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King County Bird Guide

A guide to identifying the wide variety of birds in King County of Washington State.

Trumpeter Swan 1
Cygnus buccinator
Tundra Swan 2
Cygnus columbianus
Mallard 3
Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail 4
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal 5
Anas crecca
Cinnamon Teal 6
Anas cyanoptera
Gadwall 7
Anas strepera
Goldeneyes and Bufflehead 8
Bucephala
Common Goldeneye 9
Bucephala clangula
Bufflehead 10
Bucephala albeola
Barrow's Goldeneye 9
Bucephala islandica
Red-breasted Merganser 11
Mergus serrator
Common Merganser 7
Mergus merganser
Greylag Goose 12
Anser anser
Greater White-fronted Goose 13
Anser albifrons
White-winged Scoter 14
Melanitta fusca
Surf Scoter 15
Melanitta perspicillata
Ring-necked Duck 10
Aythya collaris
Tufted Duck 10
Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup 16
Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup 17
Aythya affinis
Redhead 18
Aythya americana
Canvasback 19
Aythya valisineria
Ruddy Duck 20
Oxyura jamaicensis
Brant 21
Branta bernicla
Canada Goose 22
Branta canadensis
Wood Duck 23
Aix sponsa
Hooded Merganser 24
Lophodytes cucullatus
Harlequin Duck 25
Histrionicus histrionicus
Muscovy Duck 26
Cairina moschata
Long-tailed Duck 27
Clangula hyemalis
Cackling Goose 28
Branta hutchinsii
Domestic Goose 29
Anser anser domesticus
American Green-winged Teal 30
Anas crecca carolinensis
Black Scoter 31
Melanitta americana
Domestic Muscovy Duck 32
Cairina moschata domestica
Black Brant 33
Branta bernicla nigricans
Tule Goose
Anser albifrons elgasi
Domestic Duck 34
Anas platyrhynchos domesticus
Northern Mallard 35
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
American Wigeon 10
Mareca americana
Greylag × Canada Goose hybrid 36
Anser anser × branta canadensis
Common × Barrow's Goldeneye 14
Bucephala clangula × islandica
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Blue-winged Teal 10
Spatula discors
Cinnamon Teal 37
Spatula cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler 38
Spatula clypeata
Gadwall 39
Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon 25
Mareca penelope

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