Anseriformes Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which in ...

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. It consists of 3 families, 58 genera and 171 living species. Extinct species assignment follows the Mikko's Phylogeny Archive and Paleofile.com websites. This list is based on the taxonomy of the ''

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Conservation status 2021-2, the data is current as of November 16, 2021 : - extinct, : - extinct in the wild : - critically endangered : - endangered : - vulnerable : - near threatened : - least concern : - data deficient : - not evaluated

Phylogeny

Living Anseriformes based on the work by John Boyd.

Species

Family Anhimidae (Screamers)

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Chaunoides Chaunoides is an extinct genus of screamer The screamers are three South American bird species placed in Family (biology), family Anhimidae. They were thought to be related to the Galliformes because of similar beak, bills, but are more close ...

'' de Alvarenga 1999 ** †''

Chaunoides antiquus Chaunoides is an extinct genus of screamer The screamers are three South American bird species placed in Family (biology), family Anhimidae. They were thought to be related to the Galliformes because of similar beak, bills, but are more close ...

'' de Alvarenga 1999 * Genus '' Anhima'' Brisson 1760 ** ''

Anhima cornuta The horned screamer (''Anhima cornuta'') is a member of a small family of birds, the Anhimidae, which occurs in wetlands of tropical South America. There are three screamer species, the other two being the southern screamer and the northern scr ...

'' (Linnaeus 1766) Brisson 1760 (horned screamer) * Genus '' Chauna'' Illiger 1811 ** ''

Chauna chavaria The northern screamer (''Chauna chavaria'') is a Near Threatened species of bird in family Anhimidae of the waterfowl order Anseriformes. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Taxonomy and systematics The northern screamer shares genus ''Ch ...

'' (Linnaeus 1766) (northern screamer) ** ''

Chauna torquata The southern screamer (''Chauna torquata'') is a species of bird in family Anhimidae of the waterfowl order Anseriformes. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. ...

'' (Oken 1816) (southern screamer)

Family Anseranatidae (magpie goose)

* Genus ?†'' Anserpica'' Mourer-Chauviré, Berthet & Hugueney 2004 ** †'' Anserpica kiliani'' Mourer-Chauviré, Berthet & Hugueney 2004 * Subfamily † Anatalavinae Olson 1999 ** Genus †'' Anatalavis'' Olson & Parris 1987 *** †''

Anatalavis rex ''Anatalavis'' is genus of prehistoric birds related to ducks and geese, perhaps in particular the magpie-goose. The species ''Anatalavis rex'' – formerly placed in ''Telmatornis'' – is known from the Hornerstown Formation (Late Cretaceous or ...

'' (Shufeldt 1915) Olson & Parris 1987 *** †'' Anatalavis oxfordi'' Olson 1999 * Subfamily Anseranatinae Salvadori 1895 ** Genus †''

Eoanseranas '' Eoanseranas handae'', also sometimes referred to as Hand's dawn magpie goose, is an extinct genus and species of bird. Allied to the family Anseranatidae, which are represented by modern magpie geese, it existed during the Late Oligocene or Ea ...

'' Worthy & Scanlon 2009 *** †''

Eoanseranas handae '' Eoanseranas handae'', also sometimes referred to as Hand's dawn magpie goose, is an extinct genus and species of bird. Allied to the family Anseranatidae, which are represented by modern magpie geese, it existed during the Late Oligocene or Ea ...

'' Worthy & Scanlon 2009 (Hand's dawn magpie goose) ** Genus '' Anseranas'' Lesson 1828 *** ''

Anseranas semipalmata The magpie goose (''Anseranas semipalmata'') is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This common waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea. As the species is prone to wandering, especially w ...

'' (Latham 1798) (magpie goose)

Family † Presbyornithidae

* Genus †'' Headonornis'' Harrison & Walker 1976 ** †'' Headonornis hantoniensis'' (Lydekker 1891) Harrison & Walker 1976 * Genus †''

Presbyornis ''Presbyornis'' is an extinct genus of anseriform bird. It contains two unequivocally accepted species; the well-known ''P. pervetus'' and the much lesser-known ''P. isoni''. ''P. pervetus'' was approximately the size and shape of a goose, but w ...

'' Wetmore 1926 ** †'' Presbyornis mongoliensis'' Kuročkin & Dyke 2010 ** †'' Presbyornis recurvirostrus'' (Hardy 1959) Ericson 2000 ** †'' Presbyornis pervetus'' Wetmore 1926 * Genus †'' Telmabates'' Howard 1955 ** †'' Telmabates antiquus'' Howard 1955 ** †'' Telmabates howardae'' Cracraft 1970 * Genus †'' Teviornis'' Kuročkin, Dyke & Karhu 2002 ** †'' Teviornis gobiensis'' Kuročkin, Dyke & Karhu 2002 * Genus †''

Wilaru ''Wilaru'' is an extinct genus of bird of uncertain phylogenetic placement from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene of Australia. It was originally classified as a stone-curlew, but subsequently it was argued to be a member of the extinct famil ...

'' Boles ''et al''., 2013 ** †'' Wilaru tedfordi'' Boles ''et al''., 2013 ** †'' Wilaru prideauxi'' Vanesa ''et al''., 2016

Family † Paranyrocidae

* Genus †'' Paranyroca'' Miller & Compton 1939 ** †'' Paranyroca magna'' Miller & Compton 1939

Family Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)

Anatidae incertae sedis

* †'' "Anas" albae'' Jánossy 1979 * †'' "Anas" amotape'' Campbell 1979 * †'' "Anas" eppelsheimensis'' Lambrecht 1933 * †'' "Anas" isarensis'' Lambrecht 1933 * †'' "Anas" luederitzensis'' Lambrecht 1929 * †'' "Anas" sanctaehelenae'' Campbell 1979 * †'' "Anser" scaldii'' Lambrecht 1933 * †'' "Cygnopterus" alphonsi'' Cheneval 1984 * †'' "Oxyura" doksana'' Mlíkovský 2002 * Genus †''

Allgoviachen ''Allgoviachen'' (meaning "Allgäu goose") is an extinct genus of anatid bird from the Late Miocene (Tortonian) Hammerschmiede clay pits of Bavaria, Germany. The genus contains a single species, ''A. tortonica'', known from bones belonging to t ...

'' Mayr, Lechner & Böhme, 2022 ** †'' Allgoviachen tortonica'' Mayr, Lechner & Böhme, 2022 * Genus †''

Ankonetta ''Ankonetta'' is an extinct genus of mid-sized anatid birds that lived during the Miocene. Its holotype was found in the Early Miocene (Santacrucian), Santa Cruz Formation in Argentina. The type species is ''A. larriestrai''.Cenizo & Agnolín, 201 ...

'' Cenizo & Agnolín 2010 ** †'' Ankonetta larriestra'' Cenizo & Agnolín 2010 * Genus †'' Cayaoa'' Tonni 1979 ** †'' Cayaoa bruneti'' Tonni 1979 * Genus †'' Aldabranas'' Harrison & Walker 1978 ** †'' Aldabranas cabri'' Harrison & Walker 1978 * Genus †''

Chenoanas ''Chenoanas'' is an extinct genus of duck from Eurasia. It is known from three species, ''C. sansaniensis'', ''C. deserta'' and ''C. asiatica''. The latter two species were named by Nikita Zelenkov. See also *2018 in paleontology Flora Plant ...

'' Zelenkov 2012 ** †'' Chenoanas deserta'' Zelenkov 2012 ** †'' Chenoanas asiatica'' Zelenkov ''et al''., 2018 * Genus †'' Helonetta'' Emslie 1992 ** †'' Helonetta brodkorbi'' Emslie 1992 * Genus †'' Loxornis'' Ameghino 1894 ** †'' Loxornis clivus'' Ameghino 1894 * Genus †''

Mioquerquedula ''Mioquerquedula'' is an extinct genus of ducks from the Middle Miocene containing two species, ''M. minutissima'' and ''M. velox''. It was one of the smallest anseriforms known. The genus was erected by Nikita Zelenkov and Evgenii Nikolaievich K ...

'' Zelenkov & Kuročkin 2012 ** †'' Mioquerquedula minutissima'' Zelenkov & Kuročkin 2012 * Genus †''

Shiriyanetta ''Shiriyanetta hasegawai'' is an extinct species of seaduck The sea ducks (''Mergini'') are a tribe of the duck subfamily of birds, the Anatinae. The taxonomy of this group is incomplete. Some authorities separate the group as a subfamily, wh ...

'' Watanabe & Matsuoka 2015 ** †'' Shiriyanetta goedertorum'' (Barnes ''et al''., 1995) ** †'' Shiriyanetta hasegawai'' Watanabe & Matsuoka 2015 * Genus †'' Teleornis'' Ameghino 1899 ** †'' Teleornis impressus'' Ameghino 1899

Subfamily † Romainvilliinae

* Genus †'' Romainvillia'' Lebedinský 1927 ** †'' Romainvillia stehlini'' Lebedinský 1927 * Genus †'' Saintandrea'' Mayr & De Pietri 2013 ** †'' Saintandrea chenoides'' Mayr & De Pietri 2013

Subfamily † Dendrocheninae

* Genus †'' Dendrochen'' Miller 1944 ** †'' Dendrochen integra'' (Miller 1944) Cheneval 1987 ** †'' Dendrochen oligocaena'' (Tugarinov 1940) ** †'' Dendrochen robusta'' Miller 1944 * Genus †'' Manuherikia'' Worthy ''et al''., 2007 ** †''

Manuherikia lacustrina ''Manuherikia'' is a genus of extinct species of ducks from the Miocene of New Zealand. It was described from fossil material of the Saint Bathans Fauna, in the lower Bannockburn Formation of the Manuherikia Group, found by the Manuherikia Ri ...

'' Worthy ''et al''., 2007 (Manuherikia duck) ** †'' Manuherikia minuta'' Worthy ''et al''., 2007 (Minute Manuherikia duck) ** †'' Manuherikia douglasi'' Worthy ''et al''., 2008 (Douglas’ duck) * Genus †'' Mionetta'' Livezey & Martin 1988 ** †'' Mionetta robusta'' (Milne-Edwards 1868) Mlíkovský 2002 ** †'' Mionetta arvernensis'' (Lydekker 1891a) ** †'' Mionetta blanchardi'' (Milne-Edwards 1863) Livezey & Martin 1988 ** †'' Mionetta consobrina'' (Milne-Edwards 1867) Livezey & Martin 1988 ** †'' Mionetta natator'' (Milne-Edwards 1867) Livezey & Martin 1988

Subfamily
Dendrocygninae The whistling ducks or tree ducks are a subfamily, Dendrocygninae, of the duck, goose and swan family of birds, Anatidae. In other taxonomic schemes, they are considered a separate family, Dendrocygnidae. Some taxonomists list only one genus, ...

