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Anatidae

Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Taxonomy
Anatidae was named by Vigors (1825). It is extant. Its type is Anas. It was considered monophyletic by Eo et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Anatoidae by Hay (1930); to Anseres by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Brodkorb (1964), Brunet (1970), Cheneval (1984), Tambussi (1998), Mourer-Chauviré et al. (2004) and Noriega and Tambussi (2008); to Anatoidea by Hay (1902), Livezey (1997), Clarke et al. (2005), Livezey and Zusi (2007), Cenizo and Agnolín (2010) and Worthy et al. (2017); to Anseriformes by Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1933), Brodkorb (1955), Howard (1968), Howard (1972), Harrison and Walker (1976), Alvarez (1977), Alvarez and Olson (1978), Campbell (1979), Olson and James (1982), Howard and Barnes (1987), Carroll (1988), Bickart (1990), Chandler (1990), Olson and James (1991), Emslie (1992), Guthrie (1992), Baird (1992), Parmalee (1992), Peterson (1999), Matsuoka et al. (2001), Olson and Rasmussen (2001), Worthy et al. (2007), Mourer-Chauviré (2008), Louchart et al. (2008), Eo et al. (2009), Göhlich (2009), Worthy (2009), Stidham et al. (2010), Zelenkov (2011), Zelenkov (2012), Zelenkov and Kurochkin (2012), Mayr and Pavia (2014), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Stidham and Ni (2014), Watanabe and Matsuoka (2015), Stidham and Zelenkov (2016), Clements et al. (2017) and Worthy and Nguyen (2020); and to Anseriformes by Mayr (2005), De Mendoza and Tambussi (2019) and Tambussi et al. (2023).

Subtaxa
Aldabranas, Allgoviachen, Aminornis, Anatinae, Ankonetta, Anserinae, Archaeocycnus, Biziura, Cairina, Callonetta, Cayaoa, Centrornis, Cereopsinae, Chelychelynechen, Chendytes, Chenoanas, Chenopis, Chloephaga, Cnemiornis, Dendrocheninae, Dendrocygninae, Eoneornis, Eonessinae, Erismaturinae, Euryanas, Eutelornis, Fuligulinae, Geochen, Histrionicus, Hymenolaimus, Lavanttalornis, Lophonetta, Loxornis, Malacorhynchus, Mareca, Marmaronetta, Merganettinae, Mergellus, Netta, Nettapus, Nogusunna, Nomonyx, Nyrocinae, Olar, Oressochen (syn. Neochen), Oxyura, Oxyurinae, Paracygnopterus, Plectropterinae, Plectropterus, Pleistoanser, Protomelanitta, Ptaiochen, Romainvillinae, Sharganetta, Sibirionetta, Sinanas, Spatula, Stictonettinae, Tadorninae, Teleornis, Thalassorninae, Thalassornis, Thambetochen

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Anatidae Vigors
1902Anatidae Hay p. 529
1930Anatidae Hay p. 299
1933Anatidae Lambrecht p. 351
1933Anatidae Wetmore p. 8
1940Anatidae Wetmore p. 19
1955Anatidae Brodkorb p. 18
1956Anatidae Wetmore p. 24
1964Anatidae Brodkorb p. 205
1968Anatidae Howard p. 14
1970Anatidae Brunet p. 24
1972Anatidae Howard p. 9
1976Anatidae Harrison and Walker p. 337
1977Anatidae Alvarez p. 214
1978Anatidae Alvarez and Olson p. 522
1979Anatidae Campbell
1982Anatidae Olson and James p. 33
1984Anatidae Cheneval p. 96
1987Anatidae Howard and Barnes p. 3
1988Anatidae Carroll
1990Anatidae Bickart p. 12
1990Anatidae Chandler p. 125
1991Anatidae Olson and James p. 28
1992Anatidae Baird p. 24
1992Anatidae Emslie p. 253
1992Anatidae Guthrie p. 321
1992Anatidae Parmalee p. 309
1997Anatidae Livezey p. 398
1998Anatidae Tambussi p. 22
1999Anatidae Peterson
2001Anatidae Matsuoka et al. p. 1
2001Anatidae Olson and Rasmussen p. 282
2004Anatidae Mourer-Chauviré et al. p. 308
2005Anatidae Clarke et al. p. 307
2005Anatidae Mayr p. 318
2007Anatidae Livezey and Zusi p. 90
2007Anatidae Worthy et al. p. 8
2008Anatidae Louchart et al. p. 158
2008Anatidae Mourer-Chauviré
2008Anatidae Noriega and Tambussi p. 273
2009Anatidae Eo et al.
