Barnegat Bay Species Database

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Image of a little blue heron standing in the water.

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

[caption id="attachment_5334" align="aligncenter" width="474"] Image by Florida Fish and Wildlife on Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0.[/caption] Physical: Small heron with very

Image of a Tricolored Heron standing in the water.

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

[caption id="attachment_5330" align="aligncenter" width="648"] Image by 'DickDaniels' on Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0[/caption] Physical: The tricolored heron gets its name from

A picture of a female and male red-breasted merganser pair

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

[caption id="attachment_3157" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Image by M.Buschmann on Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0[/caption] Physical: The red-breasted merganser is a moderately sized

Image of a canvasback with its wings spread.

Canvasback

Aythya valisineria

[caption id="attachment_5324" align="aligncenter" width="699"] Image by Rodney Campbell on Flickr, CC BY 2.0[/caption] Physical: The canvasback is a duck with

Image of a blue-winged teal with its wings spread in the water.

Blue-winged Teal

Spatula discors

[caption id="attachment_5322" align="aligncenter" width="540"] Image by Andrea Westmoreland on Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0[/caption] Physical: Blue-winged teals are small ducks distinguished

A picture of a female and male gadwall pair

Gadwall

Mareca strepera

[caption id="attachment_3166" align="aligncenter" width="918"] Image by Andrew Dunn on Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0[/caption] Physical: Gadwalls are medium-sized ducks with a

Picture of a male green-winged teal

Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

[caption id="attachment_3168" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Image by 'BS Thurner Hof' on Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0[/caption] Physical: The green-winged teal is the

Picture of a male redhead duck

Redhead

Aythya americana

[caption id="attachment_3170" align="aligncenter" width="745"] Image by Kevin Bercaw on Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0[/caption] Physical: Redheads are diving ducks named for

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