Home›Birds›System (Realm)›FreshwaterBrowse ByFreshwaterSystem realm sorts species by the broad kind of environment they belong to, such as terrestrial, freshwater or marine. Wikipedia notes the giant panda lives "in six montane regions," entirely on land, placing it firmly in the terrestrial realm rather than a freshwater or marine one. This dimension groups species that depend on the same broad kind of environment.FactsFreshwaterSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1FreshwaterFilter Results81 entriesCommon GroupAllBirds Of Prey (Raptors) (4)Gulls, Terns And Auks (7)Herons, Egrets And Allies (11)Kingfishers And Allies (2)Other Birds (8)Passerines (Songbirds) (7)Penguins And Seabirds (7)Pigeons And Doves (1)Shorebirds (Waders) (21)Waterfowl (13)Everyday GroupAllBirds Of Prey (Raptors) (4)Gulls, Terns And Auks (7)Herons, Egrets And Allies (11)Kingfishers And Allies (2)Other Birds (8)Passerines (Songbirds) (7)Penguins And Seabirds (7)Pigeons And Doves (1)Shorebirds (Waders) (21)Waterfowl (13)HabitatAllBog (3)Boreal Forest (6)Desert (2)Estuary (8)Flooded Grassland and Savanna (1)Freshwater (7)Freshwater Marsh (5)Grassland (9)Intertidal Zone (5)Lake (29)Mangrove Forest (2)Marine (1)Neritic Zone (1)Riparian Zone (7)River (19)Salt Marsh (2)Savanna (1)Steppe (3)Temperate Forest (2)Tundra (8)Vernal Pool (1)Wetlands (22)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (9)Africa (44)Albania (10)Algeria (7)Andorra (9)Angola (4)Antigua and Barbuda (6)Argentina (11)Armenia (11)Australasia (7)Australia (43)Austria (16)Azerbaijan (10)Bahamas (9)Bahrain (10)Bangladesh (6)Barbados (10)Belarus (15)Belgium (66)Belize (7)Benin (5)Bhutan (9)Bolivia (8)Bosnia and Herzegovina (9)Botswana (6)Brazil (27)Brunei (6)Bulgaria (15)Burkina Faso (5)Burundi (4)Cabo Verde (4)Cameroon (4)Canada (18)Central African Republic (5)Chile (10)China (14)Colombia (33)Costa Rica (9)Cote d'Ivoire (4)Croatia (9)Cuba (8)Cyprus (12)Czechia (13)Democratic Republic of the Congo (4)Denmark (58)Djibouti (26)Dominica (4)Dominican Republic (8)Ecuador (32)Egypt (7)Eritrea (25)Estonia (12)Ethiopia (4)Finland (12)France (43)Gambia (4)Georgia (9)Germany (18)Greece (8)Grenada (4)Hungary (9)Iceland (12)India (7)Iran (5)Ireland (23)Israel (9)Italy (8)Japan (4)Kenya (27)Latvia (4)Lithuania (4)Luxembourg (13)Madagascar (10)Mauritius (4)Mexico (4)Moldova (4)Mozambique (20)Netherlands (13)New Zealand (18)Nigeria (4)North America (58)Norway (69)Poland (39)Portugal (6)Russia (30)Serbia (4)South Africa (26)South America (14)South Asia (47)Spain (58)Sweden (43)Switzerland (16)Taiwan (12)Tanzania (23)Ukraine (38)United Arab Emirates (18)United Kingdom (21)United States (39)Uruguay (11)Venezuela (20)Showing the 100 most common of 161 options.Conservation StatusAllEndangered (2)Least Concern (69)Near Threatened (6)Vulnerable (4)DietAllCarnivore (18)Detritivore or Scavenger (5)Herbivore (13)Insectivore (25)Omnivore (12)Piscivore (8)Living or ExtinctAllYes (81)Population TrendAllDecreasing (1)Stable (2)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (1)Pollution (1)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (9)Disease Vector (3)Domesticated (1)Eaten or Drunk by People (1)Ecotourism and Research (1)Hunted or Fished (24)Invasive or Introduced Species (7)Kept as Pets (3)Natural Pest Control (3)No Significant Interaction with Humans (2)Source of Fibre (1)CITES AppendixAllAppendix I (6)Appendix II (8)Appendix III (1)Not Listed (69)NatureServe RankAllG1 Critically Imperiled (1)G4 Apparently Secure (4)G5 Secure (34)EcosystemAllArctic Tundra (1)Camargue (1)Caspian Sea (4)Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (2)Danube Delta (3)Doñana (1)Everglades (2)Galapagos (3)Great Lakes (6)Gulf of California (1)Heath (1)Kruger National Park (1)Lake Baikal (2)Lake Victoria (1)Llanos (1)Mediterranean Basin (1)Moorland (2)Muskeg (1)Okavango Delta (3)Pantanal (1)Prairie Pothole Region (2)Sahel (1)Scandinavian Taiga (2)Siberian Taiga (1)Simpson Desert (2)Sonoran Desert (1)Svalbard (3)Wadden Sea (2)Yellowstone (1)TaxonomyAllAccipitridae (1)Accipitriformes (1)Acrocephalidae (1)Anas (2)Anatidae (8)Anseriformes (3)Ardeidae (3)Aves (3)Calidris (3)Charadriidae (4)Charadriiformes (3)Ciconiidae (2)Circus (2)Columbidae (1)Coraciiformes (2)Fringilla (1)Gaviiformes (1)Gruidae (2)Gruiformes (2)Hirundinidae (1)Laridae (2)Larus (2)Motacillidae (1)Muscicapidae (1)Passeriformes (1)Pelecaniformes (4)Pelecanus (1)Phoenicopteriformes (2)Phylloscopidae (1)Podicipediformes (2)Rallidae (2)Scolopacidae (6)Sterna (2)Threskiornithidae (2)Tringa (6)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 31Marabou StorkFreshwaterMarsh sandpiperFreshwaterMute SwanFreshwaterNorthern pintailFreshwaterPacific golden ploverFreshwaterPheasant-tailed jacanaFreshwaterPied StiltFreshwaterRed Kite (Milvus milvus)FreshwaterRed Knot (Calidris canutus)FreshwaterRed-crowned CraneFreshwaterRed-throated loonFreshwaterRiver ternFreshwaterRoseate SpoonbillFreshwaterRuddy turnstoneFreshwaterSand martinFreshwaterSandhill CraneFreshwaterScarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)FreshwaterSedge warblerFreshwaterSnowy EgretFreshwaterSpotted doveFreshwaterSpotted redshankFreshwaterTerek sandpiperFreshwaterTufted duckFreshwaterWestern marsh harrierFreshwaterWhite StorkFreshwaterWhite wagtailFreshwaterWhooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)FreshwaterWhooping CraneFreshwaterWillow warblerFreshwaterWood Duck (Aix sponsa)FreshwaterWood sandpiperFreshwaterShowing 51 to 81 of 81, page 2 of 2.← Previous12Sources1. Wikipedia: Birdtier 2WikipediaBird, lead sectionQuote, Bird, lead sectionthe laying of hard-shelled eggsView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.