Scientific Names of Ducks by Species
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A big part of learning about different types of ducks is understanding their scientific names. In this post, you’ll find a complete list of 130 duck species with their scientific names—arranged alphabetically to make your search quick and easy. And to make things even simpler, I’ve also created a handy search tool (above) where you can type in the name of any duck species and instantly discover its scientific name.
Scientific Names of Ducks by Species in Alphabetical Order
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| African Black Duck | Anas sparsa |
| American Black Duck | Anas rubripes |
| American Wigeon | Mareca americana |
| Amsterdam Wigeon | Mareca marecula |
| Andaman Teal | Anas albogularis |
| Andean Duck | Oxyura ferruginea |
| Andean Teal | Anas andium |
| Auckland Teal | Anas aucklandica |
| Australian Shelduck | Tadorna tadornoides |
| Baer’s Pochard | Aythya baeri |
| Baikal Teal | Sibirionetta formosa |
| Barrow’s Goldeneye | Bucephala islandica |
| Bernier’s Teal | Anas bernieri |
| Black-bellied Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna autumnalis |
| Black-headed Duck | Heteronetta atricapilla |
| Black Scoter | Melanitta americana |
| Blue-billed Duck | Oxyura australis |
| Blue Duck / Whio | Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos |
| Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors |
| Bronze-winged Duck | Speculanas specularis |
| Brown Teal | Anas chlorotis |
| Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola |
| Buff Orpington Duck | Anas platyrhynchos domesticus |
| Brazilian Merganser | Mergus octosetaceus |
| Brazilian Teal | Amazonetta brasiliensis |
| Cape Teal | Anas capensis |
| Canvasback | Aythya valisineria |
| Chestnut Teal | Anas castanea |
| Chiloé Wigeon | Mareca sibilatrix |
| Chubut Steamer Duck | Tachyeres leucocephalus |
| Cinnamon Teal | Spatula cyanoptera |
| Comb Duck | Sarkidiornis sylvicola |
| Common Eider | Somateria mollissima |
| Common Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula |
| Common Merganser | Mergus merganser |
| Common Pochard | Aythya ferina |
| Common Shelduck | Tadorna tadorna |
| Common Teal (Eurasian Teal) | Anas crecca |
| Crested Shelduck | Tadorna cristata |
| Eastern Spot-billed Duck | Anas zonorhyncha |
| Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope |
| Falcated Duck | Mareca falcata |
| Falkland Steamer Duck | Tachyeres brachypterus |
| Ferruginous Duck | Aythya nyroca |
| Flying Steamer Duck | Tachyeres patachonicus |
| Freckled Duck | Stictonetta naevosa |
| Fuegian Steamer Duck | Tachyeres pteneres |
| Fulvous Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor |
| Gadwall | Mareca strepera |
| Garganey | Spatula querquedula |
| Greater Scaup | Aythya marila |
| Green-winged Teal | Anas carolinensis |
| Grey Teal | Anas gracilis |
| Hardhead | Aythya australis |
| Harlequin Duck | Histrionicus histrionicus |
| Hartlaub’s Duck | Pteronetta hartlaubii |
| Hawaiian Duck | Anas wyvilliana |
| Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus |
| Indian Runner Duck | Anas platyrhynchos domesticus |
| Indian Spot-billed Duck | Anas poecilorhyncha |
| King Eider | Somateria spectabilis |
| Knob-billed Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos |
| Labrador Duck | Camptorhynchus labradorius |
| Lake Duck | Oxyura vittata |
| Laysan Duck/Teal | Anas laysanensis |
| Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis |
| Lesser Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna javanica |
| Long-Tailed Duck | Clangula hyemalis |
| Maccoa Duck | Oxyura maccoa |
| Madagascar Pochard | Aythya innotata |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos |
| Maned Duck | Chenonetta jubata |
| Mandarin Duck | Aix galericulata |
| Marbled Duck | Marmaronetta angustirostris |
| Masked Duck | Nomonyx dominicus |
| Meller’s Duck | Anas melleri |
| Mexican Duck | Anas diazi |
| Mottled Duck | Anas fulvigula |
| New Zealand Scaup | Aythya novaeseelandiae |
| Northern ‘Borealis’ Eider | Somateria mollissima borealis |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta |
| Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata |
| Pacific Black Duck | Anas superciliosa |
| Paradise Shelduck | Tadorna variegata |
| Patagonian Crested Duck | Lophonetta specularioides |
| Philippine Duck | Anas luzonica |
| Pink-eared Duck | Malacorhynchus membranaceus |
| Pink-headed Duck | Rhodonessa caryophyllacea |
| Plumed Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna eytoni |
| Puna Teal | Spatula puna |
| Radjah Shelduck | Radjah radjah |
| Red-billed Teal | Anas erythrorhyncha |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator |
| Red-crested Pochard | Netta rufina |
| Redhead | Aythya americana |
| Red Shoveler | Spatula platalea |
| Ringed Teal | Callonetta leucophrys |
| Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris |
| Rosy-billed Pochard | Netta peposaca |
| Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis |
| Ruddy Shelduck | Tadorna ferruginea |
| Scaly-sided Merganser | Mergus squamatus |
| Silver Teal | Spatula versicolor |
| Smew | Mergellus albellus |
| South African Shelduck | Tadorna cana |
| Southern Pochard | Netta erythrophthalma |
| Spectacled Eider | Somateria fischeri |
| Spotted Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna guttata |
| Stejneger’s Scoter | Melanitta stejnegeri |
| Steller’s Eider | Polysticta stelleri |
| Sunda Teal | Anas gibberifrons |
| Surf Scoter | Melanitta perspicillata |
| Torrent Duck | Merganetta armata |
| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula |
| Velvet Scoter | Melanitta fusca |
| Wandering Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna arcuata |
| West Indian Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna arborea |
| White-backed Duck | Thalassornis leuconotus |
| White-cheeked Pintail | Anas bahamensis |
| White-faced Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna viduata |
| White-headed Duck | Oxyura leucocephala |
| White-headed Steamer-Duck | Tachyeres leucocephalus |
| White-winged Duck | Asarcornis scutulata |
| White-winged Scoter | Melanitta deglandi |
| Wood Duck | Aix sponsa |
| Yellow-billed Duck | Anas undulata |
| Yellow-billed Pintail | Anas georgica |
| Yellow-billed Teal | Anas flavirostris |