The white-headed duck probably had a global population of over 100,000 in the early 20th century; in the 1930s an estimated 50,000 wintered on the Caspian Sea. However, by 1991 the population was ...

Females have the same general color pattern as the males, but with yellowish heads and gray-white feathers along their backs.

The gray duck’s visual claim to fame is it’s the only North American puddle duck with a white speculum. Not to be mistaken with the white coverts or upper wing feathers of the American wigeon.

Drake pintails, often called bull sprigs by hunters, are as striking in appearance as any duck.The drakes have a blue-gray bill and a chocolate-brown head with a vertical white stripe that runs ...

A female wood duck is an overall gray with some blue and purple wing markings, a white eye ring, brown eyes and a duller bill ...

Ruddy duck courtship must be seen to be believed. First the male — a handsome bird with deep chestnut plumage and snow-white cheeks — raises his tail at right angles to his body.

Their survey showed only 20 pairs of white-headed ducks, mostly on El Zona in Spain. As a result of the survey they were able to persuade the Spanish government to give the birds total protection.

White-headed duck has endured high levels of habitat loss in Iran. Long-term population declines have intensified as a result of wetlands' changes and also droughts. Iran's dying wetlands were once ...