds that last numerous years. item-488 at level 5: text: [ 27 ] item-489 at level 5: text: Most duck species breed once a y ... ng to do so in favourable conditions ( item-490 at level 5: text: spring item-491 at level 5: text: /summer or wet seasons). Ducks also tend to make a item-492 at level 5: text: nest item-493 at level 5: text: before breeding, and, after hatc ... out of (such as nesting in an enclosed item-494 at level 5: text: courtyard item-495 at level 5: text: ) or are not prospering due to g ... e nest and led her ducklings to water. item-496 at level 5: text: [ 28 ] item-497 at level 3: section_header: Communication item-498 at level 4: inline: group group item-499 at level 5: text: Female item-500 at level 5: text: mallard item-501 at level 5: text: ducks (as well as several other species in the genus Anas , such as the item-502 at level 5: text: American item-503 at level 5: text: and item-504 at level 5: text: Pacific black ducks item-505 at level 5: text: , item-506 at level 5: text: spot-billed duck item-507 at level 5: text: , item-508 at level 5: text: northern pintail item-509 at level 5: text: and item-510 at level 5: text: common teal item-511 at level 5: text: ) make the classic "quack" sound ... at is sometimes written as "breeeeze", item-512 at level 5: text: [ 29 ] item-513 at level 5: text: [ item-514 at level 5: text: self-published source? item-515 at level 5: text: ] but, despite widespread miscon ... , most species of duck do not "quack". item-516 at level 5: text: [ 30 ] item-517 at level 5: text: In general, ducks make a range of item-518 at level 5: text: calls item-519 at level 5: text: , including whistles, cooing, yodels and grunts. For example, the item-520 at level 5: text: scaup item-521 at level 5: text: – which are item-522 at level 5: text: diving ducks item-523 at level 5: text: – make a noise like "scaup" (hen ... laying calls or quieter contact calls. item-524 at level 4: inline: group group item-525 at level 5: text: A common item-526 at level 5: text: urban legend item-527 at level 5: text: claims that duck quacks do not e ... y the Acoustics Research Centre at the item-528 at level 5: text: University of Salford item-529 at level 5: text: in 2003 as part of the item-530 at level 5: text: British Association item-531 at level 5: text: 's Festival of Science. item-532 at level 5: text: [ 31 ] item-533 at level 5: text: It was also debunked in item-534 at level 5: text: one of the earlier episodes item-535 at level 5: text: of the popular Discovery Channel television show item-536 at level 5: text: MythBusters item-537 at level 5: text: . item-538 at level 5: text: [ 32 ] item-539 at level 3: section_header: Predators item-540 at level 4: picture item-540 at level 5: caption: Ringed teal item-541 at level 4: inline: group group item-542 at level 5: text: Ducks have many predators. Duckl ... ory birds but also for large fish like item-543 at level 5: text: pike item-544 at level 5: text: , item-545 at level 5: text: crocodilians item-546 at level 5: text: , predatory item-547 at level 5: text: testudines item-548 at level 5: text: such as the item-549 at level 5: text: alligator snapping turtle item-550 at level 5: text: , and other aquatic hunters, including fish-eating birds such as item-551 at level 5: text: herons item-552 at level 5: text: . Ducks' nests are raided by lan ... naware on the nest by mammals, such as item-553 at level 5: text: foxes item-554 at level 5: text: , or large birds, such as item-555 at level 5: text: hawks item-556 at level 5: text: or item-557 at level 5: text: owls item-558 at level 5: text: . item-559 at level 4: inline: group group item-560 at level 5: text: Adult ducks are fast fliers, but ... ng big fish such as the North American item-561 at level 5: text: muskie item-562 at level 5: text: and the European item-563 at level 5: text: pike item-564 at level 5: text: . In flight, ducks are safe from ... a few predators such as humans and the item-565 at level 5: text: peregrine falcon item-566 at level 5: text: , which uses its speed and strength to catch ducks. item-567 at level 2: section_header: Relationship with humans item-568 at level 3: section_header: Hunting item-569 at level 4: inline: group group item-570 at level 5: text: Humans have hunted ducks since prehistoric times. Excavations of item-571 at level 5: text: middens item-572 at level 5: text: in California dating to 7800 – 6400 item-573 at level 5: text: BP item-574 at level 5: text: have turned up bones of ducks, i ... st one now-extinct flightless species. item-575 at level 5: text: [ 33 ] item-576 at level 5: text: Ducks were captured in "significant numbers" by item-577 at level 5: text: Holocene