MN Diving Duck Identification Diving Ducks MN Diving Duck Identification

Oldsquaw

Oldsquaw Much White on the Body Unpatterned Dark Wings Needlelike Tail Dark Cheek

Canvasback

Canvasback Reddish-Brown Head White Back Slopping Bill Light Gray Sides and Belly Red Eyes

Redhead

Redhead Bill Blue with Black Tip Bright Red Head Gray Back Black Chest and Rear End

(Also known as Bluebill) Lesser Scaup (Also known as Bluebill)

Lesser Scaup Dark Purple-Colored Heads White Sides Yellow Eyes

(Also known as the Ringbill) Ring-necked Duck (Also known as the Ringbill)

Ring-necked Duck Bright Yellow Eyes Dark Body and Wings White Ring on Front of Bill

(Also known as Bluebill) Greater Scaup (Also known as Bluebill)

Greater Scaup Head, Neck, and Breast Black Head with Greenish Iridescence Back White to Gray Rump Black Belly White Sides White

Common Golden-eye

Common Goldeneye Head Greenish Black Bright Oval White Patch on Side of Face at Base of Bill Sides, Breast, and Belly White Back and Tail Black Golden Eye

Bufflehead

Bufflehead White Body Black Back Dark Head with a Large White Patch that Wraps Around the Back of the Head

Ruddy Duck

Ruddy Duck Large White Cheek Patches Dark Cap Bill Blue or Bluish Long Tail Often Held Up Cinnamon Red Body