Birds of Cuba, Vagrant Visitors, Introduced Birds and Possibilities
Waterfowl
Sauvagines
Swan, Geese, Ducks, Teals, Grebes and Mergansers
Anatidae & Podicipedidae
Lives, Habitats & Pictures of the Waterfowl
Types of waterfowl include: swans, geese, ducks, teals and mergansers. All these birds have webbed feet. Also included are the grebes that have lobed-feet. There are over forty species in the waterfowl group.
There is one type of swan seen in Cuba. These are the largest waterfowl on the continent. Not included in the above mentioned is the Black Swan that is an exotic bird and is sometimes seen in local city parks or waterways.
The goose is the second largest bird found in Cuba. There are at least three types of geese seen on the Cuban island. There are also farm geese that were introduced, the Graylag Goose and the large White Goose sometimes known as the Chinese Goose.
There are many types of ducks that are native migrants or have been introduced and settled in Cuba. Some of these birds remain in specific areas and do not migrate. They may slowly expand into adjacent regions. While other ducks fly into the northern regions of Canada and Alaska every spring to nest and then return to the southern states and into the Caribbean islands every winter.
The mergansers are the smallest group with only two types and lastly the grebes which are the smallest birds in the waterfowl group. There are two types of grebes seen in Cuba.