* Genus '' Thalassornis'' Eyton 1838 ** ''

Thalassornis leuconotus The white-backed duck (''Thalassornis leuconotus'') is a waterbird of the family Anatidae. It is distinct from all other ducks, but most closely related to the whistling ducks in the subfamily Dendrocygninae, though also showing some similarities ...

'' Eyton 1838 (white-backed duck) *** ''T. l. leuconotus'' Eyton 1838 (African white-backed duck) *** ''T. l. insularis'' (Richmond 1897) (Madagascan white-backed duck) * Genus ''

Dendrocygna The whistling ducks or tree ducks are a subfamily, Dendrocygninae, of the duck, goose and swan family of birds, Anatidae. In other taxonomic schemes, they are considered a separate family, Dendrocygnidae. Some taxonomists list only one genu ...

'' Swainson 1837 (whistling/tree ducks) ** Subgenus ('' Lamprocygna'') Boetticher 1949 *** '' Dendrocygna viduata'' (Linnaeus 1766) (white-faced whistling-duck) *** '' Dendrocygna autumnalis'' (Linnaeus 1758) (black-bellied whistling-duck) **** ''D. a. fulgens'' Friedmann 1947 (Northern black-bellied whistling duck) **** ''D. a. autumnalis'' (Linnaeus 1758) (Southern black-bellied whistling duck) ** Subgenus ('' Nesocygna'') Boetticher 1949 *** '' Dendrocygna guttata'' (Schlegel 1866) (spotted whistling-duck) *** '' Dendrocygna arborea'' (Linnaeus 1758) (West Indian whistling-duck) B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv) ** Subgenus (''

'') Swainson 1837 *** ''

Dendrocygna bicolor The fulvous whistling duck or fulvous tree duck (''Dendrocygna bicolor'') is a species of whistling duck that breeds across the world's tropical regions in much of Mexico and South America, the West Indies, the southern United States, sub-Sahar ...

'' (Vieillot 1816) (fulvous whistling-duck) *** '' Dendrocygna eytoni'' (Eyton 1838) (plumed whistling-duck) *** ''

Dendrocygna javanica The lesser whistling duck (''Dendrocygna javanica''), also known as Indian whistling duck or lesser whistling teal, is a species of whistling duck that breeds in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. They are nocturnal feeders that during ...

'' (Horsfield 1821) (lesser whistling-duck) *** ''

Dendrocygna arcuata The wandering whistling duck (''Dendrocygna arcuata'') is a species of whistling duck. They inhabit tropical and subtropical Australia, the Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. Taxonomy There are three subsp ...

'' (Horsfield 1824) (wandering whistling-duck) **** ''D. a. arcuata'' (Horsfield 1824) (East Indian wandering whistling duck) **** ''D. a. pygmaea'' Mayr 1945 (lesser wandering whistling duck) **** ''D. a. australis'' Reichenbach 1850 (Australian wandering whistling duck)

Subfamily Plectropterinae

* Genus '' Plectropterus'' Stephens 1824 ** ''

Plectropterus gambensis The spur-winged goose (''Plectropterus gambensis'') is a large bird in the family Anatidae, related to the geese and the shelducks, but distinct from both of these in a number of anatomical features, and therefore treated in its own subfamily, th ...

'' (Linnaeus 1766) Stephens 1824 (spur-winged goose) *** ''P. g. gambensis'' (Linnaeus 1766) (Gambian spur-winged goose) *** ''P. g. niger'' Sclater 1877 (black spur-winged goose)

Subfamily Stictonettinae

* Genus '' Stictonetta'' Reichenbach 1853 ** ''

Stictonetta naevosa The freckled duck (''Stictonetta naevosa)'' is a waterfowl species endemic to Australia. The freckled duck has also been referred to as the monkey duck or oatmeal duck. These birds are usually present in mainland Australia, but disperse to coas ...

'' (Gould 1841) Reichenbach 1853 (freckled duck)

Subfamily
Anserinae The Anserinae are a subfamily in the waterfowl family Anatidae. It includes the swans and true geese. Under alternative systematical concepts (see e.g., Terres & NAS, 1991), it is split into two subfamilies, the Anserinae contain the geese and ...

* Tribe Nettapodini ** Genus ''

Nettapus The pygmy geese are a group of very small "perching ducks" in the genus ''Nettapus'' which breed in the Old World tropics. They are the smallest of all wildfowl. As the "perching ducks" are a paraphyletic group, they need to be placed elsewhere. ...

'' von Brandt 1836 (Pygmy geese) *** Subgenus (''

'') von Brandt 1836 **** '' Nettapus auritus'' (Boddaert 1783) (African pygmy-goose) *** Subgenus ('' Cheniscus'') Eyton 1838 **** '' Nettapus pulchellus'' Gould 1842 (green pygmy-goose) **** '' Nettapus coromandelianus'' (Gmelin 1789) (cotton pygmy-goose) ***** ''N. c. albipennis'' Gould 1842 (greater cotton pygmy goose) ***** ''N. c. coromandelianus'' (Gmelin 1789) (lesser cotton pygmy goose) * Tribe Biziurini Mathews 1946 ** Genus ''

Biziura ''Biziura'' is a genus of stiff-tailed ducks endemic to Australasia and containing one living and one subfossil species. Species * †''B. delautouri'' Forbes, 1892 – New Zealand musk duck – previously endemic to New Zealand, and occurri ...

'' Stephens 1824 (musk ducks) *** †''

Biziura exhumata ''Biziura'' is a genus of stiff-tailed ducks endemic to Australasia and containing one living and one subfossil species. Species * †''B. delautouri'' Forbes, 1892 – New Zealand musk duck – previously endemic to New Zealand, and occurring ...

'' DeVis 1889 *** †'' Biziura delautouri'' Forbes 1892 (New Zealand musk duck) *** ''

Biziura lobata The musk duck (''Biziura lobata'') is a highly aquatic, stiff-tailed duck native to southern Australia. It is the only living member of the genus ''Biziura''. An extinct relative, the New Zealand musk duck or de Lautour's duck (''B. delautouri' ...

'' (Shaw 1796) (musk duck) **** ''B. l. lobata'' (Shaw 1796) **** ''B. l. menziesi'' * Tribe

Oxyurini The Oxyurini are a tribe of the duck subfamily of birds, the Anatinae. It has been subject of considerable debate about its validity and circumscription. Some taxonomic authorities place the group in its own subfamily, the ''Oxyurinae''. Most of ...

Swainson 1831 ** Genus †''

Dunstanetta ''Dunstanetta johnstoneorum'' is a genus and species of extinct duck from the Miocene of New Zealand. It was described from fossil material (a distal left humerus) collected from a Saint Bathans Fauna site on Home Hills Station, in the lower ...

'' Worthy ''et al''., 2007 *** †'' Dunstanetta johnstoneorum'' Worthy ''et al''., 2007 (Johnstone's ducks) ** Genus †'' Lavadytis'' Stidham & Hilton 2015 *** †'' Lavadytis pyrenae'' Stidham & Hilton 2015 ** Genus †''

Pinpanetta '' Pinpanetta '' is an extinct genus of birds, in the duck family, from the Late Oligocene of central Australia. The genus name comes from Lake Pinpa, in the Lake Eyre Basin of north-eastern South Australia, with reference to the Pinpa Local Faun ...

'' Worthy 2009 *** †'' Pinpanetta tedfordi'' Worthy 2009 *** †'' Pinpanetta vickersrichae'' Worthy 2009 *** †'' Pinpanetta fromensis'' Worthy 2009 ** Genus †'' Tirarinetta'' Worthy 2008 *** †'' Tirarinetta kanunka'' Worthy 2008 ** Genus '' Heteronetta'' Salvadori 1865 *** '' Heteronetta atricapilla'' (Merrem 1841) Salvadori 1865 (black-headed duck) ** Genus '' Nomonyx'' Ridgway 1880 *** ''

Nomonyx dominicus The masked duck (''Nomonyx dominicus'') is a tiny stiff-tailed duck ranging through the tropical Americas. They are found from Mexico to South America and also in the Caribbean. Primarily not migratory, masked ducks are reported as very uncommon ...

'' (Linnaeus 1766) Ridgway 1880 (masked duck) ** Genus '' Oxyura'' Bonaparte 1828 *** †'' Oxyura bessomi'' Howard 1963 *** †'' Oxyura hulberti'' Emslie 1992 *** †''

Oxyura vantetsi The New Zealand stiff-tailed duck (''Oxyura vantetsi'') is an extinct duck species from New Zealand which is known only from subfossil remains. It was first described as a distinct species by Trevor H. Worthy in 2005. The New Zealand stiff-tai ...

'' Worthy 2005 (New Zealand blue-billed/stiff-tailed duck) *** †'' Oxyura zapatanima'' Alvarez 1977 *** Subgenus ('' Oxyura'') Bonaparte 1828 **** '' Oxyura jamaicensis'' (Gmelin 1789) (ruddy duck) *** Subgenus ('' Cerconectes'') Wagler 1832 **** '' Oxyura ferruginea'' (Eyton 1838) (Andean duck) **** ''

Oxyura vittata The lake duck (''Oxyura vittata'') is a small, South American stiff-tailed duck. It is also called the Argentine blue-bill, Argentine blue-billed duck, Argentine lake duck, or Argentine ruddy duck. Description The lake duck grows to . Females ...

'' (Philippi 1860) (lake duck) **** ''

Oxyura australis The blue-billed duck (''Oxyura australis'') is a small Australian stiff-tailed duck, with both the male and female growing to a length of 40 cm (16 in). The male has a slate-blue bill which changes to bright-blue during the breeding sea ...

'' Gould 1837 non Horn 1983 (blue-billed duck) **** ''

Oxyura maccoa The Maccoa duck (''Oxyura maccoa'') is a stiff-tailed diving duck found across Eastern and Southern Africa. Description As members of the stiff-tailed duck group, Maccoas are often found wading in the water with their tail feathers cocked upwar ...

'' (Eyton 1838) (maccoa duck) A4be **** '' Oxyura leucocephala'' (Scopoli 1769) (white-headed duck) A2bcde+4bcde * Tribe

Anserini Anser may refer to: People * Anser (poet), poet of ancient Rome * Anser Farooq, Canadian lawyer Other uses * ANSER, a security and defense analysis group * ''Anser'' (bird), a genus of geese * Anser (putter), a model of golf club made by Pin ...

