Ruling on eating duck and pigeon

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I am not sure if i can eat meat as a duck OR pigeon. are they Halal.
Praise be to Allaah.
The basic principle with regard to food and drinkis that it is
permissible unless there is proof thatit is haraam. Allah says
(interpretation of the meaning): "He it is Who created for you all
that ison earth" [al-Baqarah 2:29].
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbaas said: The people of the Jaahiliyyah
used to eat some things and refrain from others because they found
them off-putting. Then Allah, may He be exalted,sent His Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), revealed His Book, and
explained what is permissible and what is forbidden. Whatever
theQur'aan has permitted is permissible and whatever it has forbidden
is forbidden, and whatever it does not mention is pardoned. Then he
recited: "Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): I find not in that
which has been revealed to me anything forbidden to be eaten byone who
wishes to eat it, unless…" [al-An'aam 6:145] until the end of the
verse.
Narrated by Abu Dawood (3306); classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani
(may Allah have mercy on him).
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The second
type is that concerning which no prohibition was narrated; it is
permissible, but on condition that it be slaughtered properly, such as
duck and waterfowl.
End quote from Fath al-Baari.
With regard to ducks and pigeons, there is no evidence to suggest that
it is haraam to eat them, so we go back to the original principle,
whichis that they are permissible. In fact the permissibility of
eating pigeons can be seen in the fact that the Sahaabah (may Allah be
pleased with them) ruled that if a muhrim (pilgrim in ihram) hunted
the pigeons of the Haram (sanctuary), the expiation for that is a
sheep, which indicates that it is permissible to eat them (i.e.,
pigeons -- the prohibition is on hunting when in ihram and within the
boundaries of the Haram).
Ibn Qudaamah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Similar rulingswere
made by 'Umar, 'Uthmaan, Ibn 'Umar, Ibn'Abbaas and Naafi' ibn 'Abd
al-Haarith…
End quote from al-Mughni, 3/247
An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:Our companions are
unanimously agreed that it is permissible to eat ostriches, chickens…
ducks, sand grouse, sparrows, larks, francolin and pigeons…
End quote from Sharh al-Muhadhdhab, 7/22
He also said: Whatever lives in the water and onland, including
waterfowl such as ducks,geese and so in, is halaalas stated above, but
if any of these dies of natural causes (i.e., is not slaughtered in
the proper manner) it is not halaal, and there is no difference of
scholarly opinion on this point. Rather it is essential that it be
slaughtered properly.And Allah knows best.