item-578 at level 5: text: inhabitants of the lower item-579 at level 5: text: Ohio River item-580 at level 5: text: valley, suggesting they took adv ... ounty provided by migrating waterfowl. item-581 at level 5: text: [ 34 ] item-582 at level 5: text: Neolithic hunters in locations as far apart as the Caribbean, item-583 at level 5: text: [ 35 ] item-584 at level 5: text: Scandinavia, item-585 at level 5: text: [ 36 ] item-586 at level 5: text: Egypt, item-587 at level 5: text: [ 37 ] item-588 at level 5: text: Switzerland, item-589 at level 5: text: [ 38 ] item-590 at level 5: text: and China relied on ducks as a s ... f protein for some or all of the year. item-591 at level 5: text: [ 39 ] item-592 at level 5: text: Archeological evidence shows that item-593 at level 5: text: Māori people item-594 at level 5: text: in New Zealand hunted the flightless item-595 at level 5: text: Finsch's duck item-596 at level 5: text: , possibly to extinction, though ... may also have contributed to its fate. item-597 at level 5: text: [ 40 ] item-598 at level 5: text: A similar end awaited the item-599 at level 5: text: Chatham duck item-600 at level 5: text: , a species with reduced flying ... was colonised by Polynesian settlers. item-601 at level 5: text: [ 41 ] item-602 at level 5: text: It is probable that duck eggs we ... ugh hard evidence of this is uncommon. item-603 at level 5: text: [ 35 ] item-604 at level 5: text: [ 42 ] item-605 at level 4: inline: group group item-606 at level 5: text: In many areas, wild ducks (inclu ... he wild) are hunted for food or sport, item-607 at level 5: text: [ 43 ] item-608 at level 5: text: by shooting, or by being trapped using item-609 at level 5: text: duck decoys item-610 at level 5: text: . Because an idle floating duck ... n "an easy target". These ducks may be item-611 at level 5: text: contaminated by pollutants item-612 at level 5: text: such as item-613 at level 5: text: PCBs item-614 at level 5: text: . item-615 at level 5: text: [ 44 ] item-616 at level 3: section_header: Domestication item-617 at level 4: picture item-617 at level 5: caption: Indian Runner ducks, a common breed of domestic ducks item-618 at level 4: inline: group group item-619 at level 5: text: Ducks have many economic uses, b ... eggs, and feathers (particularly their item-620 at level 5: text: down item-621 at level 5: text: ). Approximately 3 billion ducks ... ughtered each year for meat worldwide. item-622 at level 5: text: [ 45 ] item-623 at level 5: text: They are also kept and bred by a ... domestic ducks are descended from the item-624 at level 5: text: mallard item-625 at level 5: text: ( Anas platyrhynchos ), apart from the item-626 at level 5: text: Muscovy duck item-627 at level 5: text: ( Cairina moschata ). item-628 at level 5: text: [ 46 ] item-629 at level 5: text: [ 47 ] item-630 at level 5: text: The item-631 at level 5: text: Call duck item-632 at level 5: text: is another example of a domestic ... as it weighs less than 1 kg (2.2 lb). item-633 at level 5: text: [ 48 ] item-634 at level 3: section_header: Heraldry item-635 at level 4: picture item-635 at level 5: caption: Three black-colored ducks in the coat of arms of Maaninka[49] item-636 at level 4: inline: group group item-637 at level 5: text: Ducks appear on several item-638 at level 5: text: coats of arms item-639 at level 5: text: , including the coat of arms of item-640 at level 5: text: Lubāna item-641 at level 5: text: ( item-642 at level 5: text: Latvia item-643 at level 5: text: ) item-644 at level 5: text: [ 50 ] item-645 at level 5: text: and the coat of arms of item-646 at level 5: text: Föglö item-647 at level 5: text: ( item-648 at level 5: text: Åland item-649 at level 5: text: ). item-650 at level 5: text: [ 51 ] item-651 at level 3: section_header: Cultural references item-652 at level 4: inline: group group item-653 at level 5: text: In 2002, psychologist item-654 at level 5: text: Richard Wiseman item-655 at level 5: text: and colleagues at the item-656 at level 5: text: University of Hertfordshire item-657 at level 5: text: , item-658 at level 5: text: UK item-659 at level 5: text: , finished a year-long item-660 at level 5: text: LaughLab item-661 at level 5: text: experiment, concluding that of a ... involving an animal, make it a duck." item-662 at level 5: text: [ 52 ] item-663 at level 5: text: The word "duck" may have become an item-664 at level 5: text: inherently funny word item-665 at level 5: text: in many languages, possibly beca ... n their looks or behavior. Of the many item-666 at level 5: text: ducks in fiction item-667 at level 5: text: , many are cartoon characters, such as item-668 at level 5: text: Walt Disney item-669 at level 