Ndebele Name:
Shona Name:
Type:
Aves
Order:
Anseriformes
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Weight:
Protection Status:
General Background:
The anatidae family includes ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. There are 131 species worldwide and 20 species which occur in Zimbabwe.

The species found in Zimbabwe are:

  • White-backed duck
  • White-faced whistling-duck
  • White-backed duck
  • South African shelduck
  • Spur-winged goose
  • Fulvous whistling-duck
  • African pygmy-goose
  • African black duck
  • Cape teal
  • Yellow-billed duck
  • Northern pintail
  • Red-billed duck
  • Hottentot teal
  • Comb duck
  • Garganey
  • Cape shoveler
  • Northern shoveler
  • Southern pochard
  • Tufted duck
  • Maccoa duck
  • Egyptian goose