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Captive Conservation Breeding

Captive breeding programmes in order to wildfowl conservation

Zoological institutions and other non-profit organizations put much effort in the conservation of the world's Anseriformes. This page is an overview of captive breeding (ex-situ) and reïntroduction programmes. Data have come from zoological institutions (e.g. ZIMS for population size) and non-profit organizations such as the International Wild Waterfowl Association (IWWA).

Compiling this list is an ongoing process. Update: February 2020

Please note: explanation of abbreviations at the bottom of the page.

ENGLISH NAME	IUCN 2016	ZOO 2017	Project	Reïntro-ductions	ZIMS 2016	ZIMS 2020
Screamers (Anhimides)
Screamers (Anhimidae)
Horned screamer	LC				0	11
Northern screamer	NT				18	23
Crested screamer	LC	AZA			348	362
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Ducks, geese and swans (Anserides)
Magpie goose (Anseranatidae)
Magpie goose	LC				213	230

Whistling ducks (Dendrocygnidae)
White-faced whistling duck	LC		PAP	Trinidad	500+	500+
Black-bellied whistling duck	LC		PAP		500+	500+
Spotted whistling duck	LC	AZA			123	220
West-Indian whistling duck	VU	AZA			273	245
Fulvous whistling duck	LC		PAP		500+	500+
Plumed (Eyton's) whistling duck	LC				238	250
Wandering whistling duck	LC				130	108
Lesser whistling duck	LC				151	147
White-backed duck	LC				50	57

Stiff-tailed ducks (Oxyurinae)
Ruddy duck	LC				500+	500+
Andean ruddy duck	LC				0	0
Lake duck (Argentine ruddy duck)	LC				86	65
Australian blue-billed duck	NT				43	61
Maccoa duck	NT				78	87
White-headed duck	EN		WWT IWWA	Spain Hungary Italy	324	366
Masked duck	LC		IWWA		0	0
Musk duck	LC				3	2
Black-headed duck	LC				40	45
Freckled duck	LC				80	114

Geese and swans (Anserinae)
Swan goose	VU	AZA	IWWA		423	500+
Greylag goose	LC				397	500+
Bean goose	LC				40	52
Pink-footed goose	LC				41	42
Bar-headed goose	LC				500+	500+
Greater white-fronted goose	LC		IWWA		127	151
Lesser white-fronted goose	VU			Sweden	264	317
Emperor goose	NT				184	205
Snow goose (caerulescens + atlanticus)	LC				267	260
Ross' goose	LC				152	143
Canada goose (B. canadensis ssp.)	LC				500+	500+
Cackling goose (B. hutchinsii ssp.)	LC		IWWA		108	228
Hawaiian goose (Nene)	VU	AZA	WWT IWWA	Hawaii	500+	500+
Brant goose (Brent goose)	LC		IWWA		39	60
Barnacle goose	LC				500+	500+
Red-breasted goose	VU	AZA			500+	500+
Cape Barren (Cereopsis) goose	LC				287	307
Coscoroba swan	LC	AZA			224	258
Black-necked swan	LC				396	390
Black swan	LC				500+	500+
Mute swan	LC				433	432
Trumpeter swan	LC		IWWA	USA Canada	153	161
Whooper swan	LC				133	130
Tundra swan (columbianus + bewickii)	LC				80	83

Spur-winged goose (Plectropterinae)
Spur-winged goose	LC				101	72

Shelducks and relatives (Tadorninae)
African Comb duck	LC				240	373
South American Comb duck	LC				40	65
Blue-winged goose	VU				71	78
Egyptian goose	LC				500+	500+
Orinoco goose	NT	AZA	IWWA		139	140
Andean goose	LC				52	62
Magellan (Upland) goose	LC				140	126
Kelp goose	LC				0	0
Ashy-headed goose	LC				33	31
Ruddy-headed goose	LC				61	48
Common shelduck	LC				500+	500+
Radjah shelduck	LC				259	219
Ruddy shelduck	LC				500+	500+
Cape shelduck	LC				111	103
Paradise shelduck	LC				58	55
Australian shelduck	LC				106	94
Pink-eared duck	LC				8	16
Torrent duck	LC		IWWA		0	0
New-Zealand blue duck	EN		IWWA	Nw Zl	32	52
Flying steamer duck	LC				19	11
Falkland steamer duck	LC				0	0
Magellanic steamer duck	LC				13	13
White-headed steamer duck	VU				0	0

