Wildfowl

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Wildfowl or
waterfowl, also
waterbirds, is the collective term for the approximately 147
species of
swans,
geese and
ducks, classified in the order
Anseriformes, family
Anatidae. Wildfowl usually live on
wetlands. Many species are hunted, and some are kept for ornamental purposes.
See
Anatidae for classification and names.
Places to see captive and/or wild waterfowl in the United Kingdom
\n*Arundel, WWT West Sussex\n*Bentley Wildfowl & Motor Museum, East Sussex\n*Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire\n*Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire\n*Caerlaverock, WWT Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland\n*Castle Espie, WWT Northern Ireland\n*Claythorpe Watermill and Wildfowl Gardens\n*Lackford Wildfowl Reserve, Suffolk Wildlife Trust\n*Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve, Northumberland\n*London Wetlands Centre, WWT\n*Martin Mere, WWT Lancashire\n*Ouse Washes, WWT Cambridgeshire\n*Rutland Water, Rutland\n*Slimbridge, WWT Gloucestershire\n*Washington, WWT Tyne and Wear\n*Welney, WWT Cambridgeshire\n*WWT National Wetlands Centre, Wales\n
Places to see captive and/or wild waterfowl in the United States
\n*Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum, Virginia Beach, Virginia\n*Any park or reserve in or on the San Fransico Bay, California (some year-round)\n*Gateway National Seashore, New York City
See also
\n*UK\n**Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust\n**British Waterfowl Association\n*USA\n**Wildfowl Trust of America\n**Ducks Unlimited