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Home Game species Gibier d’eau

Gibier d’eau

Common snipe small game bird in wetland

Bécassine des marais

A discreet wetland wader, famous for its fast zigzag flight when flushed.

Teal duck small game waterfowl

Sarcelle

A small wetland duck, often migratory, fast and wary, hunted in some regions.

Mallard duck small game waterfowl

Canard colvert

A very common wetland duck across Europe, widely hunted and observed.

Northern shoveler waterfowl in wetland

Souchet

A wetland duck with a distinctive spoon-shaped bill used for filtering food, often migratory.

Wild goose waterfowl in wet meadow

Oie

A large bird of wetlands and farmland, known for long-distance migrations.

Northern pintail waterfowl in marsh

Canard pilet

An elegant dabbling duck found across European wetlands, often migratory.

Garganey waterfowl in shallow wetland

Sarcelle d’été

A small migratory duck of wetlands, hunted under strict rules in some regions.

Eurasian coot water bird on pond

Foulque macroule

A very common waterbird of lakes and marshes, recognizable by its white bill and frontal shield.

Gadwall waterfowl on calm water

Canard chipeau

A dabbling duck of wetlands, often in flocks and partially migratory depending on region.

Eurasian wigeon waterfowl on wetland

Canard siffleur

A common migratory duck in Europe, often seen in large flocks on lakes and wetlands.

Common pochard diving duck on lake

Fuligule milouin

A diving duck of lakes and open waters, commonly wintering in flocks.

Tufted duck diving waterfowl on lake

Fuligule morillon

A common diving duck of lakes and reservoirs.

Common goldeneye diving duck on winter water

Garrot à l’œil d’or

A northern diving duck wintering on lakes and coastal waters.

Northern lapwing wetland bird in marsh meadow

Vanneau huppé

A wader of fields and wetlands, easily recognized by its crest.