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==Description== ==Description==
-About 160 species of Ducks, Geese and Swans.+Ducks, geese, and swans.
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==Taxonomy== ==Taxonomy==
Anatidae is a family in the order [[:Category:Anseriformes|Anseriformes]]. Anatidae is a family in the order [[:Category:Anseriformes|Anseriformes]].
{{Nav-Anatidae}} {{Nav-Anatidae}}
[[Category:Anseriformes]] [[Category:Anseriformes]]

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Family: Anatidae

[edit] Description

Ducks, geese, and swans.

[edit] Taxonomy

Anatidae is a family in the order Anseriformes.

Family Anatidae view • edit

Genus Anseranas view • edit
A. semipalmata Magpie Goose

Genus Dendrocygna view • edit
D. guttata Spotted Whistling Duck
D. eytoni Plumed Whistling Duck
D. viduata White-faced Whistling Duck
D. autumnalis Black-bellied Whistling Duck
D. arborea West Indian Whistling Duck
D. bicolor Fulvous Whistling Duck
D. arcuata Wandering Whistling Duck
D. javanica Lesser Whistling Duck

Genus Thalassornis view • edit
T. leuconotus White-backed Duck

Genus Anser view • edit
A. cygnoides Swan Goose
A. fabalis Taiga Bean Goose
A. serrirostris Tundra Bean Goose
A. brachyrhynchus Pink-footed Goose
A. albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose
A. erythropus Lesser White-fronted Goose
A. anser Greylag Goose
A. indicus Bar-headed Goose

Genus Chen view • edit
C. canagica Emperor Goose
C. caerulescens Snow Goose
C. rossii Ross's Goose

Genus Branta view • edit
B. bernicla Brant Goose
B. leucopsis Barnacle Goose
B. hutchinsii Cackling Goose
B. canadensis Canada Goose
B. sandvicensis Hawaiian Goose
B. ruficollis Red-breasted Goose

Genus Cereopsis view • edit
C. novaehollandiae Cape Barren Goose

Genus Stictonetta view • edit
S. naevosa Freckled Duck

Genus Cyanochen view • edit
C. cyanoptera Blue-winged Goose

Genus Cygnus view • edit
C. olor Mute Swan
C. atratus Black Swan
C. melancoryphus Black-necked Swan
C. buccinator Trumpeter Swan
C. columbianus Tundra Swan
C. cygnus Whooper Swan

Genus Coscoroba view • edit
C. coscoroba Coscoroba Swan

Genus Sarkidiornis view • edit
S. melanotos Comb Duck

Genus Pteronetta view • edit
P. hartlaubii Hartlaub's Duck

Genus Chloephaga view • edit
C. melanoptera Andean Goose
C. picta Upland Goose
C. hybrida Kelp Goose
C. poliocephala Ashy-headed Goose
C. rubidiceps Ruddy-headed Goose

Genus Neochen view • edit
N. jubata Orinoco Goose

Genus Alopochen view • edit
A. aegyptiaca Egyptian Goose

Genus Tadorna view • edit
T. ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck
T. cana South African Shelduck
T. tadornoides Australian Shelduck
T. variegata Paradise Shelduck
T. tadorna Common Shelduck
T. radjah Radjah Shelduck
T. cristata
Crested Shelduck

Genus Plectropterus view • edit
P. gambensis Spur-winged Goose

Genus Tachyeres view • edit
T. patachonicus Flying Steamer Duck
T. pteneres Flightless Steamer Duck
T. brachypterus Falkland Steamer Duck
T. leucocephalus White-headed Steamer Duck

Genus Lophonetta view • edit
L. specularioides Crested Duck

Genus Speculanas view • edit
S. specularis Spectacled Duck

Genus Cairina view • edit
C. moschata Muscovy Duck

Genus Asarcornis view • edit
A. scutulata White-winged Duck

Genus Nettapus view • edit
N. pulchellus Green Pygmy-goose
N. coromandelianus Cotton Pygmy-goose
N. auritus African Pygmy-goose

