Falcated Duck at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands centre, Gloucestershire, England
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.
Migratory Waterbirds and the East Asian - Australasian Flyway
Wetland habitat loss and degradation is a significant threat to migratory waterbirds, and the conservation of important sites across the Flyway is essential to their survival.
International efforts to conserve migratory waterbirds entered a new phase on 6 November 2006 with the launch of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (Flyway Partnership).
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