Biology:List of Anatidae species

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The avian family Anatidae, commonly called waterfowl, comprise the ducks, geese, and swans. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 174 Anatidae species distributed among 53 genera, 32 of which have only one species. Eight species on the list are extinct; they are marked (E).[1]

This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.

Common name Binomial name + authority IOC sequence
White-faced whistling duck Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus, 1766) 1
Black-bellied whistling duck Dendrocygna autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758) 2
Spotted whistling duck Dendrocygna guttata Schlegel, 1866 3
West Indian whistling duck Dendrocygna arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) 4
Fulvous whistling duck Dendrocygna bicolor (Vieillot, 1816) 5
Plumed whistling duck Dendrocygna eytoni (Eyton, 1838) 6
Wandering whistling duck Dendrocygna arcuata (Horsfield, 1824) 7
Lesser whistling duck Dendrocygna javanica (Horsfield, 1821) 8
White-backed duck Thalassornis leuconotus Eyton, 1838 9
Cape Barren goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae Latham, 1801 10
Brant goose Branta bernicla (Linnaeus, 1758) 11
Red-breasted goose Branta ruficollis (Pallas, 1769) 12
Nene Branta sandvicensis (Vigors, 1834) 13
Canada goose Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) 14
Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis (Bechstein, 1803) 15
Cackling goose Branta hutchinsii (Richardson, 1832) 16
Bar-headed goose Anser indicus (Latham, 1790) 17
Emperor goose Anser canagicus (Sevastianov, 1802) 18
Ross's goose Anser rossii Cassin, 1861 19
Snow goose Anser caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) 20
Greylag goose Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) 21
Swan goose Anser cygnoides (Linnaeus, 1758) 22
Taiga bean goose Anser fabalis (Latham, 1787) 23
Pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhynchus Baillon, 1834 24
Tundra bean goose Anser serrirostris Gould, 1852 25
Greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons (Scopoli, 1769) 26
Lesser white-fronted goose Anser erythropus (Linnaeus, 1758) 27
Coscoroba swan Coscoroba coscoroba (Molina, 1782) 28
Black swan Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790) 29
Black-necked swan Cygnus melancoryphus (Molina, 1782) 30
Mute swan Cygnus olor (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 31
Trumpeter swan Cygnus buccinator Richardson, 1831 32
Tundra swan Cygnus columbianus (Ord, 1815) 33
Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758) 34
Freckled duck Stictonetta naevosa (Gould, 1841) 35
Blue duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 36
Flying steamer duck Tachyeres patachonicus (King, PP, 1831) 37
Fuegian steamer duck Tachyeres pteneres (Forster, JR, 1844) 38
Falkland steamer duck Tachyeres brachypterus (Latham, 1790) 39
Chubut steamer duck Tachyeres leucocephalus Humphrey & Thompson, 1981 40
Torrent duck Merganetta armata Gould, 1842 41
Spur-winged goose Plectropterus gambensis (Linnaeus, 1766) 42
Comb duck Sarkidiornis sylvicola Ihering, HFA & Ihering, R, 1907 43
Knob-billed duck Sarkidiornis melanotos (Pennant, 1769) 44
Blue-winged goose Cyanochen cyanoptera (Rüppell, 1845) 45
Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) 46
Mauritius sheldgoose Alopochen mauritiana (Newton, E & Gadow, 1893) (E) 47
Reunion sheldgoose Alopochen kervazoi (Cowles, 1994) (E) 48
Orinoco goose Neochen jubata (Spix, 1825) 49
Andean goose Chloephaga melanoptera (Eyton, 1838) 50
Upland goose Chloephaga picta (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 51
Kelp goose Chloephaga hybrida (Molina, 1782) 52
Ashy-headed goose Chloephaga poliocephala Sclater, PL, 1857 53
Ruddy-headed goose Chloephaga rubidiceps Sclater, PL, 1861 54
Radjah shelduck Radjah radjah (Garnot & Lesson, RP, 1828) 55
Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna (Linnaeus, 1758) 56
Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas, 1764) 57
South African shelduck Tadorna cana (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 58
Australian shelduck Tadorna tadornoides (Jardine & Selby, 1828) 59
Paradise shelduck Tadorna variegata (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 60
Crested shelduck Tadorna cristata (Kuroda, Nm, 1917) (E) 61
Pink-eared duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Latham, 1801) 62
Salvadori's teal Salvadorina waigiuensis Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 1894 63
Muscovy duck Cairina moschata (Linnaeus, 1758) 64
White-winged duck Asarcornis scutulata (Müller, S, 1842) 65
Hartlaub's duck Pteronetta hartlaubii (Cassin, 1860) 66
Wood duck Aix sponsa (Linnaeus, 1758) 67
Mandarin duck Aix galericulata (Linnaeus, 1758) 68
Maned duck Chenonetta jubata (Latham, 1801) 69
African pygmy goose Nettapus auritus (Boddaert, 1783) 70
Cotton pygmy goose Nettapus coromandelianus (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 71
Green pygmy goose Nettapus pulchellus Gould, 1842 72
Brazilian teal Amazonetta brasiliensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 73
Ringed teal Callonetta leucophrys (Vieillot, 1816) 74
Crested duck Lophonetta specularioides (King, PP, 1828) 75
Bronze-winged duck Speculanas specularis (King, PP, 1828) 76
Baikal teal Sibirionetta formosa (Georgi, 1775) 77
Garganey Spatula querquedula (Linnaeus, 1758) 78
Blue-billed teal Spatula hottentota (Eyton, 1838) 79
Puna teal Spatula puna (Tschudi, 1844) 80
Silver teal Spatula versicolor (Vieillot, 1816) 81
Red shoveler Spatula platalea (Vieillot, 1816) 82
