Mallard, mandarin duck, wood duck, northern pintail, northern shoveler, tufted duck, red-crested pochard, common pochard, Eurasian teal and Eurasian wigeon. Compare the visible features of individual birds in documented photographs. An editorial selection, not a rarity ranking; appearance varies with sex and plumage. Visuals are real Wikimedia Commons photographs, not AI-generated images. Narration is synthesized with Edge TTS. Photographs are resized and fitted to a portrait frame; derived images retain their source licenses. Mallard: Calibas; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Male_mallard.jpg Mandarin duck: Charles J. Sharp; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mandarin_duck_%28Aix_galericulata%29_male_1.jpg Wood duck: Chuck Homler d/b/a FocusOnwWildlife; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wood_Duck_Wissahickon_Creek.png Northern pintail: Mehmet Karatay; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Northern_pintail_male.jpg Northern shoveler: Charles J. Sharp; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Northern_shoveler_%28Spatula_clypeata%29_male_Marken.jpg Tufted duck: Alexis Lours; CC BY 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tufted_Duck_09_05_2025_02.jpg Red-crested pochard: Diliff; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Netta_rufina_%28Red-crested_Pochard%29_Male%2C_London_Wetland_Centre_-_Diliff.jpg Common pochard: Alexis Lours; CC BY 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_Pochard_2025_11_15_04.jpg Eurasian teal: Charles J. Sharp; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eurasian_teal_%28Anas_crecca_crecca%29_male_Qingshui.jpg Eurasian wigeon: Laitche; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eurasian_wigeon_in_Sakai%2C_Osaka%2C_February_2016.jpg