Waterfowl of North America: Waterfowl Distributions and Migrations in North America

• Main Author: Johnsgard, Paul A.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2010
• Subjects: Ornithology; Arctic; Brant; Canada; Greenland; Norway; Wrangel Island; brant goose; Canada Goose; Common Eider; greater scaup; Iceland; King Eider; Shoveler; Whooper Swan
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/biosciwaterfowlna/5; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/biosciwaterfowlna/article/1004/viewcontent/Waterfowl_distributions.pdf

The species of waterfowl breeding in North America have distribution patterns that collectively reflect the past geologic and ecological histories of this continent. In general, our waterfowl species may be grouped into those that are limited (endemic) to North America, those that are shared between...