At A Glance
The locations in the badges are the biomes where we’ve met them (and where we think you’ll be most likely to come across them). That doesn’t mean they don’t hang out in other places.
Species of Ducks
Species of Diving Ducks
By The Numbers
Learn more about waterfowl in North Louisiana.
Species of Dabbling Ducks
Species of Sea Ducks
Ducks, Geese, & Other "Waterfowl"
![Pair of bufflehead ducks flying in the sky](https://northlouisianawildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/bufflehead-pair-darbonne-nwr082-1600x900.jpg)
Buffleheads
These birds hang out in the same areas as mallards, gadwall, and wigeons. You'll find these ducks in wetland areas and large lakes during the winter.
![Mallard drake flying through blue sky](https://northlouisianawildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/mallards-catahoula-nwr102-1598x900.jpg)
Wild Mallards
Wild mallards are smaller than Rouens and Pekins, and tend to be standoffish when it comes to people. You'll most likely meet this bird soaring through or leaping into the air. You'll also see this duck swimming in wetlands and large lakes with brakey foliage.
![Muscovy duck resting watchfully at the edge of a lake](https://northlouisianawildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/muscovy-duck-kiroli-4-LAPTOP-GR1NEUOL-1024x576.jpg)
Muscovy Ducks
Muscovy ducks are domesticated birds that you'll find in park lakes throughout North Louisiana year round. You'll find them swimming or resting by lakes.
![Flock of male green-winged teal ducks with a female duck and a blue-winged teal duck swimming](https://northlouisianawildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ducks-tensas-river-nwr934-1600x900.jpg)
Blue-Winged Teal Ducks
Teal ducks, particularly blue-winged teals, tend to arrive before other ducks, and you'll find these visitors in sloughs near swamps and rivers.
![Male wood duck flying past a tree limb](https://northlouisianawildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/wood-ducks-kisatchie-national-forest-caney-district-corney-lake007-1598x900.jpg)
Wood Ducks
Wood ducks are common throughout North Louisiana all year, and you'll find them in lakes, sloughs, and wetlands, often alone or in pairs.
![Canvasback duck swimming](https://northlouisianawildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/canvasback-duck-catahoula-nwr090-1600x900.jpg)
Canvasback Ducks
Canvasback ducks hang out in large North Louisiana lakes during the winter. You'll find them swimming in open water alone, in pairs, or even with large flocks.
![Female mallard and mallard swimming](https://northlouisianawildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/mallard-jimmie-davis-state-park044-1598x900.jpg)
Rouen Ducks
Rouen ducks, like Pekin ducks, are domesticated mallards bred for meat. These ducks look like bulkier mallards, but they're more people-friendly than their wild doppelganger. You're most likely to meet these ducks in parks.
![Flock of male green-winged teal ducks with a female duck and a blue-winged teal duck swimming](https://northlouisianawildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ducks-tensas-river-nwr934-1600x900.jpg)
Teal Ducks
Teal ducks, particularly blue-winged teals, tend to arrive before other ducks, and you'll find these visitors in sloughs near swamps and rivers.
![Gadwall ducks flying in the sky](https://northlouisianawildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/gadwall-ducks-darbonne-nwr006-1600x900.jpg)
American Wigeons
You'll find American wigeons hanging out in large flocks with gadwall and mallards. They'll generally be swimming in swamps or large open bodies of water.
![Canada goose swimming](https://northlouisianawildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/canada-goose-poverty-point-reservoir-state-park0119-1600x900.jpg)
Canada Geese
You'll find these geese in North Louisiana's lakes during the fall, winter, and spring. They may be alone, in pairs, or in flocks.
![Blue and white morph snow geese migrating through a deep blue sky](https://northlouisianawildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CL1A50341-1600x900.jpg)
Snow Geese
Snow geese visit North Louisiana in the winter. You'll find them in flocks in lakes and swamps. You'll often find them flying overhead.
![Pied-billed grebe swimming](https://northlouisianawildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pied-billed-grebe-jimmie-davis-state-park038-1598x900.jpg)
Pied-Billed Grebes
These "not ducks" hang out in lakes throughout North Louisiana year round, and you'll find them a few yards from shore in many places. Grebes are divers who tend to go underwater like turtles rather than fly away like ducks. You're most likely to find them swimming alone or in pairs.