Category:Anatidae - BirdForum Opus

Family: Anatidae

Description

Ducks, geese, and swans.

Taxonomy

Anatidae is a family in the order Anseriformes.
Clements formerly included the family Anseranatidae in this family.

Family Anatidae view • edit
	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. indicus Bar-headed Goose A. canagicus Emperor Goose A. caerulescens Snow Goose A. rossii Ross's Goose A. anser Greylag Goose A. cygnoides Swan Goose A. albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose A. erythropus Lesser White-fronted Goose A. fabalis Taiga Bean Goose A. serrirostris Tundra Bean Goose A. brachyrhynchus Pink-footed 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 Knob-billed Duck S. sylvicola 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 Radjah view • edit R. radjah Radjah Shelduck
	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. 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 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 Sibirionetta view • edit S. formosa Baikal Teal
	Genus Spatula view • edit S. querquedula Garganey S. hottentota Blue-billed Teal S. versicolor Silver Teal S. puna Puna Teal S. discors Blue-winged Teal S. cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal S. platalea Red Shoveler S. smithii Cape Shoveler S. rhynchotis Australian Shoveler S. clypeata Northern Shoveler
	Genus Mareca view • edit M. strepera Gadwall M. falcata Falcated Duck M. penelope Eurasian Wigeon M. americana American Wigeon M. sibilatrix Chiloe Wigeon M. marecula Amsterdam Duck
	Genus Anas view • edit A. sparsa African Black Duck A. undulata Yellow-billed Duck A. melleri Meller's Duck A. superciliosa Pacific Black Duck A. laysanensis Laysan Duck A. wyvilliana Hawaiian Duck A. luzonica Philippine Duck A. poecilorhyncha Indian Spot-billed Duck A. zonorhyncha Eastern Spot-billed Duck A. platyrhynchos Mallard A. diazi Mexican Duck A. rubripes American Black Duck A. fulvigula Mottled Duck A. capensis Cape Teal 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. crecca Green-winged Teal A. andium Andean Teal A. flavirostris Yellow-billed Teal A. albogularis Andaman Teal A. gibberifrons Sunda Teal A. gracilis Grey Teal A. castanea Chestnut Teal A. bernieri Bernier's 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 Asarcornis view • edit A. scutulata White-winged 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 Camptorhynchus view • edit C. labradorius Labrador Duck
	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 Melanitta view • edit M. perspicillata Surf Scoter M. fusca Velvet Scoter M. deglandi White-winged Scoter M. stejnegeri Stejneger's 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

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Anatidae. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Anatidae