AVITOPIA - Ducks and Geese

Scientific system: Clements et al.

Familia: Anatidae

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Dendrocygna

Thalassornis

Anser

Branta

Cereopsis

Stictonetta

Cyanochen

Cygnus

Coscoroba

Sarkidiornis

Pteronetta

Oressochen

Chloephaga

Alopochen

Tadorna

Plectropterus

Tachyeres

Lophonetta

Speculanas

Cairina

Nettapus

Callonetta

Aix

Chenonetta

Amazonetta

Hymenolaimus

Merganetta

Salvadorina

Sibirionetta

Spatula

Mareca

Anas

Malacorhynchus

Marmaronetta

Rhodonessa

Asarcornis

Netta

Aythya

Polysticta

Somateria

Histrionicus

Camptorhynchus

Melanitta

Clangula

Bucephala

Mergellus

Lophodytes

Mergus

Heteronetta

Nomonyx

Oxyura

Biziura

The family of Ducks and Geese occurs in all continents of the world except in Antarctica. The birds grow up to 30 - 180 cm long and live essentially on the water. The front three toes are webbed, the fourth toe is small and shifted upwards. All species swim, some dive well. Most species fly well, only a few are flightless. However, shortly after the breeding season, the birds adopt simple plumage and shed all flight feathers, so that they are unable to fly for some time. The nests are very diverse: there are nests on the ground, in ground caves, in steep walls and in tree hollows. The clutch comprises 4 to 12 eggs, the incubation lasts between 3 and 5 weeks and the young leave the nest soon after hatching.

Dendrocygna

     guttata - Spotted Whistling Duck (5)
     eytoni - Plumed Whistling Duck (4)
     viduata - White-faced Whistling Duck (8)
     autumnalis - Black-bellied Whistling Duck (6)
     arborea - West Indian Whistling Duck (4)
     bicolor - Fulvous Whistling Duck (7)
     arcuata - Wandering Whistling Duck (5)
     javanica - Lesser Whistling Duck (2)

Thalassornis

     leuconotus - White-backed Duck (4)

Anser

     indicus - Bar-headed Goose (5)
     canagicus - Emperor Goose (6)
     caerulescens - Snow Goose (7)
     rossii - Ross's Goose (3)
     anser - Greylag Goose (12)
     cygnoides - Swan Goose (6)
     albifrons - Greater White-fronted Goose (7)
     erythropus - Lesser White-fronted Goose (6)
     fabalis - Taiga Bean-Goose (5)
     serrirostris - Tundra Bean-Goose (2)
     brachyrhynchus - Pink-footed Goose (5)

Branta

     bernicla - Brant Goose (7)
     leucopsis - Barnacle Goose (7)
     hutchinsii - Cackling Goose (4)
     canadensis - Canada Goose (14)
     sandvicensis - Nene (5)
     ruficollis - Red-breasted Goose (5)

Cereopsis

     novaehollandiae - Cape Barren Goose (7)

Stictonetta

     naevosa - Freckled Duck (5)

Cyanochen

     cyanoptera - Blue-winged Goose (4)

Cygnus

     olor - Mute Swan (13)
     atratus - Black Swan (9)
     melancoryphus - Black-necked Swan (5)
     buccinator - Trumpeter Swan (11)
     columbianus - Tundra Swan (9)
     cygnus - Whooper Swan (7)

Coscoroba

     coscoroba - Coscoroba Swan (5)

Sarkidiornis

     melanotos - Knob-billed Duck (5)

Pteronetta

     hartlaubii - Hartlaub's Duck (6)

Oressochen

     jubatus - Orinoco Goose (8)
     melanopterus - Andean Goose (2)

Chloephaga

     picta - Upland Goose (9)
     hybrida - Kelp Goose (3)
     poliocephala - Ashy-headed Goose (2)
     rubidiceps - Ruddy-headed Goose (2)

Alopochen

     aegyptiaca - Egyptian Goose (10)

Tadorna

     ferruginea - Ruddy Shelduck (7)
     cana - South African Shelduck (7)
     tadornoides - Australian Shelduck (6)
     variegata - Paradise Shelduck (6)
     tadorna - Common Shelduck (12)
     radjah - Raja Shelduck (5)
     cristata - Crested Shelduck (6)

Plectropterus

     gambensis - Spur-winged Goose (8)

Tachyeres

     patachonicus - Flying Steamer Duck (5)
     pteneres - Fuegian Steamer Duck (3)
     brachypterus - Falkland Steamer Duck (3)
     leucocephalus - Chubut Steamer Duck (1)

Lophonetta

     specularioides - Crested Duck (4)

Speculanas

     specularis - Bronze-winged Duck (4)

Cairina

     moschata - Muscovy Duck (5)

Nettapus

     pulchellus - Green Pygmy Goose (3)
     coromandelianus - Cotton Pygmy Goose (2)
     auritus - African Pygmy Goose (4)

Callonetta

     leucophrys - Ringed Teal (8)

