Jan
Welcome to Harteman Wildfowl
Presented by Jan Harteman

This is where you can find a comprehensive collection of photography and documentary of all varieties of wild Anseriformes (ducks, geese, swans and screamers), many Gruiformes (cranes and allies), Charadriiformes (shorebirds and seabirds), Ciconiiformes (flamingo, egrets, ibis etc.), Columbiformes (pigeons and doves) and Coraciiformes (hornbills, kingfischers, rollers, bee-eaters, hopoes and allies).

Documentation and photographical work at this website have come from publications, private breeders, zoos, institutions and ornithologists around the world.

Please keep in mind that; this website is maintained on a hobby basis.
Some parts of this website were written in english, others in dutch.
Harteman Wildfowl is not a commercial operating breeding farm.
© Jan Harteman. For information about copyrights, read the disclaimer.



The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust is the largest international wetland conservation charity in the United Kingdom.

Founded in 1946 by the artist and naturalist Sir Peter Scott, WWT has 9 visitor centres around the UK, where people can get closer to wetland birds and enjoy spectacular wetland landscapes.
Click here for the WWT website...


For those interested in Galliformes I would like to recommend Dan Cowell's GBWF-pages. GBWF.org is totally dedicated to the beauty of Pheasants, Tragopans, Quail, Partrige, Turkeys, Guineafowl, Peafowl, Cracids and a variety of other birds such as waterfowl and cranes. Including a Message Board for breeders. Click here...


BrownTeal.com provides information about New Zealand’s critically endangered Brown Teal (Anas chlorotis), what is being done to help conserve and manage it, and who is involved. The Brown Teal Conservation Trust will give you all details.

The extinction of the unique Brown Teal would be a sad indictment on New Zealand and a crime against nature. This must not be allowed to happen.
Click here to read the article by Neil Hayes