The black-headed duck Heteronetta atricapilla, a little-known South American species, is the only obligate brood parasite whose chicks require no more parental care than incubation as eggs: within a ...

Grab your binoculars and take a 'quack' at correctly identifying two commonly confused ducks: the redhead vs canvasback.

Bigger than mallards and unusual in appearance, the Muscovy duck species is common in Florida and some cities in the U.S.

Unlike many other species of waterfowl, black ducks don’t wait until late winter or early spring to start pairing up. In the fall, drakes will begin to find hens. Courtship starts with head ...

I look forward to seeing black ducks on the spring-fed pond beside the Fresh Walter Institute on Turner Road. Sometimes they ...

Adult male: the glossy black body, with a greenish iridescence, contrasts with a brown head. The eyes are dark; the bill and legs are black. Adult female: dull brownish throughout, with darker ...