Vigors 1825 ** Genus †'' Afrocygnus'' Louchart ''et al''., 2005 *** †'' Afrocygnus chauvireae'' Louchart ''et al''., 2005 ** Genus †'' Asiavis'' Nesov 1986 *** †'' Asiavis phosphatica'' Nesov 1986 ** Genus †'' Bonibernicla'' Kuročkin 1985 *** †'' Bonibernicla ponderosa'' Kuročkin 1985 ** Genus †'' Cygnavus'' Lambrecht 1931 *** †'' Cygnavus senckenbergi'' Lambrecht 1931 *** †'' Cygnavus formosus'' Korochkin 1968 ** Genus †'' Cygnopterus'' Lambrecht 1931a *** †'' Cygnopterus neogradiensis'' Kessler & Hir 2009 *** †'' Cygnopterus affinis'' (Beneden 1883) Lambrecht 1931 ** Genus †''

Eremochen ''Eremochen'' is an extinct genus of water bird, belonging to the Anserinae subfamily, which includes modern true geese and swans. The genus was described in 1961 by Pierce Brodkorb, from remains discovered in 1955 in the Juntura Formation of Or ...

'' Brodkorb 1961 *** †'' Eremochen russelli'' Brodkorb 1961 ** Genus †'' Paracygnus'' Short 1969 *** †'' Paracygnus plattensis'' Short 1969 ** Genus †'' Presbychen'' Wetmore 1930 *** †'' Presbychen abavus'' Wetmore 1930 ** †'' “Chenopis” nanus'' De Vis 1905 ** †Anatidae sp. & gen. indet. (Long-legged shelduck) ** †Anatidae sp. & gen. indet. (Rota flightless duck) ** †Anatidae sp. & gen. indet. (Giant Hawaiʻi goose) ** †Anatidae sp. & gen. indet. (Giant Oʻahu goose) ** Subtribe Malacorhynchina von Boetticher 1950 *** Genus ''

Malacorhynchus ''Malacorhynchus'' is a genus of duck within the family Anatidae. It was established in 1831 by English ornithologist William John Swainson, when he proposed moving the pink-eared duck into a subgenus (''Malacorhynchus'') based on unique charact ...

'' Swainson 1831 **** †'' Malacorhynchus scarletti'' Olson 1977 (Scarlett's duck) **** '' Malacorhynchus membranaceus'' (Latham 1801) Swainson 1831 (pink-eared duck) ** Subtribe Cereopsina Vigors 1825 fide Gray *** Genus †'' Cnemiornis'' Owen 1866 (New Zealand Geese) **** †'' Cnemiornis calcitrans'' Owen 1866 (South Island Goose) **** †'' Cnemiornis septentrionalis'' Oliver 1955 (North Island Goose) *** Genus '' Cereopsis'' Latham 1801 **** ''

Cereopsis novaehollandiae The Cape Barren goose (''Cereopsis novaehollandiae'') is a large goose resident in southern Australia. Etymology The species' common name is derived from Cape Barren Island, where specimens were first sighted by European explorers. It is known ...

'' Latham 1801 (Cape Barren goose) ***** ''C. n. novaehollandiae'' Latham 1801 (eastern/New Holland Cape Barren goose) ***** ''C. n. grisea'' (Vieillot 1818) (Recherche/southwestern Cape Barren goose) *** Genus '' Coscoroba'' Reichenbach 1853 **** ''

Coscoroba coscoroba The coscoroba swan (''Coscoroba coscoroba'') is a species of waterfowl in subfamily Anserinae of the family Anatidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the bi ...

'' (Molina 1782) Reichenbach 1853 (coscoroba swan) ** Subtribe Cygnina Vigors 1825 fide Gray (true swans) *** Genus '' Cygnus'' Garsault 1764 (true swans) **** **** †'' Cygnus davidii'' (Père David's swan) **** †'' Cygnus herenthalsi'' (van Beneden 1871) Mlíkovský 2002 **** †''

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'' Brodkorb 1958 **** †'' Cygnus lacustris'' (De Vis 1905) **** Subgenus (''

Sthenelides The black-necked swan (''Cygnus melancoryphus'') is a species of waterfowl in tribe Cygnini of subfamily Anserinae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the bird ...

'') ***** '' Cygnus melanocoryphus'' (Molina 1782) (black-necked swan) **** Subgenus ('' Chenopis'') Wagler 1832 ***** †'' Cygnus sumnerensis'' (Forbes 1890) Oliver 1930 sensu Holdaway & al 2001 (New Zealand & Chatham Islands swan) ***** ''

Cygnus atratus The black swan (''Cygnus atratus'') is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia, the black swan is nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon c ...

'' (Latham 1790) (black swan) **** Subgenus ('' Cygnus'') Garsault 1764 ***** †'' Cygnus atavus'' (Fraas 1870) Mlíkovský 1992 ***** †''

Cygnus paloregonus ''Cygnus paloregonus'' is a fossil swan. It is an ancestor of, and distantly allied to, the mute swan. It is known from the Pleistocene from Fossil Lake, Oregon, Froman's Ferry, Idaho, and from Arizona. It is referred to by Hildegarde Howard in D ...

'' Cope 1878 ***** †''

Cygnus equitum Swans are birds of the family Anatidae within the genus ''Cygnus''. The swans' closest relatives include the geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Someti ...

'' Bate 1916 sensu Livezey 1997 (Dwarf Maltese swan) ***** '' Cygnus olor'' (Gmelin 1789) (mute swan) ****** †''C. o. bergmanni'' Serebrovsky 1940 ****** ''C. o. olor'' (Gmelin 1789) **** Subgenus (''

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'') (Wagler 1832) ***** †'' Cygnus mariae'' Bickart 1990 ***** †'' Cygnus csakvarensis'' Lambrecht 1933 ***** †''

Cygnus falconeri ''Cygnus falconeri'', the giant swan, ( Maltese: ) is an extinct, very large swan known from Middle Pleistocene-aged deposits from Malta and Sicily. Its dimensions are described as exceeding those of the living mute swan by one-third, which woul ...

'' Parker 1865 sensu Livezey 1997a (Giant Maltese swan) ***** †'' Cygnus verae'' Boev 2000 ***** '' Cygnus buccinator'' Richardson 1831 (trumpeter swan) ***** '' Cygnus cygnus'' (Linnaeus 1758) (whooper swan) ***** ''

Cygnus columbianus The tundra swan (''Cygnus columbianus'') is a small swan of the Holarctic. The two taxa within it are usually regarded as conspecific, but are also sometimes split into two species: Bewick's swan (''Cygnus bewickii'') of the Palaearctic and the ...

'' (Ord 1815) (tundra swan) ****** ''C. c. bewickii'' (Yarrel 1830) sensu Carboneras 1992 (Bewick's Swan) ****** ''C. c. columbianus'' (Ord 1815) (Tundra Swan) ** Subtribe Anserina Vigors 1825 fide Gray *** Genus ''

Branta The black geese of the genus ''Branta'' are waterfowl belonging to the true geese and swans subfamily Anserinae. They occur in the northern coastal regions of the Palearctic and all over North America, migrating to more southernly coasts in wi ...

'' Scopoli 1769 (black geese) **** **** †'' Branta dickey'' Miller 1924 **** †'' Branta esmeralda'' Burt 1929 **** †'' Branta howardae'' Miller 1930 **** †'' Branta hypsibata'' (Cope 1878) **** †'' Branta propinqua'' Schufeldt 1892 **** †''

Branta rhuax ''Branta rhuax'', the giant Hawaii goose, is an extinct goose endemic to the island of Hawaii. It was initially described as the monotypic genus ''Geochen'', but then reassigned to ''Branta'' by Storrs L. Olson in 2013 after reexamination of the ...

'' (Wetmore 1943) Olson 2013 (Giant Hawai'i/Wetmore's goose) **** †'' Branta thessaliensis'' Boev & Koufos 2006 **** Subgenus (''

'') Scopoli 1769 ***** '' Branta bernicla'' (Linnaeus 1758) (brent goose) ****** ''B. b. bernicla'' (Linnaeus 1758) (Dark-bellied Brant Goose) ****** ''B. b. nigricans'' (Lawrence 1846) (black-bellied Brant goose) ****** ''B. b. hrota'' (Müller 1776) (pale-bellied brant) **** Subgenus ('' Leucopareia'') Reichenbach 1852 ***** '' Branta ruficollis'' (Pallas 1769) (red-breasted goose) A2bcd+3bcd+4bcd **** Subgenus ('' Leucoblepharon'') Baird 1858 ***** '' Branta leucopsis'' (Bechstein 1803) (barnacle goose) ***** '' Branta hutchinsii'' (Richardson 1832) (cackling goose) ****** ''B. h. leucopareia'' (von Brandt 1836) (Aleutian/Bering cackling goose) ****** ''B. h. minima'' Ridgway 1885 (Small cackling goose) ****** ''B. h. taverneri'' Delacour 1951 (Taverner's cackling goose) ****** ''B. h. hutchinsii'' (Richardson 1832) (Richardson's cackling goose) ***** †'' Branta hylobadistes'' Olson & James 1991 (Greater nene, Nēnē-nui) ***** '' Branta sandvicensis'' (Vigors 1834) (Hawaiian goose) D1 ***** '' Branta canadensis'' (Linnaeus 1758) (Canada goose) ****** ''B. c. occidentalis'' (Baird 1858) (dusky Canada goose) ****** ''B. c. fulva'' Delacour 1951 (Vancouver Canada goose) ****** ''B. c. maxima'' Delacour 1951 (giant Canada goose) ****** ''B. c. moffitti'' Aldrich 1946 (Great Basin Canada goose) ****** ''B. c. parvipes'' (Cassin 1852) (Athabaska Canada goose) ****** ''B. c. interior'' Todd 1938 (Interior Canada goose) ****** ''B. c. canadensis'' (Linnaeus 1758) (Atlantic Canada goose) *** Genus '' Anser'' Brisson 1760 (true geese) **** **** †''

Anser arenosus Anser may refer to: People * Anser (poet), poet of ancient Rome * Anser Farooq, Canadian lawyer Other uses * ANSER, a security and defense analysis group * ''Anser'' (bird), a genus of geese * Anser (putter), a model of golf club made by Pin ...

'' Bickart 1990 **** †''

Anser arizonae Anser may refer to: People * Anser (poet), poet of ancient Rome * Anser Farooq, Canadian lawyer Other uses * ANSER, a security and defense analysis group * ''Anser'' (bird), a genus of geese * Anser (putter), a model of golf club made by P ...

