Deuk

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The maistlins broun bird on the left is the female deuk; the skyrie coloured ane on the richt is the male, cried a drake. This kind of deuk is cried Muir-deuk

Deuk is the common name for several speshie o birds in the faimily Anatidae. Deuks are sib tae swans an geese. Ither soumin an divin birds, like grebes an loons, are whiles wrangly cried deuks. A baby deuk is cied a deuklin, an a male deuk is cried a drake. Deuks are aquatic birds. Thay can be fund in baith sautwatter an fresh watter.

Types o deuk [edit]

  • whistling deuk (Anas penelope) Ither names: gress deuk, wigeon-teal
  • muir deuk (Anas platyrhynchos) Ither names: mire deuk, moss deuk, gray deuk, stock-deuk
  • tappit deuk or black douker (Aythya fuligula)
  • Holland deuk (Aythya marila) Ither names: Norwegian teal
  • gowden ee (Bucephala clangula) Ither names: gowd-ee deuk
  • Scots deuk (Melanitta nigra) Ither names: Black deuk
  • ennet or dunter (deuk) (Somateria mollissima) Ither names: wrack-deuk, sea-deuk
  • stock-annet or skell-drake (Tadorna tadorna) Ither names: , lauchin deuk, craw deuk,