Genus Callonetta view • edit
C. leucophrys Ringed Teal

Genus Aix view • edit
A. sponsa Wood Duck
A. galericulata Mandarin Duck

Genus Chenonetta view • edit
C. jubata Maned Duck

Genus Amazonetta view • edit
A. brasiliensis Brazilian Teal

Genus Hymenolaimus view • edit
H. malacorhynchos Blue Duck

Genus Merganetta view • edit
M. armata Torrent Duck

Genus Salvadorina view • edit
S. waigiuensis Salvadori's Teal

Genus Anas view • edit
A. sparsa African Black Duck
A. strepera Gadwall
A. falcata Falcated Duck
A. penelope Eurasian Wigeon
A. americana American Wigeon
A. sibilatrix Chiloe Wigeon
A. rubripes American Black Duck
A. undulata Yellow-billed Duck
A. melleri Meller's Duck
A. platyrhynchos Mallard
A. fulvigula Mottled Duck
A. wyvilliana Hawaiian Duck
A. laysanensis Laysan Duck
A. poecilorhyncha Indian Spot-billed Duck
A. zonorhyncha Eastern Spot-billed Duck
A. superciliosa Pacific Black Duck
A. luzonica Philippine Duck
A. discors Blue-winged Teal
A. cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal
A. platalea Red Shoveler
A. smithii Cape Shoveler
A. rhynchotis Australasian Shoveler
A. clypeata Northern Shoveler
A. bahamensis White-cheeked Pintail
A. erythrorhyncha Red-billed Duck
A. acuta Northern Pintail
A. eatoni Eaton's Pintail
A. georgica Yellow-billed Pintail
A. versicolor Silver Teal
A. puna Puna Teal
A. hottentota Hottentot Teal
A. querquedula Garganey
A. formosa Baikal Teal
A. crecca Common Teal
A. andium Andean Teal
A. flavirostris Yellow-billed Teal
A. capensis Cape Teal
A. bernieri Bernier's Teal
A. gibberifrons Sunda Teal
A. albogularis Andaman Teal
A. gracilis Grey Teal
A. castanea Chestnut Teal
A. aucklandica Auckland Islands Teal
A. nesiotis Campbell Island Teal
A. chlorotis Brown Teal

Genus Malacorhynchus view • edit
M. membranaceus Pink-eared Duck

Genus Marmaronetta view • edit
M. angustirostris Marbled Duck

Genus Rhodonessa view • edit
R. caryophyllacea Pink-headed Duck

Genus Netta view • edit
N. rufina Red-crested Pochard
N. erythrophthalma Southern Pochard
N. peposaca Rosy-billed Pochard

Genus Aythya view • edit
A. valisineria Canvasback
A. americana Redhead
A. ferina Common Pochard
A. collaris Ring-necked Duck
A. nyroca Ferruginous Duck
A. innotata Madagascar Pochard
A. baeri Baer's Pochard
A. australis Hardhead
A. fuligula Tufted Duck
A. novaeseelandiae New Zealand Scaup
A. marila Greater Scaup
A. affinis Lesser Scaup

Genus Polysticta view • edit
P. stelleri Steller's Eider

Genus Somateria view • edit
S. fischeri Spectacled Eider
S. spectabilis King Eider
S. mollissima Common Eider

Genus Histrionicus view • edit
H. histrionicus Harlequin Duck

Genus Camptorhynchus view • edit
C. labradorius
Labrador Duck

Genus Melanitta view • edit
M. perspicillata Surf Scoter
M. fusca White-winged Scoter
M. nigra Common Scoter
M. americana Black Scoter

Genus Clangula view • edit
C. hyemalis Long-tailed Duck

Genus Bucephala view • edit
B. albeola Bufflehead
B. clangula Common Goldeneye
B. islandica Barrow's Goldeneye

Genus Mergellus view • edit
M. albellus Smew

Genus Lophodytes view • edit
L. cucullatus Hooded Merganser

Genus Mergus view • edit
M. australis
Auckland Islands Merganser
M. merganser Common Merganser
M. octosetaceus Brazilian Merganser
M. serrator Red-breasted Merganser
M. squamatus Scaly-sided Merganser

Genus Heteronetta view • edit
H. atricapilla Black-headed Duck

Genus Nomonyx view • edit
N. dominica Masked Duck

Genus Oxyura view • edit
O. jamaicensis Ruddy Duck
O. ferruginea Andean Duck
O. leucocephala White-headed Duck
O. maccoa Maccoa Duck
O. vittata Lake Duck
O. australis Blue-billed Duck

Genus Biziura view • edit
B. lobata Musk Duck

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