page_title: List of birds of Kenya
section_title: Ducks, geese, and waterfowl
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Kenya / Ducks, geese, and waterfowl
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Beschreibung: Die Witwenpfeifgans (Dendrocygna viduata) ist eine Vogelart aus der Unterfamilie der Pfeifgänse. Sie ist beheimatet im tropischen Südamerika sowie im südlich der Sahara gelegenen Afrika und kommt auch auf Madagaskar vor. Die in Trupps lebende und vorwiegend nachtaktive Gans bewohnt nahrungsreiche Binnengewässer. English: An adult White-faced Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata) at Hellabrunn Zoo, Munich, Germany. Français&#160;: Un dendrocygne veuf. Le dendrocygne veuf (Dendrocygna viduata) est un membre de la famille des Anatidés. C'est l'espèce de dendrocygne la plus connue et la plus souvent élevée en captivité. L'espèce est largement répandue en Afrique et en Amérique du Sud. En Afrique on la rencontre partout au sud du Sahara y compris à Madagascar, elle évite cependant la corne de l'Afrique. En Amérique du Sud on la rencontre du Costa Rica jusqu'au nord de l'Argentine. Le dendrocygne veuf fréquente tous les types de points d'eau que ce soit les lacs et rivières, les prairies inondées ou les réservoirs.
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Kenya. The avifauna of Kenya included a total of 1134 confirmed species as of March 2020. Of them, 10 are endemic, 70 are accidental, and four have been introduced by humans. An additional three species are considered "hypothetical" and are not included in the count. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of iGoTerra.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition.
  The following tags highlight several categories of occurrence other than regular migrants and non-endemic residents. The notes of population status are from the Avibase Bird Checklists of the World.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Kenya
  Endemic - a species endemic to Kenya
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Kenya as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Hypothetical - a species recorded but not confirmed in Kenya
context_section_description: Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae
  Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.
  White-faced whistling-duck, Dendrocygna viduata
  Fulvous whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor
  White-backed duck, Thalassornis leuconotus
  Knob-billed duck, Sarkidiornis melanotos
  Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiaca
  Ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea
  Spur-winged goose, Plectropterus gambensis
  African pygmy-goose, Nettapus auritus
  Garganey, Spatula querquedula
  Hottentot teal, Spatula hottentota
  Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata
  Gadwall, Mareca strepera
  Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope
  African black duck, Anas sparsa
  Yellow-billed duck, Anas undulata
  Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos (A)
  Cape teal, Anas capensis
  Red-billed duck, Anas erythrorhyncha
  Northern pintail, Anas acuta
  Green-winged teal, Anas crecca
  Southern pochard, Netta erythrophthalma
  Common pochard, Aythya ferina (A) (Vulnerable)
  Ferruginous duck, Aythya nyroca (Near-threatened)
  Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula
  Maccoa duck, Oxyura maccoa (Vulnerable)
caption: White-faced whistling-duck
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