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Revision as of 19:22, 5 September 2002 by Ellmist (talk | contribs) (duck image)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Duck is the common name for a number of types of bird in the family Anatidae. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, smaller than swans or geese, found in both fresh and salt water. Ducks exploit a variety of food sources such as grasses, grains and water plants, fish, insects, and the like.
Ducks have many domestic uses, being farmed for their meat, eggs, and feathers (especially eiderdown).
Some species of duck include the mallards, pintails, scoters, wood ducks, mergansers, teal, and whistling ducks.
Ducks should not be confused with several types of unrelated birds with similar forms, such as loons or divers, grebes, gallinules, and coots.