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Nevada Bodies of Water

Northern Shoveler

Northern Shovelers are so named because of their unique over-sized shovel shaped bill. Male Northern Shovelers have bright green heads, rusty red sides and white chest and belly...
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American Wigeon

The American Wigeon is a small duck with a short, pale bluish bill and round head. Males and females are both mostly brown, however males have a bright green stripe extending be...
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Tundra Swan

Tundra Swan

Tundra Swans are large white waterfowl with black bills. Yellow spots on the base of their bills directly in front of their eyes and slightly smaller size help distinguish Tundr...
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Gadwall

The Gadwall is sometimes referred to as the "gray duck" because of its seemingly unremarkable overall gray-brown color. However, closer inspection of male Gadwall reveals beauti...
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Wood Duck

Wood Ducks are one of the most elaborately colored ducks found in North America. While both sexes have crested heads, males are ornately colored with areas of green, chestnut, a...
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California Quail

California Quail are known for their comma-shaped feather plume (topknot) which extends from their forehead. Both males and females sport this topknot however males have longer ...
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Chukar

Chukar

Chukar are a light brown bird with vertical black stripes at their sides. They also sport a dark band of feathers that wraps around the eyes and goes down to their throat. This ...
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Hungarian Partridge

Hungarian Partridges, also known as Gray Partridges, are mostly gray birds with a rusty orange head and orange-brown stripes along its back and wings. They also sport a brown, h...
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Mourning Dove

Mourning Doves are graceful, slender-headed, and large-bodied birds, commonly seen across the United States. These birds are typically gray or beige in color with dark or black ...
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Himalayan Snowcock

The Himalayan Snowcock is a large upland game bird with a gray body, white throat, two brown lines running down the neck, and orange-brown markings throughout its head and body....
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White-winged Dove

White-winged Doves are grayish-brown. Slightly larger than mourning doves, with a square tail sporting a broad white band across the tip. Other distinguishing features are the b...
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Eurasian Collared-Dove

The Eurasian Collared-Dove is a plump, light-colored member of the Columbidae family and gets its name from the black collar that wraps around back half of its neck. They have d...
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