'' Bickart 1990 **** †''

Anser azerbaidzhanicus Anser may refer to: People * Anser (poet), poet of ancient Rome * Anser Farooq, Canadian lawyer Other uses * ANSER, a security and defense analysis group * ''Anser'' (bird), a genus of geese * Anser (putter), a model of golf club made by Pin ...

'' Serebrovsky 1940 **** †''

Anser devjatkini Anser may refer to: People * Anser (poet), poet of ancient Rome * Anser Farooq, Canadian lawyer Other uses * ANSER, a security and defense analysis group * ''Anser'' (bird), a genus of geese * Anser (putter), a model of golf club made by Pin ...

'' Kuročkin 1971 **** †''

Anser djuktaiensis ''Anser djuktaiensis'' or the Dyuktai goose is an extinct goose, similar to but larger than the extant greylag goose, the remains of which have been found in the Dyuktai Cave near the Dyuktai River in Yakutia, Russia. The cave is dated from Uppe ...

'' Zelenkov & Kuročkin 2014 **** †''

Anser eldaricus Anser may refer to: People * Anser (poet), poet of ancient Rome * Anser Farooq, Canadian lawyer Other uses * ANSER, a security and defense analysis group * ''Anser'' (bird), a genus of geese * Anser (putter), a model of golf club made by Pin ...

'' Burchak-Abramovich & Gadzyev 1978 **** †''

Anser pratensis Anser may refer to: People * Anser (poet), poet of ancient Rome * Anser Farooq, Canadian lawyer Other uses * ANSER, a security and defense analysis group * ''Anser'' (bird), a genus of geese * Anser (putter), a model of golf club made by Pin ...

'' (Short 1970) **** †''

Anser tchikoicus Anser may refer to: People * Anser (poet), poet of ancient Rome * Anser Farooq, Canadian lawyer Other uses * ANSER, a security and defense analysis group * ''Anser'' (bird), a genus of geese * Anser (putter), a model of golf club made by Pin ...

'' Kuročkin 1985 **** †''

Anser thompsoni Anser may refer to: People * Anser (poet), poet of ancient Rome * Anser Farooq, Canadian lawyer Other uses * ANSER, a security and defense analysis group * ''Anser'' (bird), a genus of geese * Anser (putter), a model of golf club made by Pin ...

'' Martin & Mengel 1980 **** †''

Anser thraceiensis Anser may refer to: People * Anser (poet), poet of ancient Rome * Anser Farooq, Canadian lawyer Other uses * ANSER, a security and defense analysis group * ''Anser'' (bird), a genus of geese * Anser (putter), a model of golf club made by P ...

'' Burchak-Abramovich & Nikolov 1984 **** †'' Anser udabnensis'' Burchak-Abramovich 1957 **** Subgenus ('' Eulabeia'') Reichenbach 1852 ***** '' Anser indicus'' (Latham 1790) (bar-headed goose) **** Subgenus ('' Chen'') Boie 1822 ***** †'' Anser pressa'' (Wetmore 1933) Brodkorb 1964 (Dwarf Snow goose) ***** '' Anser canagicus'' (Sevastianov 1802) (emperor goose) ***** ''

Anser rossii The Ross's goose (''Anser rossii'') is a white goose with black wingtips and a relatively short neck. It is the smallest of the three " white geese" that breed in North America. It is similar in appearance to a white-phase snow goose, but about 4 ...

'' Cassin 1861 (Ross's goose) ***** '' Anser caerulescens'' (Linnaeus 1758) (snow goose) ****** ''A. c. atlantica'' Kennard 1927 (lesser snow goose) ****** ''A. c. caerulescens'' (Linnaeus 1758) (lesser snow goose) **** Subgenus ('' Anser'') Brisson 1760 ***** ''

Anser anser The greylag goose or graylag goose (''Anser anser'') is a species of large goose in the waterfowl family Anatidae and the type species of the genus ''Anser''. It has mottled and barred grey and white plumage and an orange beak and pink legs. A ...

'' (Linnaeus 1758) (greylag goose) ****** ''A. a. anser'' (Linnaeus 1758) (Western Greylag Goose) ****** ''A. a. rubrirostris'' Swinhoe 1871 (Eastern Greylag Goose) ***** ''

Anser cygnoides The swan goose (''Anser cygnoides'') is a large goose with a natural breeding range in inland Mongolia, northernmost China, and the Russian Far East. It is migratory and winters mainly in central and eastern China. Vagrant birds are encountere ...

'' (Linnaeus 1758) (swan goose) A2bcd+3bcd+4bcd ***** '' Anser erythropus'' (Linnaeus 1758) (lesser white-fronted goose) A2bcd+3bcd+4bcd ***** ''

Anser albifrons The greater white-fronted goose (''Anser albifrons'') is a species of goose related to the smaller lesser white-fronted goose (''A. erythropus''). It is named for the patch of white feathers bordering the base of its bill, in fact ''albifrons ...

'' (greater white-fronted goose) ****** ''A. a. flavirostris'' Dalgety & Scott 1948 (Greenland white-fronted Goose) ****** ''A. a. albifrons'' (Scopoli 1769) (European white-fronted Goose) ****** ''A. a. elgasi'' Delacour & Ripley 1975 (Tule white-fronted goose) ****** ''A. a. gambelli'' Hartlaub 1852 (Gambel's white-fronted goose) ****** ''A. a. sponsa'' Banks 2011 (Pacific white-fronted goose) ***** ''

Anser fabalis The taiga bean goose (''Anser fabalis'') is a goose that breeds in northern Europe and Asia. This and the tundra bean goose are recognised as separate species by the American Ornithological Society and the International Ornithologists' Union, ...

'' (Latham 1787) (Taiga bean goose) ****** ''A. f. fabalis'' (Latham 1787) (western taiga bean Goose) ****** ''A. f. johanseni'' Delacour 1951 (West Siberian taiga bean goose) ***** ''

Anser brachyrhynchus The pink-footed goose (''Anser brachyrhynchus'') is a goose which breeds in eastern Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard. It is migratory, wintering in northwest Europe, especially Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and western Denmark. The na ...

'' Baillon 1834 (pink-footed goose) ***** '' Anser middendorffii'' Severtsov 1873 (East Siberian taiga bean goose) ***** '' Anser serrirostris'' Gould 1852 (Tundra bean Goose) ****** ''A. s. rossicus'' Buturlin 1933 (Russian tundra bean goose ) ****** ''A. s. serrirostris'' Gould 1852 (East Siberian tundra bean goose)

Subfamily Anatinae

* Tribe Tadornini (Reichenbach 1849-50) (shelducks & sheldgeese) ** Genus †''

Australotadorna '' Australotadorna alecwilsoni'' is an extinct genus and species of bird, in the Tadorninae, shelduck subfamily of the Anatidae, duck family, from the Chattian, Late Oligocene of central Australia. The genus name comes from the Latin ''australis ...

'' Worthy 2009 *** †'' Australotadorna alecwilsoni'' Worthy 2009 ** Genus †''

Anabernicula ''Anabernicula'' is an extinct genus of waterfowl related to shelducks that existed from the Pliocene to the Pleistocene. Four species have been described: ''A. minuscula'', ''A. gracilenta'', ''A. oregonensis'', and ''A. robusta''. Reference ...

'' Ross 1935 *** †'' Anabernicula minuscula'' (Wetmore 1924) *** †'' Anabernicula oregonensis'' Howard 1964b *** †'' Anabernicula gracilenta'' Ross 1935 ** Genus †'' Brantadorna'' Howard 1964 *** †'' Brantadorna downsi'' Howard 1964 *** †'' Brantadorna robusta'' (Short 1970) Livezey 1997 ** Genus †''

Centrornis The Malagasy sheldgoose (''Centrornis majori'') is an extinct monotypic species of large goose in the shelduck subfamily. It was described from subfossil remains radiocarbon dated to about 17,000 years ago, found in central Madagascar M ...

'' Andrews 1897 *** †'' Centrornis majori'' Andrews 1897 (Malagasy sheldgoose) ** Genus †''

Miotadorna ''Miotadorna'' is a genus of extinction, extinct Tadorninae, tadornine ducks from the Miocene of New Zealand. It contains two species, ''M. sanctibathansi'', and ''M. catrionae'' (Catriona's shelduck). ''M. sanctibathansi'' ''M. sanctibathansi'' ...

'' Worthy ''et al''., 2007 *** †'' Miotadorna sanctibathansi'' Worthy ''et al''., 2007 (St. Bathans shelducks) *** †'' Miotadorna catrionae'' Tennyson ''et al''., 2022 (Catriona’s shelduck) ** Genus †'' Nannonetta'' Campbell 1979 *** †'' Nannonetta invisitata'' Campbell 1979 ** Genus †'' Pleistoanser'' Agnolín 2006 *** †'' Pleistoanser bravardi'' Agnolín 2006 ** Subtribe Merganettina *** Genus ''

Merganetta The torrent duck (''Merganetta armata'') is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is the only member of the genus ''Merganetta''. It is placed in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae after the "perching duck" assemblage to which i ...

'' Gould 1842 **** ''

Merganetta armata The torrent duck (''Merganetta armata'') is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is the only member of the genus ''Merganetta''. It is placed in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae after the "perching duck" assemblage to which ...

'' Gould 1842 (torrent duck) ***** ''M. a. colombiana'' Des Murs 1845 (Colombian torrent duck) ***** ''M. a. leucogenis'' (Tschudi 1843) (Peruvian torrent duck) ***** ''M. a. turneri'' Sclater & Salvin 1869 (Turner's torrent duck) ***** ''M. a. garleppi'' von Berlepsch 1894 (Garlepp's/Bolivian torrent duck) ***** ''M. a. berlepschi'' Hartert 1909 (Berlepsch's torrent duck) ***** ''M. a. armata'' Gould 1842 (Chilean torrent duck) ** Subtribe Chleophagina (Sheldgeese) *** Genus '' Neochen'' Oberholser 1918 **** †'' Neochen barbadiana'' Brodkorb 1965 **** †'' Neochen pugil'' Winge 1887 **** †'' Neochen debilis'' (Ameghino 1891) **** '' Neochen jubata'' (von Spix 1825) (Orinoco goose) *** Genus '' Oressochen'' Bannister 1870 **** '' Oressochen melanoptera'' (Eyton 1838) Bannister 1870 ( Andean goose) *** Genus '' Chloephaga'' Eyton 1838 **** **** '' Chloephaga poliocephala'' Sclater 1857 (ashy-headed goose) **** '' Chloephaga rubidiceps'' Sclater 1861 (ruddy-headed goose) **** '' Chloephaga hybrida'' (Molina 1782) (kelp goose) ***** ''C. h. hybrida'' (Molina 1782) (lesser/Patagonian kelp goose) ***** ''C. h. malvinarum'' Phillips 1916 (greater/Falkland kelp goose) **** '' Chloephaga picta'' (Gmelin 1789) (upland goose) ***** ''C. p. leucoptera'' Gmelin 1789) (greater Upland/Magellan goose) ***** ''C. p. picta'' (Gmelin 1789) (lesser Upland/Magellan goose) ** Subtribe Tadornina (shelducks) *** Genus ''

Radjah The radjah shelduck (''Radjah radjah''), is a species of shelduck found mostly in New Guinea and Australia, and also on some of the Moluccas. It is known alternatively as the raja shelduck, black-backed shelduck, or in Australia as the Burdekin ...