5: text: 's item-670 at level 5: text: Donald Duck item-671 at level 5: text: , and item-672 at level 5: text: Warner Bros. item-673 at level 5: text: ' item-674 at level 5: text: Daffy Duck item-675 at level 5: text: . item-676 at level 5: text: Howard the Duck item-677 at level 5: text: started as a comic book character in 1973 item-678 at level 5: text: [ 53 ] item-679 at level 5: text: [ 54 ] item-680 at level 5: text: and was made into a item-681 at level 5: text: movie item-682 at level 5: text: in 1986. item-683 at level 4: inline: group group item-684 at level 5: text: The 1992 Disney film item-685 at level 5: text: The Mighty Ducks item-686 at level 5: text: , starring item-687 at level 5: text: Emilio Estevez item-688 at level 5: text: , chose the duck as the mascot f ... e nickname and mascot for the eventual item-689 at level 5: text: National Hockey League item-690 at level 5: text: professional team of the item-691 at level 5: text: Anaheim Ducks item-692 at level 5: text: , who were founded with the name the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. [ item-693 at level 5: text: citation needed item-694 at level 5: text: ] The duck is also the nickname of the item-695 at level 5: text: University of Oregon item-696 at level 5: text: sports teams as well as the item-697 at level 5: text: Long Island Ducks item-698 at level 5: text: minor league item-699 at level 5: text: baseball item-700 at level 5: text: team. item-701 at level 5: text: [ 55 ] item-702 at level 2: section_header: See also item-703 at level 3: list: group list item-704 at level 4: list_item: Birds portal item-705 at level 3: list: group list item-706 at level 4: list_item: Domestic duck item-707 at level 4: list_item: Duck as food item-708 at level 4: list_item: Duck test item-709 at level 4: list_item: Duck breeds item-710 at level 4: list_item: Fictional ducks item-711 at level 4: list_item: Rubber duck item-712 at level 2: section_header: Notes item-713 at level 3: section_header: Citations item-714 at level 4: ordered_list: group ordered list item-715 at level 5: list_item: ^ "Duckling" . The American Heri ... Company. 2006 . Retrieved 2015-05-22 . item-716 at level 5: list_item: ^ "Duckling" . Kernerman English ... td. 2000–2006 . Retrieved 2015-05-22 . item-717 at level 5: list_item: ^ Dohner, Janet Vorwald (2001). ... niversity Press. ISBN 978-0300138139 . item-718 at level 5: list_item: ^ Visca, Curt; Visca, Kelley (20 ... Publishing Group. ISBN 9780823961566 . item-719 at level 5: list_item: ^ a b c d Carboneras 1992 , p. 536. item-720 at level 5: list_item: ^ Livezey 1986 , pp. 737–738. item-721 at level 5: list_item: ^ Madsen, McHugh & de Kloet 1988 , p. 452. item-722 at level 5: list_item: ^ Donne-Goussé, Laudet & Hänni 2002 , pp. 353–354. item-723 at level 5: list_item: ^ a b c d e f Carboneras 1992 , p. 540. item-724 at level 5: list_item: ^ Elphick, Dunning & Sibley 2001 , p. 191. item-725 at level 5: list_item: ^ Kear 2005 , p. 448. item-726 at level 5: list_item: ^ Kear 2005 , p. 622–623. item-727 at level 5: list_item: ^ Kear 2005 , p. 686. item-728 at level 5: list_item: ^ Elphick, Dunning & Sibley 2001 , p. 193. item-729 at level 5: list_item: ^ a b c d e f g Carboneras 1992 , p. 537. item-730 at level 5: list_item: ^ American Ornithologists' Union 1998 , p. xix. item-731 at level 5: list_item: ^ American Ornithologists' Union 1998 . item-732 at level 5: list_item: ^ Carboneras 1992 , p. 538. item-733 at level 5: list_item: ^ Christidis & Boles 2008 , p. 62. item-734 at level 5: list_item: ^ Shirihai 2008 , pp. 239, 245. item-735 at level 5: list_item: ^ a b Pratt, Bruner & Berrett 1987 , pp. 98–107. item-736 at level 5: list_item: ^ Fitter, Fitter & Hosking 2000 , pp. 52–3. item-737 at level 5: list_item: ^ "Pacific Black Duck" . www.wiresnr.org . Retrieved 2018-04-27 . item-738 at level 5: list_item: ^ Ogden, Evans. "Dabbling Ducks" . CWE . Retrieved 2006-11-02 . item-739 at level 5: list_item: ^ Karl Mathiesen (16 March 2015) ... uardian . Retrieved 13 November 2016 . item-740 at level 5: list_item: ^ Rohwer, Frank C.; Anderson, Mi ... 15-6787-5_4 . ISBN 978-1-4615-6789-9 . item-741 at level 5: list_item: ^ Smith, Cyndi M.; Cooke, Fred; ... condor/102.1.201 . hdl : 10315/13797 . item-742 at level 5: list_item: ^ "If You Find An Orphaned Duckl ... on 2018-09-23 . Retrieved 2018-12-22 . item-743 at level 5: list_item: ^ Carver, Heather (2011). The Du ... 0557901562 . [ self-published source ] item-744 at level 5: list_item: ^ Titlow, Budd (2013-09-03). Bir ... an & Littlefield. ISBN 9780762797707 . item-745 at level 5: list_item: ^ Amos, Jonathan (2003-09-08). " ... s" . BBC News . 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