2009Anatidae Göhlich p. 510
2009Anatidae Worthy p. 416
2010Anatidae Cenizo and Agnolín p. 499
2010Anatidae Stidham et al. p. 5
2011Anatidae Zelenkov p. 191
2012Anatidae Zelenkov p. 520
2012Anatidae Zelenkov and Kurochkin p. 422
2014Anatidae Mayr and Pavia p. 917
2014Anatidae Stidham and Ni
2014Anatidae del Hoyo et al.
2015Anatidae Watanabe and Matsuoka pp. e994745-4
2016Anatidae Stidham and Zelenkov
2017Anatidae Clements et al.
2017Anatidae Worthy et al.
2019Anatidae De Mendoza and Tambussi p. 220
2020Anatidae Worthy and Nguyen p. 75
2023Anatidae Tambussi et al. p. 267

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—PangalloanseraeGauthier and de Queiroz 2001
—GalloanseraeSibley and Ahlquist 1990
superorderGalloanserimorphae
orderAnseriformesWagler 1831
familyAnatidaeVigors 1825
familyAnatidaeVigors 1825

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Anatidae Vigors 1825
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G. †Aldabranas Harrison and Walker 1978
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†Aldabranas cabri Harrison and Walker 1978
G. †Allgoviachen Mayr et al. 2023
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†Allgoviachen tortonica Mayr et al. 2023
G. †Aminornis Ameghino 1899
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†Aminornis excavatus Ameghino 1899
Subfm. Anatinae Vigors 1825 [duck]
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G. Aix Boie 1828
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Aix galericulata Linnaeus 1758 [mandarin duck]
†Aix praeclara Zelenkov and Kurochkin 2012
Aix sponsa Linnaeus 1758 [wood duck]
Tr. Anatini Vigors 1825 [dabbling duck]
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G. Amazonetta Boetticher 1929 [Brazilian teal]
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Amazonetta brasiliensis Gmelin 1789 [Brazilian teal]
G. †Anabernicula Ross 1935
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†Anabernicula oregonensis Howard 1964
†Anabernicula robusta Short 1970
G. Anas Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Anas (Nettium) Kaup 1829
Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758 [northern pintail]
†Anas amotape Campbell 1979
†Anas apscheronica Burchak-Abramovich 1958
Anas bahamensis Linnaeus 1758 [white-cheeked pintail]
†Anas basaltica Bayer 1883
Anas bernieri Hartlaub 1860 [Bernier's teal]
†Anas blanchardi Milne-Edwards 1863
Anas castanea Eyton 1838 [chestnut teal]
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Invalid names: Anas (Nettium) strenua De Vis 1905 [synonym], Anas gracilipes De Vis 1905 [synonym], Nettapus eyrensis De Vis 1905 [synonym]
†Anas chathamica Oliver 1955 [Chatham duck]
†Anas cheuen Agnolín 2006
Anas chlorotis Gray 1845 [brown teal]
†Anas crassa Milne-Edwards 1871
Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian teal]
Anas crecca carolinensis Gmelin 1789 [green-winged teal]
Anas erythrorhyncha Gmelin 1789 [red-billed duck]
Anas flavirostris Vieillot 1816 [yellow-billed teal]
Anas fulvigula Ridgway 1874 [mottled duck]
Anas georgica Gmelin 1789 [Yellow-billed pintail]
Anas gracilis Buller 1869 [gray teal]
†Anas isarensis Lambrecht 1933
†Anas itchtucknee McCoy 1963
†Anas kurochkini Zelenkov and Panteleyev 2015
Anas laysanensis Rothschild 1892 [Laysan duck]
†Anas luederitzensis Lambrecht 1929
†Anas macroptera Milne-Edwards 1871
†Anas marecula Olson and Jouventin 1996
Anas melleri Sclater 1865 [Meller's duck]
†Anas meyeri Milne-Edwards 1868
†Anas pachyscelus Wetmore 1960 [Bermuda flightless duck]
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 [mallard]
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Invalid names: Anas boschas Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
†Anas risgoviensis von Ammon 1918
†Anas robusta Milne-Edwards 1867
Anas rubripes Brewster 1902 [American black duck]
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Invalid names: Anas obscura Gmelin 1788 [replaced]
†Anas sanctaehelenae Campbell 1979
†Anas schneideri Emslie 1985
†Anas skalicensis Bayer 1882
†Anas soporata Kurochkin 1976
Anas superciliosa Gmelin 1789 [Pacific black duck]
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Invalid names: Nyroca robusta De Vis 1888 [synonym]
