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Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)

Synonyms: Dendrocygnidae

Wikipedia Abstract

The Anatidae are the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents. These birds are adapted for swimming, floating on the water surface, and in some cases diving in at least shallow water. The family contains around 146 species in 40 genera. (The magpie goose is no longer considered to be part of the Anatidae, but is placed in its own family Anseranatidae.)
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Genus

Adansonia (1)
Afrocygnus (1)
Aix (wood ducks) (3)
Aldabranas (1)
Alopochen (Egyptian goose) (4)
Amazonetta (Brazilian teal) (1)
Anabernicula (4)
Anas (dabbling ducks and teals) (76)   (4)   (1)
Ankonetta (1)
Annakacygna (1)
Anser (bean geese) (10)   (1)
Anserobranta (1)
Archaeocycnus (1)
Asarcornis (white-winged duck) (1)   (1)
Australotadorna (1)
Awengkere (1)
Aythya (diving ducks) (18)   (2)
Bambolinetta (1)
Biziura (musk duck) (3)
Branta (brent geese) (14)   (1)
Brantadorna (1)
Bucephala (goldeneyes) (5)
Cairina (Muscovy duck) (1)
Callonetta (ringed teal) (1)
Cayaoa (1)
Centrornis (1)
Cereopsis (Cape Barren goose) (1)
Chelychelynechen (1)
Chen (3)
Chendytes (2)
Chenoanas (3)
Chenonetta (maned duck) (2)
Chenopis (1)
Chloephaga (South American geese) (6)
Clangula (oldsquaws) (2)
Cnemiornis (4)
Coscoroba (Coscoroba swan) (1)
Cyanochen (blue-winged goose) (1)
Cygnavus (2)
Cygnopterus (2)
Cygnus (swans) (6)   (1)
Daphila (1)
Dendrochen (2)
Dendrocygna (whistling-ducks) (9)
Dunstanetta (1)
Eonessa (1)
Eremochen (1)
Fuligula (2)
Geochen (1)
Helonetta (1)
Heteronetta (black-headed duck) (1)
Histrionicus (harlequin ducks) (1)
Hymenolaimus (blue duck) (1)   (1)
Lophodytes (hooded mergansers) (1)
Lophonetta (crested duck) (1)
Loxornis (1)
Malacorhynchus (pink-eared duck) (2)
Manuherikia (3)
Marmaronetta (marbled teal) (1)
Matanas (1)
Melanitta (scoters) (4)
Merganetta (torrent duck) (1)
Mergellus (smews) (2)
Mergus (greater mergansers) (9)   (2)
Mionetta (3)
Mioquerquedula (1)
Miotadorna (1)
Nannonetta (1)
Neochen (Orinoco goose) (4)
Netta (pochards) (3)
Nettapus (pygmy geese) (4)
Nettion (5)
Nogusunna (1)
Nomonyx (masked duck) (1)
Notochen (1)
Ocyplonessa (1)
Oxyura (stiff-tailed ducks) (9)   (2)   (1)
Pinpanetta (3)
Plectropterus (spur-winged goose) (1)
Polysticta (Steller's eiders) (1)
Presbychen (1)
Protomelanitta (2)
Ptaiochen (1)
Pteronetta (Hartlaub's duck) (1)
Querquedula (5)
Rhodonessa (pink-headed duck) (1)   (1)
Salvadorina (Salvadori's teal) (1)
Sarcidiornis (1)
Sarkidiornis (comb duck) (1)
Sharganetta (1)
Shiriyanetta (1)
Sinanas (1)
Somateria (typical eiders) (4)
Speculanas (spectacled duck) (1)
Stictonetta (freckled duck) (1)
Tachyeres (steamer ducks) (5)
Tadorna (shelducks) (7)   (1)
Talpanas (1)
Teleornis (1)
Thalassornis (white-backed duck) (1)
Thambetochen (2)
Tirarinetta (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0