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Species of Connecticut

Includes rare, incidental, and introduced species.

Information and species will be continuously updated.

Fulvous Whistling-Duck 1
Dendrocygna bicolor
Pink-footed Goose 2
Anser brachyrhynchus
Greater White-fronted Goose 3
Anser albifrons
Graylag Goose 4
Anser anser
Snow Goose 5
Chen caerulescens
Brant 6
Branta bernicla
Barnacle Goose 7
Branta leucopsis
Cackling Goose 1
Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose 8
Branta canadensis
Mute Swan 9
Cygnus olor
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Wood Duck 10
Aix sponsa
Gadwall 11
Anas strepera
Eurasian Wigeon 12
Anas penelope
American Wigeon 13
Anas americana
American Black Duck 14
Anas rubripes
Mallard 15
Anas platyrhynchos
Blue-winged Teal 5
Anas discors
Cinnamon Teal 16
Anas cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler 5
Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail 17
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal 18
Anas crecca
Canvasback 19
Aythya valisineria
Redhead
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck 5
Aythya collaris
Tufted Duck 5
Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup 20
Aythya affinis
King Eider 21
Somateria spectabilis
Common Eider 22
Somateria mollissima
Harlequin Duck 12
Histrionicus histrionicus
Surf Scoter 5
Melanitta perspicillata
White-winged Scoter 5
Melanitta fusca
Black Scoter 12
Melanitta americana
Long-tailed Duck 23
Clangula hyemalis
Bufflehead 5
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye 24
Bucephala clangula
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser 25
Lophodytes cucullatus
Common Merganser 11
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser 26
Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck 27
Oxyura jamaicensis

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