†Anas talarae Campbell 1979
†Anas theodori Newton and Gadow 1893 [Mascarene teal]
Anas wyvilliana Sclater 1878 [Hawaiian duck]
Invalid names: Dafila Someguy [synonym], Pachyanas Oliver 1955 [synonym]
G. †Matanas Worthy et al. 2007
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†Matanas enrighti Worthy et al. 2007
G. †Mioquerquedula Zelenkov and Kurochkin 2012
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†Mioquerquedula minutissima Zelenkov and Kurochkin 2012
G. Tachyeres Owen 1875 [steamerduck]
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Tachyeres leucocephalus Humphrey and Thompson 1981 [White-headed steamerduck]
Tachyeres patachonicus King 1828 [Flying steamerduck]
G. †Awengkere Worthy and Yates 2018
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†Awengkere magnanatis Worthy and Yates 2018
Tr. Aythyini [pochard]
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G. Aythya Boie 1822
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Aythya affinis Eyton 1838 [lesser scaup]
Aythya americana Eyton 1838 [redhead]
†Aythya aretina Portis 1889
†Aythya arvernensis Lydekker 1891
Aythya australis Eyton 1838 [hardhead]
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Invalid names: Anas elapsa De Vis 1888 [synonym], Nyroca reclusa De Vis 1888 [synonym]
Aythya collaris Donovan 1809 [ring-necked duck]
Aythya ferina Linnaeus 1758 [common pochard]
Aythya fuligula Linnaeus 1758 [tufted duck]
Aythya marila Linnaeus 1761 [greater scaup]
Aythya novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 [New Zealand scaup]
Aythya nyroca Güldenstädt 1770 [ferruginous pochard]
†Aythya sepulta Portis 1889
†Aythya shihuibas Hou 1985
†Aythya spatiosa Kurochkin 1976
Aythya valisineria Wilson 1814 [canvasback]
G. Pteronetta Salvadori 1895 [Hartlaub's duck]
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Pteronetta hartlaubii Cassin 1859 [Hartlaub's Duck]
G. †Bambolinetta Mayr and Pavia 2014
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†Bambolinetta lignitifila Portis 1884
G. Chaulelasmus Bonaparte 1838
G. Chenonetta Brandt 1836
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†Chenonetta finschi Van Beneden 1875 [Finsch's duck]
Chenonetta jubata Latham 1801 [Maned duck]
G. †Helonetta Emslie 1992
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†Helonetta brodkorbi Emslie 1992
Tr. Mergini Bonaparte 1838 [seaduck]
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G. Bucephala Baird 1858
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Bucephala albeola Linnaeus 1758 [bufflehead]
†Bucephala angustipes Jánossy 1965
Bucephala clangula Linnaeus 1758 [common goldeneye]
Bucephala islandica Gmelin 1789 [Barrow's goldeneye]
†Bucephala ossivallis Brodkorb 1955
Invalid names: Charitonetta Stejneger 1885 [synonym], Glaucionetta Someguy [synonym]
G. Clangula Leach 1819
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Clangula hyemalis Linnaeus 1758 [long-tailed duck]
G. Lophodytes Reichenbach 1853
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Lophodytes cucullatus Linnaeus 1758 [hooded merganser]
G. Melanitta Boie 1822 [scoter]
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Subg. Melanitta (Pelionetta) Kaup 1829
†Melanitta ceruttii Chandler 1990
Melanitta fusca Linnaeus 1758 [velvet scoter]
Melanitta fusca deglandi Bonaparte 1850 [white-winged scoter]
Melanitta nigra Linnaeus 1758 [common scoter]
Melanitta perspicillata Linnaeus 1758 [surf scoter]
Invalid names: Oidemia Fleming 1822 [synonym]
G. Mergus Linnaeus 1758 [merganser]
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†Mergus australis Hombron and Jacquinot 1841 [Auckland Islands merganser]
Mergus merganser Linnaeus 1758 [common merganser]
†Mergus milleneri Williams and Tennyson 2014
†Mergus miscellus Alvarez and Olson 1978
Mergus serrator Linnaeus 1758 [red-breasted merganser]
G. †Ocyplonessa Brodkorb 1961 [merganser]
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†Ocyplonessa shotwelli Brodkorb 1961
G. †Shiriyanetta Watanabe and Matsuoka 2015
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†Shiriyanetta hasegawai Watanabe and Matsuoka 2015
G. Somateria Leach 1819 [eider]