'' Reichenbach 1852 **** '' Radjah radjah'' (Lesson 1828) Reichenbach 1852 (radjah shelduck) ***** ''R. r. radjah'' (Lesson 1828) (Moluccan/black-backed radjah shelduck) ***** ''R. r. rufitergum'' (Hartert 1905 (Australian/red-backed radjah shelduck) *** Genus ''

Alopochen ''Alopochen'' is a genus of the bird family Anatidae, part of the subfamily Tadorninae along with the shelducks. It contains one extant species, the Egyptian goose (''Alopochen aegyptiaca''), and two or three species which became extinct in the ...

'' Stejneger 1885 **** ''

Alopochen aegyptiaca The Egyptian goose (''Alopochen aegyptiaca'') is a member of the duck, goose, and swan family Anatidae. It is native to Africa south of the Sahara and the Nile Valley. Egyptian geese were considered sacred by the Ancient Egyptians, and appeared ...

'' (Linnaeus 1766) (Egyptian goose) **** †'' Alopochen kervazoi'' (Cowles 1994) Mourer-Chauviré ''et al''., 1999 (Rèunion shelduck) 1710 **** †'' Alopochen mauritiana'' (Newton & Gadow 1893) (Mauritius shelduck) 1698 **** †'' Alopochen sirabensis'' (Andrews 1897) (Malagasy/Sirabe shelduck) **** †'' Alopochen tarabukini'' (Kuročkin & Ganea 1972) Mlíkovský 2002 *** Genus ''

Tadorna The shelducks, most species of which are found in the genus ''Tadorna'' (except for the Radjah shelduck, which is now found in its own monotypic genus ''Radjah''), are a group of large birds in the Tadorninae subfamily of the Anatidae, the biologi ...

'' Boie 1822 **** **** †'' Tadorna minor'' Kessler & Hir 2012 **** †'' Tadorna petrina'' Kuročkin 1985 **** ''

Tadorna tadorna The common shelduck (''Tadorna tadorna'') is a waterfowl species of the shelduck genus, ''Tadorna''. It is widespread and common in the Euro-Siberian region of the Palearctic, mainly breeding in temperate and wintering in subtropical regions; in ...

'' (Linnaeus 1758) (common shelduck) **** ''

Tadorna ferruginea The ruddy shelduck (''Tadorna ferruginea''), known in India as the Brahminy duck, is a member of the family Anatidae. It is a distinctive waterfowl, in length with a wingspan of . It has orange-brown body plumage with a paler head, while the ...

'' (Pallas 1764) (ruddy shelduck) **** '' Tadorna cana'' (Gmelin 1789) (South African shelduck) **** †''T. cf. variegata'' (Chatham Islands shelduck) **** '' Tadorna tadornoides'' (Jardine & Selby 1828) (Australian shelduck) **** ''

Tadorna variegata The paradise shelduck (''Tadorna variegata''), also known as the paradise duck, or in Māori, is a species of shelduck, a group of goose-like ducks, which is endemic to New Zealand. Johann Friedrich Gmelin placed it in the genus ''Anas'' with ...

'' (Gmelin 1789) (paradise shelduck) **** '' Tadorna cristata'' (Kuroda 1917) (crested shelduck) D * Tribe Mergini Rafinesque 1815 (Sea ducks) ** Genus †''

Chendytes ''Chendytes lawi'' is an extinct, goose-sized flightless marine duck, once common on the California coast, the California Channel Islands, and possibly southern Oregon. It lived in the Pleistocene and survived into the Holocene. It appears to ha ...

'' Miller 1925 *** †''

Chendytes lawi ''Chendytes lawi'' is an extinct, goose-sized flightless marine duck, once common on the California coast, the California Channel Islands, and possibly southern Oregon. It lived in the Pleistocene and survived into the Holocene. It appears to ha ...

'' Miller 1925 (Law's diving goose) *** †'' Chendytes milleri'' Howard 1955 ** Genus †'' Megalodytes'' Howard 1992 *** †'' Megalodytes morejohni'' Howard 1992 ** Genus ''

Histrionicus The harlequin duck (''Histrionicus histrionicus'') is a small sea duck. It takes its name from Harlequin (French ''Arlequin'', Italian ''Arlecchino''), a colourfully dressed character in Commedia dell'arte. The species name comes from the Lati ...

'' Lesson 1828 *** †'' Histrionicus shotwelli'' (Brodkorb 1961) *** ''

Histrionicus histrionicus The harlequin duck (''Histrionicus histrionicus'') is a small sea duck. It takes its name from Harlequin (French ''Arlequin'', Italian ''Arlecchino''), a colourfully dressed character in Commedia dell'arte. The species name comes from the Latin ...

'' (Linnaeus 1758) (harlequin duck) ** Genus †''

Camptorhynchus The Labrador duck (''Camptorhynchus labradorius'') was a North American bird; it has the distinction of being the first known endemic North American bird species to become extinct after the Columbian Exchange, with the last known sighting occurr ...

'' Bonaparte 1838 *** †''

Camptorhynchus labradorius The Labrador duck (''Camptorhynchus labradorius'') was a North American bird; it has the distinction of being the first known endemism, endemic North American bird species to become extinct after the Columbian Exchange, with the last known sighti ...

'' (Gmelin 1789) Bonaparte 1838 (Labrador duck) 1875 ** Genus ''

Clangula The long-tailed duck (''Clangula hyemalis''), formerly known as oldsquaw, is a medium-sized sea duck that breeds in the tundra and taiga regions of the arctic and winters along the northern coastlines of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is th ...

'' Leach 1819 non Fleming 1822 *** †'' Clangula matraensis'' Kessler 2009 *** '' Clangula hyemalis'' (Linnaeus 1758) Leach 1819 (long-tailed duck) A4bce ** Genus '' Somateria'' Leach 1819 *** ''

Somateria fischeri The spectacled eider (pronounced ) (''Somateria fischeri'') is a large sea duck that breeds on the coasts of Alaska and northeastern Siberia. The spectacled eider is slightly smaller than the common eider at 52–57 cm (20–22 inches) in l ...

'' (von Brandt 1847) (spectacled eider) *** '' Somateria spectabilis'' (Linnaeus 1758) (king eider) *** '' Somateria mollissima'' (Linnaeus 1758) (common eider) **** ''S. m. v-nigrum'' Bonaparte & Gray 1855 (Pacific eider) **** ''S. m. borealis'' (Brehm 1824) (northern eider) **** ''S. m. sedentaria'' Snyder 1941 (Hudson Bay eider) **** ''S. m. dresseri'' Sharpe 1871 (Atlantic eider) **** ''S. m. faeroeensis'' Brehm 1831 (Faeroe eider) **** ''S. m. mollissima'' (Linnaeus 1758) (European eider) ** Genus ''

Polysticta Steller's eider (''Polysticta stelleri'') is a migrating Arctic diving duck that breeds along the coastlines of eastern Russia and Alaska. It is the rarest, smallest, and fastest flying of the eider species. Amongst the Inupiat, Steller's eider is ...

'' Eyton 1836 *** '' Polysticta stelleri'' (Pallas 1769) Eyton 1836 (Steller's eider) A2bcd+3bcd+4bcd ** Genus ''

Melanitta The scoters are stocky seaducks in the genus ''Melanitta''. The drakes are mostly black and have swollen bills, the females are brown. They breed in the far north of Europe, Asia, and North America, and winter farther south in temperate zones of ...

'' Boie 1822 *** ''

Melanitta americana The black scoter or American scoter (''Melanitta americana'') is a large sea duck, in length. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek ''melas'' "black" and ''netta'' "duck". The species name is from the Latin for "American ". Together wit ...

'' (Swainson 1832) (black scoter) *** ''

Melanitta nigra The common scoter (''Melanitta nigra'') is a large sea duck, in length, which breeds over the far north of Europe and the Palearctic east to the Olenyok River. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek ''melas'', "black", and ''netta'', "duc ...

'' (Linnaeus 1758) (common scoter) *** ''

Melanitta perspicillata The surf scoter (''Melanitta perspicillata'') is a large sea duck native to North America. Adult males are almost entirely black with characteristic white patches on the forehead and the nape and adult females are slightly smaller and browner. S ...

'' (Linnaeus 1758) (surf scoter) *** ''

Melanitta fusca The velvet scoter (''Melanitta fusca''), also called a velvet duck,Buczacki, Stefan (2005) ''Fauna Britannica'', Hamlyn, London. is a large sea duck, which breeds over the far north of Europe and the Palearctic west of the Yenisey basin. The gen ...

'' (Linnaeus 1758) (velvet scoter) A2abcde+3cde+4bcde **** ''M. f. fusca'' (Linnaeus 1758) (Velvet/European white-winged scoter) **** ''M. f. stejneri'' (Stejneger's/Asiatic/Siberian white-winged scoter) **** '' M. f. deglandi'' (American white-winged scoter) ** Genus '' Bucephala'' Baird 1858 *** †'' Bucephala cereti'' Boeuf & Mourer-Chauviré 1992 *** '' Bucephala albeola'' (Linnaeus 1758) (bufflehead) *** '' Bucephala islandica'' (Gmelin 1789) (Barrow's goldeneye) *** ''

Bucephala clangula The common goldeneye or simply goldeneye (''Bucephala clangula'') is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus ''Bucephala'', the goldeneyes. Its closest relative is the similar Barrow's goldeneye. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek ' ...

