Genus
Anas (Mallards, pintails, and allies)
Anas crecca crecca × carolinensis. Photo: (c) Derek Killby, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Anas is a genus of dabbling ducks. It includes the pintails, most teals, and the mallard and its close relatives. It formerly included additional species but following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study in 2009 the genus was spit into four separate genera. The genus now contains 31 living species. The name Anas is the Latin for “duck”.
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