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Family: Anatidae

Description

About 160 species of Ducks, Geese and Swans.

Taxonomy

A family in the order Anseriformes.

Family Anatidae
  Genus Dendrocygna
    D. guttata, Spotted Whistling Duck
    D. eytoni, Plumed Whistling Duck
    D. bicolor, Fulvous Whistling Duck
    D. arcuata, Wandering Whistling Duck
    D. javanica, Lesser Whistling Duck
    D. viduata, White-faced Whistling Duck
    D. arborea, West Indian Whistling Duck
    D. autumnalis, Black-bellied Whistling Duck
  Genus Thalassornis
    T. leuconotus, White-backed Duck
  Genus Cygnus
    C. olor, Mute Swan
    C. atratus, Black Swan
    C. melancoryphus, Black-necked Swan
    C. buccinator, Trumpeter Swan
    C. cygnus, Whooper Swan
    C. columbianus, Tundra Swan
  Genus Coscoroba
    C. coscoroba, Coscoroba Swan
  Genus Anser
    A. cygnoides, Swan Goose
    A. fabalis, 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
    C. caerulescens, Snow Goose
    C. rossii, Ross's Goose
    C. canagica, Emperor Goose
  Genus Branta
    B. bernicla, Brent Goose
    B. leucopsis, Barnacle Goose
    B. hutchinsii, Cackling Goose
    B. canadensis, Canada Goose
    B. sandvicensis, Hawaiian Goose
    B. ruficollis, Red-breasted Goose
  Genus Cereopsis
    C. novaehollandiae, Cape Barren Goose
  Genus Stictonetta
    S. naevosa, Freckled Duck
  Genus Cyanochen
    C. cyanoptera, Blue-winged Goose
  Genus Chloephaga
    C. melanoptera, Andean Goose
    C. picta, Upland Goose
    C. hybrida, Kelp Goose
    C. poliocephala, Ashy-headed Goose
    C. rubidiceps, Ruddy-headed Goose
  Genus Neochen
    N. jubata, Orinoco Goose
  Genus Alopochen
    A. aegyptiaca, Egyptian Goose
  Genus Tadorna
    T. ferruginea, Ruddy Shelduck
    T. cana, South African Shelduck
    T. tadornoides, Australian Shelduck
    T. variegata, Paradise Shelduck
    T. tadorna, Common Shelduck
    T. radjah, White-headed Shelduck
  Genus Tachyeres
    T. pteneres, Magellanic Flightless Steamerduck
    T. leucocephalus, White-headed Steamerduck
    T. brachypterus, Falkland Flightless Steamerduck
    T. patachonicus, Flying Steamerduck
  Genus Plectropterus
    P. gambensis, Spur-winged Goose
  Genus Cairina
    C. moschata, Muscovy Duck
    C. scutulata, White-winged Duck
  Genus Sarkidiornis
    S. melanotos, Comb Duck
  Genus Pteronetta
    S. hartlaubii, Hartlaub's Duck
  Genus Nettapus
    N. pulchellus, Green Pygmy-Goose
    N. coromandelianus, Cotton Pygmy-Goose
    N. auritus, African Pygmy-Goose
  Genus Callonetta
    C. leucophrys, Ringed Teal
  Genus Aix
    A. sponsa, Wood Duck
    A. galericulata, Mandarin Duck
  Genus Chenonetta
    C. jubata, Maned Duck
  Genus Amazonetta
    A. brasiliensis, Brazilian Teal
  Genus Hymenolaimus
    H. malacorhynchos, Blue Duck
  Genus Merganetta
    M. armata, Torrent Duck
  Genus Salvadorina
    S. waigiuensis, Salvadori's Teal
  Genus Anas
    A. sparsa, African Black Duck
    A. penelope, Eurasian Wigeon
    A. americana, American Wigeon
    A. sibilatrix, Chiloe Wigeon
    A. falcata, Falcated Duck
    A. strepera, Gadwall
    A. formosa, Baikal Teal
    A. crecca, Eurasian Teal
    A. carolinensis, Green-winged Teal
    A. flavirostris, Speckled Teal
    A. capensis, Cape Teal
    A. bernieri, Madagascar Teal
    A. gibberifrons, Sunda Teal
    A. albogularis, Andaman Teal
    A. gracilis, Grey Teal
    A. castanea, Chestnut Teal
    A. aucklandica, Auckland Island Teal
    A. nesiotis, Campbell Island Teal
    A. chlorotis, Brown Teal
    A. platyrhynchos, Mallard
    A. laysanensis, Laysan Duck
    A. wyvilliana, Hawaiian Duck
    A. fulvigula, Mottled Duck
    A. rubripes, American Black Duck
    A. undulata, Yellow-billed Duck
    A. melleri, Meller's Duck
    A. poecilorhyncha, Spot-billed Duck
    A. superciliosa, Pacific Black Duck
    A. luzonica, Philippine Duck
    A. specularis, Spectacled Duck
    A. specularioides, Crested Duck
    A. acuta, Northern Pintail
    A. eatoni, Eaton's Pintail
    A. georgica, South Georgian Teal
    A. bahamensis, White-cheeked Pintail
    A. erythrorhyncha, Red-billed Duck
    A. puna, Puna Teal
    A. versicolor, Silver Teal
    A. hottentota, Hottentot Teal
    A. querquedula, Garganey
    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
  Genus Malacorhynchus
    M. membranaceus, Pink-eared Duck
  Genus Marmaronetta
    M. angustirostris, Marbled Duck
  Genus Netta
    N. rufina, Red-crested Pochard
    N. peposaca, Rosy-billed Pochard
    N. erythrophthalma, Southern Pochard
  Genus Aythya
    A. ferina, Common Pochard
    A. valisineria, Canvasback
    A. americana, Redhead
    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 Somateria
    S. mollissima, Common Eider
    S. spectabilis, King Eider
    S. fischeri, Spectacled Eider
  Genus Polysticta
    P. stelleri, Steller's Eider
  Genus Histrionicus
    H. histrionicus, Harlequin Duck
  Genus Clangula
    C. hyemalis, Long-tailed Duck
  Genus Melanitta
    M. nigra, Common Scoter
    M. perspicillata, Surf Scoter
    M. fusca, Velvet Scoter
  Genus Bucephala
    B. clangula, Common Goldeneye
    B. islandica, Barrow's Goldeneye
    B. albeola, Bufflehead
  Genus Mergellus
    M. albellus, Smew
  Genus Lophodytes
    L. cucullatus, Hooded Merganser
  Genus Mergus
    M. octosetaceus, Brazilian Merganser
    M. serrator, Red-breasted Merganser
    M. merganser, Common Merganser
    M. squamatus, Scaly-sided Merganser
  Genus Heteronetta
    M. atricapilla, Black-headed Duck
  Genus Nomonyx
    M. dominica, Masked Duck
  Genus Oxyura
    O. jamaicensis, Ruddy Duck
    O. ferruginea, Andean Ruddy Duck
    O. leucocephala, White-headed Duck
    O. maccoa, Maccoa Duck
    O. vittata, Argentine Blue-billed Duck
    O. australis, Australian Blue-billed Duck
  Genus Biziura
    O. lobata, Musk Duck