'' (Linnaeus 1758) (common goldeneye) **** ''B. c. americana'' (Bonaparte 1838) (American goldeneye) **** ''B. c. clangula'' (Linnaeus 1758) (European goldeneye) ** Genus ''

Mergellus ''Mergellus'' is a genus of duck. The smew ''(Mergellus albellus)'' is the only living species, but an extinct species known as '' Mergellus mochanovi'' has also been described from Late Pleistocene deposits in the Yakutia region of Russia ...

'' Selby 1840 *** †''

Mergellus mochanovi ''Mergellus'' is a genus of duck. The smew ''(Mergellus albellus)'' is the only living species, but an extinct species known as '' Mergellus mochanovi'' has also been described from Late Pleistocene deposits in the Yakutia region of Russia ...

'' Zelenkov & Kuročkin 2014 *** ''

Mergellus albellus The smew (''Mergellus albellus'') is a species of duck, and is the only living member of the genus ''Mergellus''. ''Mergellus'' is a diminutive of '' Mergus'' and ''albellus'' is from Latin ''albus'' "white". This genus is closely related to ' ...

'' (Linnaeus 1758) (smew) ** Genus ''

Lophodytes The hooded merganser (''Lophodytes cucullatus'') is a species of merganser. It is the only extant species in the genus ''Lophodytes''. The genus name derives from the Greek language: ''lophos'' meaning 'crest', and ''dutes'' meaning 'diver'. The ...

'' Reichenbach 1853 *** †'' Lophodytes floridanus'' (Shufeldt 1917) *** ''

Lophodytes cucullatus The hooded merganser (''Lophodytes cucullatus'') is a species of merganser. It is the only Extant taxon, extant species in the genus ''Lophodytes''. The genus name derives from the Greek language: ''lophos'' meaning 'crest', and ''dutes'' meanin ...

'' (Linnaeus 1758) (hooded merganser) ** Genus ''

Mergus ''Mergus'' is the genus of the typical mergansers , fish-eating ducks in the subfamily Anatinae. The genus name is a Latin word used by Pliny the Elder and other Roman authors to refer to an unspecified waterbird. The common merganser (''Merg ...

'' Linnaeus 1758 non Brisson 1760 *** †'' Mergus connectens'' Jánossy 1972 *** †'' Mergus minor'' Kessler 2009 *** †'' Mergus miscellus'' Alvarez & Olson 1978 *** Subgenus †('' Promergus'') Mathews & Iredale 1913 **** †''

Mergus australis The New Zealand merganser (''Mergus australis''), also known as Auckland merganser or Auckland Islands merganser, was a typical merganser which is now extinct. Description This duck was similar in size to the red-breasted merganser (''Mergus s ...

'' Hombron & Jacquinot 1841 (Auckland merganser) 1910 *** Subgenus ('' Prister'') Heine & Reichenow 1890 **** '' Mergus octosetaceus'' Vieillot 1817 (Brazilian meganser) C2a(i) *** Subgenus (''Mergus'') Linnaeus 1758 **** '' Mergus serrator'' Linnaeus 1758 (red-brested merganser) **** '' Mergus squamatus'' Gould 1864 (scaly-sided merganser) C2a(ii) **** ''

Mergus merganser The common merganser (North American) or goosander (Eurasian) (''Mergus merganser'') is a large seaduck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, Asia, and North America. The common merganser eats mainly fish. It nests in holes in trees. ...

'' Linnaeus 1758 (goosander) ***** ''M. m. americanus'' Cassin 1852 (American goosander) ***** ''M. m. merganser'' Linnaeus 1758 (Eurasian goosander) ***** ''M. m. orientalis'' Gould 1845 (Oriental goosander) * Tribe

Cairinini The term perching ducks is used colloquially to mean any species of ducks distinguished by their readiness to perch high in trees Until the late 20th century, perching ducks meant ''Cairinini'', a tribe of ducks in the duck, goose and swan famil ...

von Boetticher 1936-38 ** ''

Cairina The Muscovy duck (''Cairina moschata'') is a large duck native to the Americas, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico south to Argentina and Uruguay. Small wild and feral breeding populations have established themselves in the United Sta ...

'' Fleming 1822 *** '' Cairina moschata'' (Linnaeus 1758) Fleming 1822 (Muscovy duck) ** ''

Aix Aix or AIX may refer to: Computing * AIX, a line of IBM computer operating systems *An Alternate Index, for a Virtual Storage Access Method Key Sequenced Data Set *Athens Internet Exchange, a European Internet exchange point Places Belgium ...

'' Boie 1828 *** †'' Aix praeclara'' Zelenkov & Kuročkin 2012 *** '' Aix sponsa'' (Linnaeus 1758) (wood duck) *** ''

Aix galericulata The mandarin duck (''Aix galericulata'') is a perching duck species native to the East Palearctic. It is medium-sized, at long with a wingspan. It is closely related to the North American wood duck, the only other member of the genus ''Aix'' ...

'' (Linnaeus 1758) (mandarin duck) * Tribe Callonettini Verheyen 1953 ** Genus '' Callonetta'' Delacour 1936 *** †'' Callonetta talarae'' (Campbell 1979) *** '' Callonetta leucophrys'' (Vieillot 1816) (ringed teal) * Clade ** Genus '' Salvadorina'' Rothschild & Hartert 1894 *** ''

Salvadorina waigiuensis Salvadori's teal (''Salvadorina waigiuensis'') or Salvadori's duck, is a species of bird endemic to New Guinea. It is placed in the monotypic genus ''Salvadorina''. It has a dark brown head and neck, and its body is barred and spotted dark brown ...

'' Rothschild & Hartert 1894 (Salvadori's teal) C2a(ii) * Tribe Aythyini Delacour & Mayr 1945 ** Genus †'' Nogusunna conflictoides'' Zelenkov 2011 *** '' Nogusunna conflictoides'' Zelenkov 2011 ** Genus †'' Protomelanitta'' Zelenkov 2011 *** †'' Protomelanitta bakeri'' Stidham & Zelenkov 2016 *** †'' Protomelanitta gracilis'' Zelenkov 2011 *** †'' Protomelanitta shihuibas'' (Hou 1985) Zelenkov 2012 ** Genus †'' Sharganetta mongolica'' Zelenkov 2011 *** †'' Sharganetta mongolica'' Zelenkov 2011 ** Genus ''

Chenonetta ''Chenonetta'' is a genus of dabbling duck. One species is extinct, while the other is extant. Species The genus includes the following two species: *Australian wood duck (''Chenonetta jubata'') *Finsch's duck Finsch's duck (''Chenonetta fi ...

'' von Brandt 1836 *** '' Chenonetta jubata'' (Latham 1801) (maned duck) *** †''

Chenonetta finschi Finsch's duck (''Chenonetta finschi'') was a large terrestrial species of duck formerly endemic to New Zealand. The species was possibly once the most common duck in New Zealand, a supposition based on the frequency of its fossils in bone deposit ...

'' (Van Beneden 1875) Worthy & Olson 2002 (Finsch's duck) c. 1760 ** Genus ''

Hymenolaimus The blue duck or whio (''Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos'') is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae endemic to New Zealand. It is the only member of the genus ''Hymenolaimus''. Its exact taxonomic status is still unresolved, but i ...

'' Gray 1843 *** '' Hymenolaimus malacorhynchus'' (Gmelin 1789) (blue duck) C2a(i) ** Genus ''

Sarkidiornis ''Sarkidiornis'' is a genus within the family ''Anatidae''. ''Sarkidiornis'' is sometimes considered a monotypic genus with its sole member the knob-billed duck (''S. melanotos''), a cosmopolitan species. Most taxonomic authorities, however, spl ...

'' Eyton 1838 *** ''

Sarkidiornis sylvicola The comb duck or American comb duck (''Sarkidiornis sylvicola''), is an unusual duck, found in tropical wetlands in continental South America south to the Paraguay River region in eastern Paraguay, southeastern Brazil and extreme northeastern Ar ...

'' von Ihering & von Ihering 1907 (American comb-duck) *** ''

Sarkidiornis melanotos The knob-billed duck (''Sarkidiornis melanotos''), or African comb duck, is a duck found in tropical wetlands in Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and the Indian Subcontinent from northern India to Laos and extreme southern China. Most taxonomic au ...

'' (Pennant 1769) (African comb-duck) ** Genus '' Pteronetta'' Salvadori 1895 *** '' Pteronetta hartlaubii'' (Cassin 1860) (Hartlaub's duck) ** Genus ''

Cyanochen The blue-winged goose (''Cyanochen cyanoptera'') is a waterfowl species which is endemic to Ethiopia. It is the only member of the genus ''Cyanochen''. Relations The relations of this species among the waterfowl is unresolved. It is morph ...

'' Bonaparte 1856 *** '' Cyanochen cyanoptera'' (Rüppell 1845) (blue-winged goose) C2a(ii) ** Genus '' Marmaronetta'' Reichenbach 1853 *** ''

Marmaronetta angustirostris The marbled duck, or marbled teal (''Marmaronetta angustirostris'') is a medium-sized species of duck from southern Europe, northern Africa, and western and central Asia. The scientific name, ''Marmaronetta angustirostris'', comes from the Greek ...

'' (Ménétries 1832) (marbled duck) A2cd+3 cd+4 cd ** Genus '' Asarcornis'' Salvadori 1895 *** '' Asarcornis scutulata'' (Müller 1842) (white-winged duck) A2cd+3 cd+4 cd;C2a(i) ** Genus '' Netta'' Kaup 1829 *** ''

Netta rufina The red-crested pochard (''Netta rufina'') is a large diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Greek ''Netta'' "duck", and Latin ''rufina'', "golden-red" (from ''rufus'', "ruddy"). Its breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes in sout ...

'' (Pallas 1773) (red-crested pochard) *** '' Netta caryophyllacea'' (Latham 1790) (pink-headed duck) D ** Genus '' Metopiana'' Bonaparte 1856 *** '' Metopiana peposaca'' (Vieillot 1816) (rosy-billed pochard) *** '' Metopiana erythrophthalma'' (southern pochard) **** ''M. e. brunnea'' (African southern pochard) **** ''M. e. erythrophthalma'' (South American southern pochard) ** Genus '' Aythya'' Boie 1822 *** *** †'' Aythya chauvirae'' Cheneval 1987 *** †'' Aythya denesi'' (Kessler 2013) Zelenkov 2016 *** †'' Aythya effodiata'' (DeVis 1905) *** †'' Aythya magna'' Kuročkin 1985 *** †'' Aythya molesta'' (Kuročkin 1985) Zelenkov 1985 *** †'' Aythya reclusa'' (DeVis 1888) *** †'' Aythya robusta'' (DeVis 1888) *** †'' Aythya spatiosa'' Kuročkin 1976 *** †''Aythya cf. innotata'' (Réunion pochard) *** Subgenus ('' Nyroca'') Fleming 1822 **** '' Aythya baeri'' (Radde 1863) (Baer's pochard) A2cd+3 cd+4 cd; C2a(ii) **** '' Aythya innotata'' (Salvadori 1894) (Madagascar pochard) D **** ''

Aythya nyroca The ferruginous duck (''Aythya nyroca''), also known as ferruginous pochard, common white-eye or white-eyed pochard, is a medium-sized diving duck from Eurosiberia. The scientific name is derived from Greek '' aithuia'' an unidentified seabi ...