Cinnamon teal Spatula cyanoptera (Vieillot, 1816) 83
Blue-winged teal Spatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766) 84
Cape shoveler Spatula smithii Hartert, EJO, 1891 85
Australasian shoveler Spatula rhynchotis (Latham, 1801) 86
Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata (Linnaeus, 1758) 87
Gadwall Mareca strepera (Linnaeus, 1758) 88
Falcated duck Mareca falcata (Georgi, 1775) 89
Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope (Linnaeus, 1758) 90
Chiloe wigeon Mareca sibilatrix (Poeppig, 1829) 91
American wigeon Mareca americana (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 92
Amsterdam wigeon Mareca marecula (Olson & Jouventin, 1996) (E) 93
African black duck Anas sparsa Eyton, 1838 94
Yellow-billed duck Anas undulata Dubois, CF, 1838 95
Meller's duck Anas melleri Sclater, PL, 1865 96
Pacific black duck Anas superciliosa Gmelin, JF, 1789 97
Laysan duck Anas laysanensis Rothschild, 1892 98
Hawaiian duck Anas wyvilliana Sclater, PL, 1878 99
Philippine duck Anas luzonica Fraser, 1839 100
Indian spot-billed duck Anas poecilorhyncha Forster, JR, 1781 101
Eastern spot-billed duck Anas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 102
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 103
Mottled duck Anas fulvigula Ridgway, 1874 104
American black duck Anas rubripes Brewster, 1902 105
Mexican duck Anas diazi Ridgway, 1886 106
Cape teal Anas capensis Gmelin, JF, 1789 107
White-cheeked pintail Anas bahamensis Linnaeus, 1758 108
Red-billed teal Anas erythrorhyncha Gmelin, JF, 1789 109
Yellow-billed pintail Anas georgica Gmelin, JF, 1789 110
Eaton's pintail Anas eatoni (Sharpe, 1875) 111
Northern pintail Anas acuta Linnaeus, 1758 112
Eurasian teal Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758 113
Green-winged teal Anas carolinensis Gmelin, JF, 1789 114
Yellow-billed teal Anas flavirostris Vieillot, 1816 115
Andean teal Anas andium (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1873) 116
Sunda teal Anas gibberifrons Müller, S, 1842 117
Andaman teal Anas albogularis (Hume, 1873) 118
Mascarene teal Anas theodori Newton, E & Gadow, 1893 (E) 119
Grey teal Anas gracilis Buller, 1869 120
Chestnut teal Anas castanea (Eyton, 1838) 121
Bernier's teal Anas bernieri (Hartlaub, 1860) 122
Brown teal Anas chlorotis Gray, GR, 1845 123
Auckland teal Anas aucklandica (Gray, GR, 1844) 124
Campbell teal Anas nesiotis (Fleming, JH, 1935) 125
Marbled duck Marmaronetta angustirostris (Ménétriés, 1832) 126
Pink-headed duck Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (Latham, 1790) (E) 127
Red-crested pochard Netta rufina (Pallas, 1773) 128
Rosy-billed pochard Netta peposaca (Vieillot, 1816) 129
Southern pochard Netta erythrophthalma (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1833) 130
Canvasback Aythya valisineria (Wilson, A, 1814) 131
Redhead Aythya americana (Eyton, 1838) 132
Common pochard Aythya ferina (Linnaeus, 1758) 133
Hardhead Aythya australis (Eyton, 1838) 134
Madagascar pochard Aythya innotata (Salvadori, 1894) 135
Baer's pochard Aythya baeri (Radde, 1863) 136
Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca (Güldenstädt, 1770) 137
New Zealand scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 138
Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris (Donovan, 1809) 139
Tufted duck Aythya fuligula (Linnaeus, 1758) 140
Greater scaup Aythya marila (Linnaeus, 1761) 141
Lesser scaup Aythya affinis (Eyton, 1838) 142
Steller's eider Polysticta stelleri (Pallas, 1769) 143
Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri (Brandt, JF, 1847) 144
King eider Somateria spectabilis (Linnaeus, 1758) 145
Common eider Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus, 1758) 146
Harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus (Linnaeus, 1758) 147
Labrador duck Camptorhynchus labradorius (Gmelin, JF, 1789) (E) 148
Surf scoter Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758) 149
Velvet scoter Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) 150
White-winged scoter Melanitta deglandi (Bonaparte, 1850) 151
Stejneger's scoter Melanitta stejnegeri (Ridgway, 1887) 152
Common scoter Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) 153
Black scoter Melanitta americana (Swainson, 1832) 154
Long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) 155
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola (Linnaeus, 1758) 156
Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula (Linnaeus, 1758) 157
Barrow's goldeneye Bucephala islandica (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 158
Smew Mergellus albellus (Linnaeus, 1758) 159
Hooded merganser Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) 160
New Zealand merganser Mergus australis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841 (E) 161
Brazilian merganser Mergus octosetaceus Vieillot, 1817 162
Common merganser Mergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758 163
Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator Linnaeus, 1758 164
Scaly-sided merganser Mergus squamatus Gould, 1864 165
Black-headed duck Heteronetta atricapilla (Merrem, 1841) 166
Masked duck Nomonyx dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766) 167
Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 168
Andean duck Oxyura ferruginea (Eyton, 1838) 169
Lake duck Oxyura vittata (Philippi, 1860) 170
Blue-billed duck Oxyura australis Gould, 1837 171
Maccoa duck Oxyura maccoa (Eyton, 1838) 172
White-headed duck Oxyura leucocephala (Scopoli, 1769) 173
Musk duck Biziura lobata (Shaw, 1796) 174

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