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Ducks, Geese, and Swans

Anatidae

Description:

Much of the skeleton. Found the bill (but no cranium), most limb bones (in pictures after the bill is the coracoid, furcula, and then humerus), some vertebra, and pin feathers.

Habitat:

Under Australian Pines very near the bank of the lake.

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3 Comments

Maria dB
Maria dB 4 years ago

Good information, especially for those of us who cannot ID animals based on bones. I found some bones that I thought were from a mammal and people on another site educated me on the fact that they belonged to a catfish!

lizardking
lizardking 4 years ago

I know for a fact based off of the bill and wishbone it's a member of Anatidae, and it'll be uphill from there. The pin feathers suggest the bird isn't done growing which makes skeletal IDing more difficult, and the very damaged, eroded, and incomplete remains aren't helping either. There are clues though, like the point on the wishbone and length of the bill. It'll take a lot of research, but I think I should be able to narrow it down in time.

Maria dB
Maria dB 4 years ago

Do you have any idea which bird this might have been based on the bones that you found?

lizardking
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lizardking

Florida, USA

Spotted on Jan 18, 2020
Submitted on Jan 26, 2020

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