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Somateria fischeri Brandt 1847 [Spectacled eider]
†Somateria gravipes Harrison 1979
Somateria mollissima Linnaeus 1758 [common eider]
Somateria spectabilis Linnaeus 1758 [king eider]
G. Nettion Kaup 1829
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†Nettion bunkeri Wetmore 1944
†Nettion eppelsheimense Lambrecht 1933
†Nettion greeni Brodkorb 1964
†Nettion ogallalae Brodkorb 1962
†Nettion velox Milne-Edwards 1867
G. †Presbychen Wetmore 1930
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†Presbychen abavus Wetmore 1930
G. Querquedula Stephens 1826
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†Querquedula floridiana Shufeldt 1917
†Querquedula integra Miller 1944
†Querquedula pullulans Brodkorb 1961
Invalid names: Archeoquerquedula Spillman 1942 [synonym]
G. Sarkidiornis Eyton 1838
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Sarkidiornis melanotos Pennant 1769 [comb duck]
+
G. †Alopochen Stejneger
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Subg. †Alopochen (Mascarenachen) Cowles 1994
Alopochen aegyptiaca Linnaeus 1766 [Egyptian goose]
†Alopochen kervazoi Cowles 1994 [Réunion shelduck]
†Alopochen mauritianus Newton and Gadow 1893 [Mauritius shelduck]
†Alopochen sirabensis Andrews 1897 [Malagasy shelduck]
G. †Australotadorna Worthy 2009
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G. Cyanochen Bonaparte 1856
G. †Wasonaka Howard 1966
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†Wasonaka yepomerae Howard 1966
Invalid names: Cairinini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty], Hymenolaimini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty], Tadorini [empty]
G. †Ankonetta Cenizo and Agnolín 2010
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†Ankonetta larriestrai Cenizo and Agnolín 2010
Subfm. Anserinae Vigors 1825 [goose]
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Tr. Anserini Vigors 1825
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G. Anser Linnaeus 1758
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Anser albifrons Scopoli 1769 [greater white-fronted goose]
Anser anser Linnaeus 1758 [greylag goose]
†Anser arenosus Bickart 1990
†Anser arizonae Bickart 1990
†Anser atavus Fraas 1870
†Anser azerbaidzhanicus Serebrovsky 1940
Anser brachyrhynchus Baillon 1834 [pink-footed goose]
†Anser brumeli Milne-Edwards 1871
Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 [snow goose]
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Invalid names: Chen hyperborea Pallas 1769 [synonym]
Anser canagicus Sevastianov 1802 [Emperor goose]
†Anser condoni Shufeldt 1891
†Anser cygniformis Fraas 1870
Anser cygnoid Linnaeus 1758 [Swan goose]
†Anser devjatkini Kurochkin 1971
†Anser djuktaiensis Zelenkov and Kurochkin 2014
Anser erythropus Linnaeus 1758 [lesser white-fronted goose]
Anser fabalis Latham 1787 [taiga bean-goose]
Anser indicus Latham 1790 [Bar-headed goose]
†Anser liskunae Kurochkin 1976
†Anser oeningensis von Meyer 1865
†Anser pressus Wetmore 1933
Anser rossii Cassin 1861 [Ross's goose]
†Anser scaldii Van Beneden 1873
†Anser thraceiensis Burchak-Abramovich and Nikolov 1984
Invalid names: Chen Boie 1822 [synonym]
G. Branta Scopoli 1769
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Branta bernicla Linnaeus 1758 [brant]
Branta bernicla nigricans Lawrence 1846 [brant]
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 [Canada goose]
†Branta dickeyi Miller 1924
†Branta esmeralda Burt 1929
†Branta howardae Miller 1930
Branta hutchinsii Richardson 1832 [cackling goose]
†Branta hylobadistes Olson and James 1991
†Branta hypsibata Cope 1878
Branta leucopsis Bechstein 1803 [barnacle goose]
†Branta minuscula Wetmore 1924
†Branta propinqua Shufeldt 1891
Branta ruficollis Pallas 1769 [red-breasted goose]
Branta sandvicensis Vigors 1833 [nene]
†Branta woolfendeni Bickart 1990
G. †Cygnavus Lambrecht 1931
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†Cygnavus formosus Kurochkin 1968
†Cygnavus senckenbergi Lambrecht 1931
G. †Anserobranta Kurochkin and Ganea 1972
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†Anserobranta tarabukini Kurochkin and Ganea 1972
