Anseriformes
Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
HBW 1, p. 536
- Medium-sized to large waterbirds with plump body, short legs and flat, rounded bill.
- Cosmopolitan, all regions except Antarctic.
- Wide variety of aquatic habitats, mostly breeding on fresh water.
- 41 genera, 147 species, 238 taxa.
- 21 species threatened; 5 species and 3 subspecies extinct since 1600.
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List of species:
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- 13 1 3 9 8 1 Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)
- 5 3 2 8 2 Spotted Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna guttata)
- 12 6 6 8 3 Plumed Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna eytoni)
- 19 5 4 10 8 4 Fulvous Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
- 22 3 4 15 8 5 Wandering Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arcuata)
- 28 3 11 14 8 6 Lesser Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna javanica)
- 48 2 10 36 8 7 White-faced Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
- 13 1 3 9 4 8 West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea)
- 32 1 21 10 8 9 Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
- 4 2 2 8 10 White-backed Duck (Thalassornis leuconotos)
- 74 1 38 35 8 11 Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
- 41 2 17 22 8 12 Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
- 37 2 9 26 8 13 Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melanocorypha)
- 16 1 6 9 8 14 Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
- 36 1 19 16 8 15 Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
- 28 1 1 26 8 16 Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
- 21 1 7 13 8 17 Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba)
- 9 1 2 6 4 18 Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
- 18 13 5 8 19 Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
- 11 2 1 8 8 20 Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
- 31 3 11 17 8 21 Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
- 7 3 4 4 22 Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)
- 63 6 27 30 8 23 Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
- 17 5 5 7 8 24 Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
- 21 1 3 17 8 25 Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
- 9 2 4 3 8 26 Ross' Goose (Anser rossii)
- 7 1 1 5 6 27 Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)
- 20 4 7 9 4 28 Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis)
- 50 3 21 26 8 29 Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- 32 1 12 19 8 30 Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
- 48 2 10 36 8 31 Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
- 27 4 13 10 3 32 Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)
- 13 2 4 7 8 33 Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)
- 7 2 5 8 34 Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa)
- 18 1 5 12 4 35 Blue-winged Goose (Cyanochen cyanopterus)
- 20 1 4 15 8 36 Andean Goose (Chloephaga melanoptera)
- 83 2 22 59 8 37 Upland Goose (Chloephaga picta)
- 46 2 18 26 8 38 Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida)
- 11 2 9 8 39 Ashy-headed Goose (Chloephaga poliocephala)
- 29 1 9 19 8 40 Ruddy-headed Goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps)
- 5 1 4 6 41 Orinoco Goose (Neochen jubata)
- 41 2 17 22 8 42 Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
- 46 4 19 23 8 43 Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
- 3 1 2 8 44 South African Shelduck (Tadorna cana)
- 15 1 1 13 8 46 Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides)
- 9 4 5 8 45 Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
- 32 2 13 17 8 47 Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
- 6 1 1 4 8 48 Radjah Shelduck (Tadorna radjah)
- 10 2 8 8 50 Magellanic Steamerduck (Tachyeres pteneres)
- 2 1 1 6 52 White-headed Steamerduck (Tachyeres leucocephalus)
- 40 2 13 25 8 51 Falkland Steamerduck (Tachyeres brachypterus)
- 12 1 5 6 8 49 Flying Steamerduck (Tachyeres patachonicus)
- 7 1 6 8 53 Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)
- 19 5 14 8 54 Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
- 5 1 1 3 3 55 White-winged Wood Duck (Cairina scutulata)
- 23 5 18 8 56 Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
- 6 3 3 8 57 Hartlaub's Duck (Pteronetta hartlaubii)
- 5 1 4 8 58 Green Pygmy-goose (Nettapus pulchellus)
- 14 1 3 10 8 59 Cotton Pygmy-goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)
- 10 2 8 8 60 African Pygmy-goose (Nettapus auritus)
- 16 7 9 8 61 Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
- 26 14 12 8 62 American Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
- 21 2 6 13 8 63 Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
- 20 3 6 11 8 64 Maned Duck (Chenonetta jubata)
- 15 1 2 12 8 65 Brazilian Teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis)
- 14 1 13 3 67 Blue Duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos)
- 30 10 20 8 66 Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata)