Aix

     sponsa - Wood Duck (9)
     galericulata - Mandarin Duck (9)

Chenonetta

     jubata - Maned Duck (6)

Amazonetta

     brasiliensis - Brazilian Teal (8)

Hymenolaimus

     malacorhynchos - Blue duck (3)

Merganetta

     armata - Torrent Duck (4)

Salvadorina

     waigiuensis - Salvadori's Teal (2)

Sibirionetta

     formosa - Baikal Teal (9)

Spatula

     querquedula - Garganey (10)
     hottentota - Blue-billed Teal (5)
     versicolor - Silver Teal (5)
     puna - Puna Teal (3)
     discors - Blue-winged Teal (7)
     cyanoptera - Cinnamon Teal (7)
     platalea - Red Shoveler (4)
     smithii - Cape Shoveler (7)
     rhynchotis - Australasian Shoveler (7)
     clypeata - Northern Shoveler (11)

Mareca

     strepera - Gadwall (13)
     falcata - Falcated Duck (5)
     penelope - Eurasian Wigeon (10)
     americana - American Wigeon (6)
     sibilatrix - Chiloe Wigeon (6)

Anas

     sparsa - African Black Duck (6)
     undulata - Yellow-billed Duck (7)
     melleri - Meller's Duck (3)
     superciliosa - Pacific Black Duck (5)
     laysanensis - Laysan Duck (4)
     wyvilliana - Hawaiian Duck (2)
     luzonica - Philippine Duck (2)
     poecilorhyncha - Indian Spot-billed Duck (2)
     zonorhyncha - Eastern Spot-billed Duck (3)
     platyrhynchos - Mallard (18)
     rubripes - American Black Duck (3)
     fulvigula - Mottled Duck (5)
     capensis - Cape Teal (6)
     bahamensis - White-cheeked Pintail (7)
     erythrorhyncha - Red-billed Teal (6)
     acuta - Northern Pintail (11)
     eatoni - Eaton's Pintail (2)
     georgica - Yellow-billed Pintail (4)
     crecca - Green-winged Teal (16)
     andium - Andean Teal (2)
     flavirostris - Speckled Teal (2)
     albogularis - Andaman Teal (2)
     gibberifrons - Sunda Teal (3)
     gracilis - Grey Teal (3)
     castanea - Chestnut Teal (3)
     bernieri - Bernier's Teal (2)
     aucklandica - Auckland Islands Teal (2)
     nesiotis - Campbell Islands Teal (1)
     chlorotis - Brown Teal (3)

Malacorhynchus

     membranaceus - Pink-eared Duck (4)

Marmaronetta

     angustirostris - Marbled Duck (9)

Rhodonessa

     caryophyllacea - Pink-headed Duck (6)

Asarcornis

     scutulata - White-winged Duck (3)

Netta

     rufina - Red-crested Pochard (16)
     erythrophthalma - Southern Pochard (6)
     peposaca - Rosy-billed Pochard (4)

Aythya

     valisineria - Canvasback (10)
     americana - Redhead (4)
     ferina - Common Pochard (7)
     collaris - Ring-necked Duck (3)
     nyroca - Ferruginous Duck (9)
     innotata - Madagascar Pochard (2)
     baeri - Baer's Pochard (2)
     australis - Hardhead (8)
     fuligula - Tufted Duck (12)
     novaeseelandiae - New Zealand Scaup (3)
     marila - Greater Scaup (13)
     affinis - Lesser Scaup (8)

Polysticta

     stelleri - Steller's Eider (8)

Somateria

     fischeri - Spectacled Eider (13)
     spectabilis - King Eider (6)
     mollissima - Common Eider (8)

Histrionicus

     histrionicus - Harlequin Duck (11)

Camptorhynchus

     labradorius - Labrador Duck (7)

Melanitta

     perspicillata - Surf Scoter (9)
     fusca - White-winged Scoter (7)
     nigra - Black Scoter (5)
     americana - American Scoter (2)

Clangula

     hyemalis - Long-tailed Duck (8)

Bucephala

     albeola - Bufflehead (7)
     clangula - Common Goldeneye (7)
     islandica - Barrow's Goldeneye (14)

Mergellus

     albellus - Smew (12)

Lophodytes

     cucullatus - Hooded Merganser (6)

Mergus

     australis - Auckland Islands Merganser (2)
     merganser - Common Merganser (6)
     octosetaceus - Brazilian Merganser (2)
     serrator - Red-breasted Merganser (6)
     squamatus - Scaly-sided Merganser (2)

Heteronetta

     atricapilla - Black-headed Duck (7)

Nomonyx

     dominicus - Masked Duck (4)

Oxyura

     jamaicensis - Ruddy Duck (8)
     leucocephala - White-headed Duck (4)
     maccoa - Maccoa Duck (5)
     vittata - Lake Duck (2)
     australis - Blue-billed Duck (3)

Biziura

     lobata - Musk Duck (6)

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