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The Natural World of Southern Illinois

This is a growing guide of all the wildlife and plant species that one might find in Southern Illinois.

Northern Shoveler 1
Spatula clypeata
Blue-winged Teal 2
Spatula discors
Northern Pintail 3
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal 4
Anas crecca
Mallard 5
Anas platyrhynchos
American Black Duck 6
Anas rubripes
Mute Swan 7
Cygnus olor
Bufflehead 2
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye 8
Bucephala clangula
Common Merganser 9
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser 10
Mergus serrator
Greater White-fronted Goose 11
Anser albifrons
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Lesser Scaup 12
Aythya affinis
Redhead 13
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck 2
Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup 14
Aythya marila
Canvasback 15
Aythya valisineria
Ruddy Duck 16
Oxyura jamaicensis
Canada Goose 17
Branta canadensis
Cackling Goose 18
Branta hutchinsii
Wood Duck 19
Aix sponsa
Hooded Merganser 20
Lophodytes cucullatus

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