page_title: List of birds of Oregon
section_title: Ducks, geese, and waterfowl
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Oregon / Ducks, geese, and waterfowl
caption_attribution_description: English: A Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) skimming over ice at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in Calgary Alberta. Photo by Chuck Szmurlo taken March 26, 2006 with a Nikon D70 and a Nikon 70-200 f2.8 lens
context_page_description: This list of Oregon birds lists wild bird species found in the U.S. state of Oregon and accepted by the Oregon Bird Records Committee. As of May 2020, there are 542 species on the list. Of them, 158 are on the review list. Nine species were introduced to Oregon or elsewhere in North America; one of them and two others have been extirpated from the state.
  Bird counts often change depending on factors such as the number and training of the observers, as well as opinions about what constitutes an officially recognized subspecies. Though northern climes typically do not support as many species as southerly locations, Oregon is fifth in bird species diversity in the United States, behind Florida, New Mexico, Texas and California. This amount of diversity is attributable to Oregon's numerous distinctive ecoregions and relatively mild winter weather, which make it an important wintering ground for migratory bird species, especially waterfowl, on the Pacific Flyway.
  Another result of the state's varying ecology is the 120 Important Bird Areas, such as the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve, that are recognized as important conservation sites for birds.
context_section_description: Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae
  The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils.
  Black-bellied whistling-duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis (R)
  Fulvous whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor (R)
  Emperor goose, Anser canagica
  Snow goose, Anser caerulescens
  Ross's goose, Anser rossii
  Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons
  Tundra bean-goose, Anser serrirostris (R)
  Brant, Branta bernicla
  Cackling goose, Branta hutchinsii
  Canada goose, Branta canadensis
  Trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator
  Tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus
  Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus (R)
  Wood duck, Aix sponsa
  Baikal teal, Sibirionetta formosa (R)
  Garganey, Sibirionetta querquedula (R)
  Blue-winged teal, Spatula discors
  Cinnamon teal, Spatula cyanoptera
  Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata
  Gadwall, Mareca strepera
  Falcated duck, Mareca falcata (R)
  Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope
  American wigeon, Mareca americana
  American black duck, Anas rubripes (R)
  Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
  Northern pintail, Anas acuta
  Green-winged teal, Anas crecca
  Canvasback, Aythya valisineria
  Redhead, Aythya americana
  Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris
  Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula
  Greater scaup, Aythya marila
  Lesser scaup, Aythya affinis
  Steller's eider, Polysticta stelleri (R)
  King eider, Somateria spectabilis (R)
  Common eider, Somateria mollissima (R)
  Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus
  Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata
  White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi
  Common scoter, Melanitta nigra (R)
  Black scoter, Melanitta americana
  Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis
  Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola
  Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
  Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica
  Smew, Mergellus albellus (R)
  Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus
  Common merganser, Mergus merganser
  Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator
  Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis
caption: Canada goose
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