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What Tern?: Answers
Arc􏰀c Tern Black Tern (immature)
Li􏰁le Tern RoseateTern
Match the Duck to its Scientific Name: Answers
1. Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
2. Gadwall - Anas strepera
3. Northern Pintail - Anas acuta
4. Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata
5. Eurasian Wigeon - Anas penelope
6. American Wigeon - Anas americana
7. Eurasian Teal - Anas crecca
8. Garganey - Anas querquedula
9. Common Pochard - Aythya ferina
10. Red-crested Pochard - Ne􏰁a rufina
11. Ferruginous Duck - Aythya nyroca
12. Greater Scaup - Aythya marila
13. Tu􏰂ed Duck - Aythya fuligula
14. Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris
15. Common Eider - Somateria mollissima
16. Common Scoter - Melani􏰁a nigra
17. Velvet Scoter - Melani􏰁a fusca
18. Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis
19. Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula
20. Smew - Mergus albellus
21. Goosander - Mergus merganser
22. Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator
23. Green-winged Teal - Anas carolinensis
24. Mandarin Duck - Aix galericulata
Common Tern
Sandwich Tern
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