'' (Güldenstädt 1769) (ferruginous duck) **** '' Aythya australis'' (Eyton 1838) (hardhead) ***** ''A. a. extima'' Mayr 1940 (Banks Island hardhead) ***** ''A. a. australis'' (Eyton 1838) (Australasian hardhead) *** Subgenus ('' Aristonetta'') Baird 1858 **** ''

Aythya americana The redhead (''Aythya americana'') is a medium-sized diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Greek ''aithuia'', an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin ''americana'', of America. The red ...

'' (Eyton 1838) (redhead) **** '' Aythya ferina'' (Linnaeus 1758) (common pochard) A2ab+3b+4ab **** ''

Aythya valisineria The canvasback (''Aythya valisineria'') is a species of diving duck, the largest found in North America. Taxonomy Scottish-American naturalist Alexander Wilson described the canvasback in 1814. The genus name is derived from Greek ''aithuia'', ...

'' (Wilson 1814) (canvasback) *** Subgenus ('' Aythya'') Boie 1822 **** '' Aythya novaeseelandiae'' (Gmelin 1789) (New Zealand scaup) **** '' Aythya collaris'' (Donovan 1809) (ring-necked duck) **** ''

Aythya fuligula The tufted duck or tufted pochard (''Aythya fuligula'') is a small diving duck with a population of close to one million birds, found in northern Eurasia. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek '' aithuia'', an unidentified seabird men ...

'' (Linnaeus 1758) (tufted duck) **** ''

Aythya affinis The lesser scaup (''Aythya affinis'') is a small North American diving duck that migrates south as far as Central America in winter. It is colloquially known as the little bluebill or broadbill because of its distinctive blue bill. The origin of ...

'' (Eyton 1838) (lesser scaup) **** '' Aythya marila'' (Linnaeus 1761) (greater scaup) ***** ''A. m. marila'' (Linnaeus 1761) (Eurasian greater scaup) ***** ''A. m. nearctica'' Stejneger 1885 (American greater scaup) * Tribe

Anatini The Anatinae are a subfamily of the family Anatidae ( swans, geese and ducks). Its surviving members are the dabbling ducks, which feed mainly at the surface rather than by diving. The other members of the Anatinae are the extinct moa-nalo, a yo ...

Leach 1820 ** Genus †''

Bambolinetta ''Bambolinetta lignitifila'' is a fossil species of waterfowl from the Late Miocene of Italy, now classified as the sole member of the genus ''Bambolinetta''. First described in 1884 as a typical dabbling duck, it was not revisited until 2014, ...

'' Mayr & Pavia 2014 *** †''

Bambolinetta lignitifila ''Bambolinetta lignitifila'' is a fossil species of waterfowl from the Late Miocene of Italy, now classified as the sole member of the genus ''Bambolinetta''. First described in 1884 as a typical dabbling duck, it was not revisited until 2014, ...

'' (Portis 1884) Mayr & Pavia 2014 ** Genus †'' Heteroanser'' Zelenkov 2012 *** †'' Heteroanser vicinus'' (Kuročkin 1976) Zelenkov 2012 ** Genus †'' Matanas'' Worthy ''et al''., 2007 *** †'' Matanas enrighti'' Worthy ''et al''., 2007 (Enright's ducks) ** Genus †'' Sinanas'' Yeh 1980 *** †'' Sinanas diatomas'' Yeh 1980 ** Genus †'' Talpanas'' Olson & James 2009 (Kaua'i mole duck) *** †''

Talpanas lippa ''Talpanas lippa'', the Kauaʻi mole duck,Julian Pender Hume, Michael Walters: ''Extinct Birds''. A & C Black, London 2012. ., p 57 is an extinct species of duck. It was first described by Andrew N. Iwaniuk, Storrs L. Olson, and Helen F. Jame ...

'' Olson & James 2009 (Kaua'i mole duck) ** Genus †'' Wasonaka'' Howard 1966 *** †'' Wasonaka yepomerae'' Howard 1966 ** Subtribe † Thambetochenina (moa-nalos) *** Genus †'' Chelychelynechen'' Olson & James 1991 **** †'' Chelychelynechen quassus'' Olson & James 1991 (turtle-jawed moa-nalos) *** Genus †'' Ptaiochen'' Olson & James 1991 **** †''

Ptaiochen pau The small-billed moa-nalo (''Ptaiochen pau''), also known as the stumbling moa-nalo, is a species of moa-nalo, one of a group of extinct, flightless, large goose-like ducks, which evolved in the Hawaiian Islands of the North Pacific Ocean. It was ...

'' Olson & James 1991 (small-billed moa-nalos) *** Genus †'' Thambetochen'' Olson & Wetmore 1976 (large-billed moa-nalos) **** †'' Thambetochen chauliodous'' Olson & Wetmore 1976 (Maui Nui large-billed moa-nalo) **** †''

Thambetochen xanion Thambetochen is an extinct genus of moa-nalo duck. It contains two species, the Maui Nui moa-nalo (''T. chauliodous'') and the smaller O'ahu moa-nalo (''T. xanion''). The former was found on Maui and Molokai on Hawaii, the latter was foun ...

'' Olson & James 1991 (O'ahu moa-nalo) ** Subtribe

Anatina ''Anatina'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mactridae Mactridae, common name the trough shells or duck clams, is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Venerida. Description The ...

Vigors 1825 *** Genus '' Lophonetta'' Riley 1914 **** '' Lophonetta specularioides'' (King 1828) (crested duck) ***** ''L. s. alticola'' (Ménégaux 1909) (Andean crested duck) ***** ''L. s. specularioides'' (King 1828) (Patagonian crested duck) *** Genus '' Speculanas'' von Boetticher 1929 **** ''

Speculanas specularis The bronze-winged duck (''Speculanas specularis'') also known as the spectacled duck, is a dabbling duck and the sole member of its genus ''Speculanas''. It is often placed in ''Anas'' with most other dabbling ducks, but its closest relative is e ...

'' (King 1828) (spectacled duck) *** Genus ''

Amazonetta The Brazilian teal or Brazilian duck (''Amazonetta brasiliensis'') is the only duck in the genus ''Amazonetta''. It is widely distributed in eastern South America. Taxonomy The Brazilian teal was formally described in 1789 by the German natura ...

'' von Boetticher 1929 **** '' Amazonetta brasiliensis'' (Gmelin 1789)(Brazilian teal) ***** ''A. b. brasiliensis'' (Gmelin 1789) (Lesser Brazilian teal) ***** ''A. b. ipecutiri'' (Vieillot 1816) (Greater Brazilian teal) *** Genus ''

Tachyeres The steamer ducks are a genus (''Tachyeres'') of ducks in the family Anatidae. All of the four species occur at the southern cone of South America in Chile and Argentina, and all except the flying steamer duck are flightless; even this one spec ...

'' Owen 1875 (Steamer ducks) **** **** ''

Tachyeres patachonicus The flying steamer duck (''Tachyeres patachonicus''), also known as the flying steamer-duck or flying steamerduck, is a species of South American duck in the family Anatidae. Taxonomy and Systematics The flying steamer duck is one of four ste ...

'' (King 1831) (flying steamerduck) **** ''

Tachyeres leucocephalus The Chubut steamer duck or white-headed flightless steamer duck (''Tachyeres leucocephalus'') is a flightless duck endemic to Argentina. It is the most recently recognized species of steamer duck, being described only in 1981. This is because ...

'' (Latham 1790) (white-headed steamerduck) C2a(ii) **** ''

Tachyeres pteneres The Fuegian steamer duck (''Tachyeres pteneres'') or the Magellanic flightless steamer duck, is a flightless duck native to South America. It belongs to the steamer duck genus ''Tachyeres''. It inhabits the rocky coasts and coastal islands from ...

'' (Forster 1844) (Magellanic steamerduck) **** ''

Tachyeres brachypterus The Falkland steamer duck (''Tachyeres brachypterus'') is a species of flightless duck found on the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. The steamer ducks get their name from their unconventional swimming behaviour in which they flap th ...

'' (Latham 1790) (Falkland steamerduck) *** Genus '' Sibirionetta'' **** ''

Sibirionetta formosa The Baikal teal (''Sibirionetta formosa''), also called the bimaculate duck or squawk duck, is a dabbling duck that breeds in eastern Russia and winters in East Asia. Taxonomy The first formal description of the Baikal teal was by the German ...

'' (Georgi 1775) (Baikal teal) *** Genus '' Spatula'' Boie 1822 **** **** Subgenus (''Querquedula'') Stephens 1824 ***** †'' Spatula pullulans'' (Brodkorb 1961) ***** '' Spatula querquedula'' (Linnaeus 1758) (garganey) **** Subgenus (''Punanetta'') Bonaparte 1856 ***** '' Spatula hottentota'' (Eyton 1838) (blue-billed teal) ***** '' Spatula puna'' (Lichtenstein) Tschudi 1844 (puna teal) ***** '' Spatula versicolor'' Vieillot 1816 (silver teal) ****** ''S. v. fretensis'' King 1831 (southern silver teal) ****** ''S. v. versicolor'' Vieillot 1816 (northern silver teal) **** Subgenus (''Spatula'') Boie 1822 ***** '' Spatula platalea'' Vieillot 1816 (red shoveler) ***** '' Spatula discors'' Linnaeus 1766 (blue-winged teal) ***** '' Spatula cyanoptera'' Vieillot 1816 (cinnamon teal) ****** ''S. c. septentrionalium'' Snyder & Lumsden 1951 (northern cinnamon teal) ****** ''S. c. tropica'' Snyder & Lumsden 1951 (tropical cinnamon teal) ****** †''S. c. borreroi'' Snyder & Lumsden 1951 (Borrero's cinnamon teal) ****** ''S. c. orinoma'' (Oberholser 1906) (Andean cinnamon teal) ****** ''S. c. cyanoptera'' Vieillot 1816 (Argentine cinnamon teal) ***** '' Spatula smithii'' (Hartert 1891) (Cape shoveler) ***** '' Spatula clypeata'' (Linnaeus 1758) (northern shoveler) ***** '' Spatula rhynchotis'' Latham 1801 (Australian shoveler) ****** ''S. r. variegata'' (Gould 1856) (New Zealand shoveler) ****** ''S. r. rhynchotis'' Latham 1801 (Australian shoveler) *** Genus '' Mareca'' Stephens 1824 **** **** Subgenus (''Eunetta'') Bonaparte 1856 ***** '' Mareca falcata'' (Georgi 1775) (falcated duck) **** Subgenus (''Chaulelasmus'') Bonaparte 1838 ***** ''

Mareca strepera The gadwall (''Mareca strepera'') is a common and widespread dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. Taxonomy The gadwall was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. DNA studies have shown that ...