- 7 2 5 4 68 Salvadori's Teal (Anas waigiuensis)
- 9 3 6 8 69 African Black Duck (Anas sparsa)
- 33 4 11 18 8 70 Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
- 16 8 8 8 71 American Wigeon (Anas americana)
- 26 2 10 14 8 72 Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix)
- 10 1 2 7 6 73 Falcated Duck (Anas falcata)
- 30 2 7 21 8 74 Gadwall (Anas strepera)
- 13 1 3 9 4 75 Baikal Teal (Anas formosa)
- 33 1 10 22 8 76 Common Teal (Anas crecca)
- 36 2 12 22 8 78 Speckled Teal (Anas flavirostris)
- 4 3 1 8 79 Cape Teal (Anas capensis)
- 6 2 4 3 80 Madagascar Teal (Anas bernieri)
- 17 3 14 8 81 Grey Teal (Anas gibberifrons)
- 16 2 14 8 84 Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)
- 6 2 4 4 85 Brown Teal (Anas aucklandica)
- 138 2 70 66 8 88 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- 3 1 2 8 92 American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
- 16 5 11 8 94 Yellow-billed Duck (Anas undulata)
- 5 2 3 3 93 Meller's Duck (Anas melleri)
- 34 1 19 14 8 95 Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
- 28 2 13 13 8 96 Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
- 6 1 1 4 4 97 Philippine Duck (Anas luzonica)
- 29 1 5 23 6 98 Spectacled Duck (Anas specularis)
- 43 2 15 26 8 99 Crested Duck (Anas specularioides)
- 36 1 15 20 8 100 Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
- 35 1 10 24 8 102 Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica)
- 18 10 8 8 103 White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
- 13 4 9 8 104 Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha)
- 19 5 14 8 106 Silver Teal (Anas versicolor)
- 6 1 5 8 107 Hottentot Teal (Anas hottentota)
- 22 3 7 12 8 108 Garganey (Anas querquedula)
- 18 1 6 11 8 109 Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
- 28 3 4 21 8 110 Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
- 16 1 2 13 8 111 Red Shoveler (Anas platalea)
- 2 1 1 8 112 Cape Shoveler (Anas smithii)
- 9 2 7 8 113 Australian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis)
- 68 1 15 52 8 114 Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
- 18 9 9 8 115 Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus)
- 11 1 4 6 4 116 Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
- 38 3 14 21 8 117 Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
- 27 15 12 8 119 Rosy-billed Pochard (Netta peposaca)
- 4 2 2 8 118 Southern Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma)
- 28 1 11 16 8 121 Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
- 17 5 12 8 120 Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
- 10 3 7 8 122 Redhead (Aythya americana)
- 9 5 4 8 123 Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
- 19 11 8 6 126 Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
- 0 2 127 Madagascar Pochard (Aythya innotata)
- 4 1 3 3 125 Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri)
- 9 1 2 6 8 124 Hardhead (Aythya australis)
- 43 12 31 8 128 Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
- 6 1 5 8 129 New Zealand Scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae)
- 24 10 14 8 130 Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
- 13 5 8 8 131 Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
- 54 2 21 31 8 132 Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
- 12 1 3 8 8 133 King Eider (Somateria spectabilis)
- 6 1 5 8 134 Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri)
- 7 1 6 4 135 Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri)
- 16 7 9 8 136 Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
- 30 2 5 23 8 137 Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
- 14 6 8 8 138 Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
- 12 3 9 8 139 Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
- 7 4 3 8 140 White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
- 24 1 6 17 8 143 Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
- 10 1 9 8 142 Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
- 14 1 3 10 8 141 Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
- 21 1 3 17 8 145 Smew (Mergus albellus)
- 23 4 5 14 8 144 Hooded Merganser (Mergus cucullatus)
- 8 1 7 2 146 Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus)
- 25 1 5 19 8 147 Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
- 43 15 28 8 149 Goosander (Mergus merganser)
- 15 4 11 3 148 Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus)
- 5 2 3 8 150 Black-headed Duck (Heteronetta atricapilla)
- 9 2 7 8 151 Masked Duck (Oxyura dominica)
- 34 1 10 23 8 152 Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
- 14 3 11 3 154 White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
- 4 1 3 6 155 Maccoa Duck (Oxyura maccoa)
- 13 5 8 8 156 Argentine Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura vittata)
- 10 4 6 6 157 Australian Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)
- 6 2 4 8 158 Musk Duck (Biziura lobata)
Family statistics
41 genera, 147 species
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| 41 genera | (100%) |
| 146 species | (99%) |

