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RMOT 101 water fowl part 1 Geese and swans


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What is the order and family name of all water fowl?
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Anseriformes and anatidae

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Water fowl features
• Sieve bill • 3 webbed toes • Strong sexual dimorphism – Except geese and swans • Tegmen on primary flight feather
What are the 4 reasons for variation in duck plumage?
Age, sex, seasonal, and geographical
Swan characteristics
• Very large • All white plumage • No sexual dimorphism
Mute swan characteristics
• Holds neck in an S- shape • Bill = pinky-orange with black knob at base • Doesn’t migrate – Nests in BC + aggressive to native swans
Trumpeter swan characteristics
• Winters in BC - Some nest in northern BC – Once populations low, now common • Neck bends at base • Bill = black + Upper margin forms a straight slope • Largest NA waterfowl
Tundra swan characteristics
• Nests in Arctic – Few winter in BC • Holds neck straight • Bill = Black with yellow patch at base • Absent in ~20% of birds – Upper margin curved
Geese characteristics
• Smaller than swans, larger than ducks • Longer necks than ducks • Feet set farther forward than ducks – Spend lots of time on land • No sexual dimorphism • Bill is thick at base
Canada goose characteristics
• Widespread • Geese were introduced – Mainly non-migratory • Fall to spring – migratory geese also here – Only goose to breed in BC • Black head with white chin strap • Urban pests – Control measures include egg addling
Cackling goose characteristics
• Nests on tundra • Smaller version of Canada Goose – Cackling: 55-75 cm – Canada: 76-110 cm • Shorter bill
Brant characteristics
• Nest in Arctic – Stops here on migration + common in March around Parksville • About 20,000 stopover • Dark goose • Short black neck with white collar • Previously overhunted
Greater white-fronted goose
• Some winter on south BC coast ,others migrate through • Brown body • Barring on belly • Pink-orange bill - white forehead and face • White under tail • Orange legs
Snow goose
• Breeds in Arctic. Some winter in BC, others migrate through • Two morphs – Light phase - white – Dark phase (blue) - rare in BC • Pink bill • Black wingtips in flight • Grinning patch – Black “lips”
Ross' goose characteristics
• Rare in BC – Some fly through on migration • Smaller version of Snow Goose – Ross’: 57-64 cm – Snow: 69-83 cm • Lacks grinning patch • Shorter neck and bill than Snow Goose