Dabbling / Dipping Ducks do not totally submerge when feeding. Teals also belong to the Genus Anas, but they have been given their own menu tab. Dabbling ducks have evolved to be more buoyant than diving ducks. Aside - most birders identify this type of duck as "Dabbling Ducks". I think "dipping" conveys the same information plus is more readily visualized by the average person.

Genus Anas

Duck, American Black Anas rubripes   Found: North America
Photographed by: 1) Norman Reid in Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida  2) Dick Daniels in North Carolina  3) John Ennis


Duck, Mottled   Anas fulvigula Found: North America
Photographed by  1, 2) Steve Byland   3, 4) John Ennis


Gadwall Anas strepera   Found: North America, Central America, Europe
Photographed by:  1, 2) David Dohnal  3) Dick Daniels in Wyoming  4, 5) Terry Alexander 
6) Michael J Thompson  at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve, Hillsboro, Oregon  7) Jam4travel
3) This female may be a mallard - gadwall cross.   4, 5) Nonbreeding male  6, 7) Breeding male



Pintail, Northern Anas acuta   Found: North America, Europe, Asia
Photographed by: 1, 2) Rusty Dodson  3 - 5) Dick Daniels at Sylvan Heights  6) Dick in North Carolina
All photos are of males, except 3) also contains a female.



Wigeon, American aka Baldpate  Anas americana   Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1) Don Enright  2 - 5) Dick Daniels in North Carolina   6, 7) Dick at Sylvan Heights
Female is plainer.



Wigeon, Eurasian  Anas penelope    Found: Europe, Asia, and infrequently North America
Photographed by Dick Daniels at Sylvan Heights



Garganey Anas querquedula  Found: Europe, Asia, Africa, North America (infrequently)
Photographed by: Adam Middleton


Mallard Anas platyrhynchos   Found: The Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand
2, 3) female

1 - 3) Males morphing into breeding plumage

Males in breeding plumage


Shoveler, Northern Anas clypeata   Found: North America, Europe, Asia
Photographed by: 1) John Ennis)   2, 3, 4) Dick Daniels in North Carolina   5) Don Enright   6, 7, 8) Dick at Sylvan Heights
3, 4, 5) Female