'' (Linnaeus 1758) (gadwall) ****** †''M. s. couesi'' (Streets 1876) (Coues'/Washington Island gadwall) ****** ''M. s. strepera'' (Linnaeus 1758) (Holarctic gadwall) **** Subgenus (''Mareca'') Stephens 1824 (Widgeons) ***** †'' Mareca marecula'' (Olson & Jouventin 1996) (Amsterdam Island widgeon, ?Saint Paul Island duck) 1793 ***** ''

Mareca penelope The Eurasian wigeon or European wigeon (''Mareca penelope''), also known as the widgeon or the wigeon, is one of three species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus ''Mareca''. It is common and widespread within its Palearctic range. Taxonomy The ...

'' (Linnaeus 1758) (Eurasian wigeon) ***** ''

Mareca americana The American wigeon (''Mareca americana''), also known as the baldpate, is a species of dabbling duck found in North America. Formerly assigned to ''Anas'', this species is classified with the other wigeons in the dabbling duck genus ''Mareca''. ...

'' (Gmelin 1789) (American wigeon) ***** '' Mareca sibilatrix'' (Poeppig 1829) (Chiloe wigeon) *** Genus '' Anas'' Linnaeus 1758 **** **** †'' Anas apscheronica'' Burchak-Abramovisch 1958 **** †'' Anas bunkeri'' (Wetmore 1944) **** †'' Anas elapsa'' DeVis 1888 (Chinchilla Late Pleistocene of Condamine River, Australia) **** †'' Anas gracilipes'' DeVis 1905 (Late Pleistocene of Australia) **** †''

Anas itchtucknee ''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 s ...

'' McCoy 1963 **** †'' Anas kisatibiensis'' (Early Pliocene of Kisatibi, Georgia) **** †'' Anas kurochkini'' Zelenkov & Panteleyev 2015 **** †'' Anas lambrechti'' (Spillman 1942) **** †'' Anas moldovica'' (Late Pliocene of Tchichmiknaia, Moldova?Georgia?) **** †'' Anas sansaniensis'' Milne-Edwards 1867 **** †'' Anas schneideri'' Emslie 1985 **** †'' Anas strenua'' DeVis 1905 (Late Pleistocene of Patteramordu, Australia) **** Subgenus (''Anas'') Linnaeus 1758 ***** †''

Anas pachyscelus The Bermuda flightless duck (''Anas pachyscelus'') is an extinct species of flightless duck which was endemic to the island of Bermuda in the North Atlantic Ocean. It was described in 1960 by Alexander Wetmore, from Late Pleistocene subfossil ...

'' Wetmore 1960 (Bermuda Islands flightless duck) ***** ''

Anas sparsa The African black duck (''Anas sparsa'') is a species of duck of the genus ''Anas''. It is genetically closest to the mallard group, but shows some peculiarities in its behavior and (as far as they can be discerned) plumage; it is accordingly p ...

'' Eyton 1838 (African black duck) ****** ''A. s. leucostigma'' Rüppell 1845 (pink-billed black duck) ****** ''A. s. sparsa'' Eyton 1838 (South African black duck) ***** '' Anas melleri'' Sclater 1865 (Meller's duck) C2a(ii) ***** '' Anas undulata'' Dubois 1839 (yellow-billed duck) ****** ''A. u. ruppelli'' Blyth 1855 (northern yellow-billed duck) ****** ''A. u. undulata'' Dubois 1839 (southern yellow-billed duck) ***** '' Anas laysanensis'' Rothschild 1892 (Laysan duck) B1ac(iv) ***** '' Anas wyvilliana'' Sclater 1878 (Hawaiian duck) B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) ***** '' Anas luzonica'' Fraser 1839 (Philippine duck) A2bcd ***** ''

Anas superciliosa The Pacific black duck (''Anas superciliosa''), commonly known as the PBD, is a dabbling duck found in much of Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and many islands in the southwestern Pacific, reaching to the Caroline Islands in the n ...

'' Gmelin 1789 (Pacific black duck) ****** ''A. s. pelewensis'' Hartlaub & Finsch 1872 (Pacific Islands gray duck) ****** ''A. s. superciliosa'' Gmelin 1789 (Australasian grey duck) ***** †'' Anas oustaleti'' Salvadori 1894 (Mariana/Oustalet's mallard) ***** '' Anas poecilorhyncha'' Forster 178 (Indian spot-billed duck) ****** ''A. p. haringtoni'' (Oates 1907) (Burmese spot-billed duck) ****** ''A. p. poecilorhyncha'' Forster 1781 (Indian spot-billed duck) ***** '' Anas zonorhyncha'' Swinhoe 1866 (Chinese spot-billed duck) ***** '' Anas platyrhynchos'' Linnaeus 1758 (mallard) ****** ''A. p. conboschas'' Brehm 1831 (Greenland mallard) ****** ''A. p. platyrhynchos'' Linnaeus 1758 (European mallard) ***** '' Anas rubripes'' Brewster 1902 (American black duck) ***** ''

Anas diazi The Mexican duck (''Anas diazi'') is a species of dabbling duck that breeds in Mexico and the southwestern United States. Distribution and habitat Most of the population is resident, but some northern birds bird migration, migrate south to Mexic ...

'' Ridgway 1886 (Mexican mallard) ***** ''

Anas fulvigula The mottled duck (''Anas fulvigula'') or mottled mallard is a medium-sized species of dabbling duck. It is intermediate in appearance between the female mallard and the American black duck. It is closely related to those species, and is sometim ...

'' Ridgway 1874 (mottled duck) ****** ''A. f. maculosa'' Sennett 1889 (Gulf Coast mottled duck) ****** ''A. f. fulvigula'' Ridgway 1874 (Florida mottled duck) **** Subgenus (''Dafilonettion'') Boettischer 1937 ***** †'' Anas greeni'' (Brodkorb 1964) ***** †'' Anas ogallalae'' (Brodkorb 1962) ***** ''

Anas crecca The Eurasian teal (''Anas crecca''), common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal is a common and widespread duck that breeds in temperate Eurosiberia and migrates south in winter. The Eurasian teal is often called simply the teal due to being th ...

'' Linnaeus 1758 (common teal) ****** ''A. c. crecca'' Linnaeus 1758 (Eurasian teal) ****** ''A. c. nimia'' Friedmann 1948 (Aleutian common teal) ***** '' Anas carolinensis'' Gmelin 1789 (Green-winged teal) ***** '' Anas andium'' (Sclater & Salvin 1873) (Andean teal) ****** ''A. a. altipetens'' (Conover 1941) (Mérida teal) ****** ''A. a. andium'' (Sclater & Salvin 1873) (Andean teal) ***** '' Anas flavirostris'' Vieillot 1816 (yellow-billed teal) ****** ''A. f. oxyptera'' Meyen 1834 (Sharp-winged teal) ****** ''A. f. flavirostris'' Vieillot 1816 (Yellow-billed teal) **** Subgenus (''Dafila'') Stephens 1824 ***** †'' Anas cheuen'' Agnolín 2006 ***** '' Anas capensis'' Gmelin 1789 (Cape teal) ***** ''

Anas bahamensis The white-cheeked pintail (''Anas bahamensis''), also known as the Bahama pintail or summer duck, is a species of dabbling duck. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' under its current s ...

'' Linnaeus 1758 (white-cheeked pintail) ****** ''A. b. galapagensis'' (Ridgway 1890) (Galapagos white-cheeked pintail) ****** ''A. b. bahamensis'' Linnaeus 1758 (lesser white-cheeked pintail) ****** ''A. b. rubrirostris'' Vieillot 1816 (greater white-cheeked pintail) ***** '' Anas erythrorhyncha'' Gmelin 1789 (red-billed teal) ***** ''

Anas acuta The pintail or northern pintail (''Anas acuta'') is a duck species with wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and North America. It is migratory and winters south of its breeding ran ...

'' Linnaeus 1758 (northern pintail) ***** '' Anas eatoni'' (Sharpe 1875) (southern pintail) ****** ''A. e. drygalskii'' Reichenow 1904 (Crozet Islands pintail) ****** ''A. e. eatoni'' (Sharpe 1875) (Kerguelen Islands pintail) ***** '' Anas georgica'' Gmelin 1789 (yellow-billed pintail) ****** ''A. g. georgica'' Gmelin 1789 (South Georgia pintail) ****** †''A. g. niceforoi'' Wetmore & Borrero 1946 (Niceforo's pintail) ****** ''A. g. spinicauda'' Vieillot 1816 (Chilean yellow-billed pintail) **** Subgenus (''Virago'') Newton 1872 ***** '' Anas castanea'' (Eyton 1838) (chestnut teal) ***** ''

Anas albogularis The Andaman teal (''Anas albogularis'') is a species of duck endemic to the Andaman archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. The species was formerly considered as a subspecies of the Sunda teal. Taxonomy The first formal description of the Andaman t ...

'' (Hume 1873) (Andaman teal) D1 ***** '' Anas gibberifrons'' Müller 1842 (Sunda teal) ***** '' Anas gracilis'' Buller 1869 (grey teal) ****** †''A. g. remissa'' Ripley 1942 (Rennell Island teal) ****** ''A. g. gracilis'' **** Subgenus (''Nesonetta'') Gray 1844 ***** †''Anas cf. chlorotis'' (Macquarie Islands teal) ***** †'' Anas theodori'' (Mauritius duck) 1710 ***** '' Anas bernieri'' (Hartlaub 1860) (Madagascar teal) C2a(ii) ***** †'' Anas chathamica'' (Oliver 1955) (Chatham Island duck/teal) ***** '' Anas chlorotis'' Gray 1845 (brown teal) ***** '' Anas aucklandica'' (Gray 1844) (Auckland teal) D1 ***** '' Anas nesiotis'' (Fleming 1935) (Campbell teal) D

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External links

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