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Are ducks birds?

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Do camels lay eggs? xD Yes ducks are birds. There's many types of birds. Just like turkeys chickens doves penguins are all birds so are ducks. Ducks are mainly aquatic birds you can read more about them here: https://www.google.com/url? read more

Best Answer: Your friend is correct, ducks are in fact birds. While the characteristics you describe above are all attributes of mammals, ducks only express warm-bloodedness. Ducks have feathers, are warm-blooded, lay eggs, and do not posses mammary glands for "boob-feeding." Duck parents collect food for their offspring after they hatch. read more

Ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the family Anatidae; they do not represent a monophyletic group (the group of all descendants of a single common ancestral species) but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered ducks. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, mostly smaller than the swans and geese, and may be found in both fresh water and sea water. read more

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