Ducks (Anatinae)
White-winged wood duck	EN	ESB AZA	IWWA		394	376
Muscovy duck (incl. domesticated birds)	LC		PAP		301	442
Hartlaub's duck	LC				19	30
Maned goose (Australian wood duck)	LC				163	257
North American wood duck	LC				500+	500+
Mandarin duck	LC				500+	500+
African pygmy goose	LC	AZA			90	113
Cotton (Indian) pygmy goose	LC	AZA			29	48
Green pygmy goose	LC				17	17
Brazilian duck	LC				301	371
Salvadori's duck	VU				0	0
Ringed teal	LC				500+	500+
Crested duck	LC				102	75
Bronze-winged duck (Spectacled duck)	NT				59	32
Gadwall	LC				184	160
Falcated duck	NT				214	212
Chiloé wigeon	LC				500+	490
European wigeon	LC				346	323
American wigeon	LC				97	124
Mallard duck (incl. domesticated birds)	LC				500+	500+
American black duck	LC				57	27
Mottled (Florida) duck	LC				0	10
Hawaiian duck (Koloa)	EN				41	42
Laysan teal (Laysan duck)	CR		WWT	Laysan Midway Kure	301	281
Philippine duck	VU				177	141
Indian spot-billed duck	LC				322	161
Chinese spot-billed duck	LC				61	53
Pacific black duck	LC				322	77
Meller's duck	EN	EEP			187	188
Yellow-billed duck	LC				219	208
African Black duck	LC				79	90
Garganey	LC				158	211
Puna teal	LC				180	217
Versicolor (Silver) teal	LC				107	111
Hottentot teal	LC				240	283
Blue-winged teal	LC				176	184
Cinnamon teal	LC				271	256
Northern shoveler	LC				334	276
Cape shoveler	LC				19	11
Australian shoveler	LC				104	116
Red shoveler	LC				172
Madagascar teal (Bernier's teal)	EN	AZA			272	220
Cape teal	LC				308	333
Andaman teal	NT				0	0
East Indian grey teal (Sunda teal)	NT				14	25
Australian grey teal	LC				67	76
Chestnut teal	LC				230	267
New Zealand brown teal	EN		IWWA		38	37
Auckland Island flightless teal	VU				2	0
Campbell Island flighless teal	EN				6	0
Northern pintail	LC				500+	500+
Eaton's pintail	VU				2	1
Yellow-billed pintail	LC				124	150
Bahama (White-cheeked) pintail	LC		PAP	Trinidad	500+	500+
Red-billed pintail	LC				134	109
Yellow-billed teal (Speckled teal)	LC				235	230
Andean teal	LC				0	0
Baikal teal	LC				243	236
Common teal (crecca + carolinensis)	LC				345	292
Marbled teal	VU	AZA		Mallorca	500+	500+
Red-crested pochard	LC				500+	500+
Rosy-billed pochard	LC				489	500+
Southern pochard	LC				114	104
Canvasback	LC				160	160
Common pochard	VU				418	423
Redhead	LC				406	500+
Australian White-eye duck	LC				66	89
Madagascar pochard	CR		WWT	Madagascar	0	0
Ferruginous pochard	NT				500+	500+
Baer's pochard	CR	ESB AZA			269	349
New Zealand scaup	LC				73	68
Ring-necked duck	LC				74	85
Tufted duck	LC				500+	500+
Greater scaup	LC				165	150
Lesser scaup	LC				63	77
Common eider (all subspecies)	LC				500+	500+
Spectacled eider	LC				42	53
King eider	LC				12	25
Steller's eider	VU				0	0
Harlequin duck	LC				42	61
Common (black) scoter	LC				27	28
American (black) scoter	NT				1	1
Surf scoter	LC				1	1
Velvet scoter	VU				14	5
White-winged scoter	LC				7	6
Siberian scoter	LC				0	0
Long-tailed duck (Oldsquaw)	VU				52	56
Bufflehead	LC				271	259
Common goldeneye	LC				449	377
Barrow's goldeneye	LC				136	109
Smew	LC				380	364
Hooded merganser	LC				500+	500+
Brazilian merganser	CR		IWWA		0	0
Red-breasted merganser	LC				38	27
Scaly-sided (Chinese) merganser	EN	ESB AZA			67	124
Common merganser (Goosander)	LC				125	91

AZA = Association of Zoos and Aquaria
EAZA = European Endangered Species Programme

EEP = European Endangered Species Programme by the EAZA

ESB = European StudBook by the EAZA

IWWA = International Wild Waterfowl Association

PAP = Point-à-Pierre Wildfowl Trust, Trinidad

WWT = The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust

ZIMS = Zoological Information Management Software, in these columns is shown the population size.

ZOO = Any breeding programme by zoological institutions, specified by the type of programme.

IUCN = International Union for Conservation of Nature. The IUCN is the global authority on the status of the natural world (IUCN Redlist) and the measures needed to safeguard it.

LC = Least Concern

NT = Near Threatened

VU = Vulnerable

EN = Endangered

CR = Critically Endangered