WILDLIFE IDENTIFICATION

Other DucksWhistling ducks, stiff-tailed ducks, sea ducks and mergansersare some of the other waterfowl which can be seen in Texas.Most have unique features such as the whistling (tree) duckswith their long legs; the stiff-tails such as the ruddy ducks withtheir short squatty body; and the mergansers which have a serratedbill in order to catch and eat fish.The common goldeneyeand bufflehead are commonly seen in Texas.Black-belliedWhistlingDuckTPWDCommonGoldeneye(female)TPWDRuddy DuckUSFWS32 Migratory Game Birds