Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Synonym: Anas boschas Linnaeus 1758
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Anas according to D. Michailidis et al. 2018
See also Brodkorb 1958, Broughton 2004, Burchak-Abramovich and Burchak 1998, Carrera et al. 2018, Chiappe 2002, Clements et al. 2017, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Howard 1946, Jehl 1967, Linnaeus 1758, Miller and DeMay 1942, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Parmalee 1992, Rudenko 1960, Wetmore 1931, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Zelenkov et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Anas (Nettium), Anas acuta, Anas amotape, Anas apscheronica, Anas bahamensis, Anas basaltica, Anas bernieri, Anas blanchardi, Anas castanea, Anas chathamica, Anas cheuen, Anas chlorotis, Anas crassa, Anas crecca, Anas erythrorhyncha, Anas flavirostris, Anas fulvigula, Anas georgica, Anas gracilis, Anas isarensis, Anas itchtucknee, Anas kurochkini, Anas laysanensis, Anas luederitzensis, Anas macroptera, Anas marecula, Anas melleri, Anas meyeri, Anas pachyscelus, Anas risgoviensis, Anas robusta, Anas rubripes, Anas sanctaehelenae, Anas schneideri, Anas skalicensis, Anas soporata, Anas superciliosa, Anas talarae, Anas theodori, Anas wyvilliana
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Azerbaijan (1 collection), Egypt (6), Finland (3), Greece (7), Hungary (1), Italy (6), Japan (2), Romania (2), the Russian Federation (3), Spain (2), the United Kingdom (6), United States (37: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming)
• Pliocene of United States (2: Idaho, North Carolina)
Total: 78 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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