[Length 20 in. Wingspan 33 in.]

Gadwall occur in North America, Europe, and Asia. In North America they are are common breeding ducks throughout the northcentral and northwestern US, and the prairies of southern Canada. This male was photographed at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1996)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 33 in.]

This female Gadwall was photographed at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1996)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 33 in.]

This male Gadwall was photographed at Mittag Pond, Riviera, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 23, 2007)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 33 in.]

This Gadwall was photographed at Mittag Pond, Riviera, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 23, 2007)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 33 in.]

This male Gadwall was photographed at the NAS Sabal Palms Sanctuary, Brownsville, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: February 13, 2008)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 33 in.]

This Gadwall was photographed at Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: December 5, 2016)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This Common Moorhen was photographed at Alligator Pond, Laguna Atascosa NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: May 1, 2009)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This Common Moorhen and chick were photographed at Loxahatchee NWR, Florida, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: June 1983)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This immature Common Moorhen was photographed at Loxahatchee NWR, Florida, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: June 1983)