Family
Anatidae (Ducks, geese, and swans)
Mareca penelope. Photo: (c) Riley Walsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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 43 genera. (The magpie goose is no longer considered to be part of the Anatidae, but is placed in its own family…
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Class: Aves (Birds)
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Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
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Family: Anatidae (Ducks, geese, and swans)
- Genus: Branta (Black geese) (8)
- Genus: Spatula (Shovelers and allies) (3)
- Genus: Aix (Wood and mandarin ducks) (1)
- Genus: Anas (Mallards, pintails, and allies) (6)
- Genus: Aythya (Scaups, pochards, and allies) (7)
- Genus: Cygnus (True swans) (2)
- Genus: Mareca (Wigeons and allies) (4)
- Genus: Anser (Grey geese) (6)
- Genus: Histrionicus (1)
- Genus: Melanitta (Scoters) (3)
- Genus: Mergus (Typical mergansers) (2)
- Genus: Bucephala (Goldeneyes and bufflehead) (4)
- Genus: Clangula (1)
- Genus: Lophodytes (1)
- Genus: Oxyura (Typical stifftails) (1)
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Family: Anatidae (Ducks, geese, and swans)
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Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
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Class: Aves (Birds)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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