Tr. Cereopseini del Hoyo et al. 2014
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G. Cereopsis Latham 1801 [Cape barren goose]
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Cereopsis novaehollandiae Latham 1801 [Cape barren goose]
G. †Coscoroba Reichenbach 1853
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†Coscoroba coscoroba Molina 1782 [Coscoroba swan]
G. †Chenornis Portis 1884
Subfm. Cygninae [swan]
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G. †Afrocygnus Louchart 2005
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†Afrocygnus chauvireae Louchart 2005
G. †Annakacygna Matsuoka and Hasegawa 2022
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†Annakacygna hajimei Matsuoka and Hasegawa 2022
G. †Cygnanser Kretzoi 1957
G. Cygnus Garsault 1764
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Subg. Cygnus (Olor) Wagler 1832
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†Cygnus (Olor) mariae Bickart 1990
Subg. Olor (Clangocycnus) Oberholser 1908
Subg. Olor (Olor) Wagler 1832
†Olor matthewi Schufeldt 1913
Subg. Cygnus (Sthenelides) Stejneger 1884
Cygnus atratus Latham 1790 [black swan]
Cygnus buccinator Richardson 1832 [trumpeter swan]
Cygnus columbianus Ord 1815 [tundra swan]
Cygnus columbianus bewickii Yarrell 1830 [Bewick's swan]
†Cygnus csakvarensis Lambrecht 1933
Cygnus cygnus Linnaeus 1758 [whooper swan]
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Invalid names: Cygnus musicus Bechstein 1809 [synonym]
†Cygnus equitum Bate 1916
†Cygnus falconeri Parker 1865
†Cygnus herenthalsi Van Beneden 1873
†Cygnus hibbardi Brodkorb 1958
†Cygnus matthewi Shufeldt 1913
Cygnus melancoryphus Molina 1782 [Black-necked swan]
Cygnus olor Gmelin 1789 [mute swan]
†Cygnus paloregonus Cope 1878
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Invalid names: Olor paleocygnus Lindgren 1900 [synonym]
†Cygnus pristinus Kurochkin 1971
†Cygnus sumnerensis Forbes 1889
G. †Cygnopterus Lambrecht 1931
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†Cygnopterus affinis Van Beneden 1883
†Cygnopterus alphonsi Cheneval 1984
G. †Eremochen Brodkorb 1961
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†Eremochen russelli Brodkorb 1961
Tr. Stictonettini del Hoyo et al. 2014
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G. Stictonetta Reichenbach 1853
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†Stictonetta naevosa Gould 1841 [Freckled duck]
Invalid names: Malacorhynchini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty]
G. †Archaeocycnus De Vis 1905
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†Archaeocycnus lacustris De Vis 1905
G. Biziura Stephens 1824
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†Biziura delautouri Forbes 1891 [New Zealand musk duck]
Biziura lobata Shaw 1796 [Musk duck]
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Invalid names: Biziura exhumata De Vis 1901 [synonym], Dendrocygna validipinnis DeVis 1888 [synonym]
G. Cairina Fleming 1822
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Cairina moschata Linnaeus 1758 [muscovy duck]
G. Callonetta Delacour 1936
G. †Cayaoa Tonni 1979
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†Cayaoa bruneti Tonni 1979
G. †Centrornis Andrews 1897
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†Centrornis majori Andrews 1897 [Malagasy sheldgoose]
G. †Chelychelynechen Olson and James 1991
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†Chelychelynechen quassus Olson and James 1991
G. †Chendytes Miller 1925
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†Chendytes lawi Miller 1925 [Law's diving-goose]
†Chendytes milleri Howard 1955
G. †Chenoanas Zelenkov 2012
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†Chenoanas asiatica Zelenkov et al. 2018
†Chenoanas deserta Zelenkov 2012
†Chenoanas sansaniensis Milne-Edwards 1867
G. Chenopis Bonaparte 1841
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†Chenopis nanus De Vis 1905
G. Chloephaga Eyton 1838
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Chloephaga hybrida Molina 1782 [kelp goose]
Chloephaga picta Gmelin 1789 [upland goose]
Chloephaga poliocephala Sclater 1857 [Ashy-headed goose]
†Chloephaga robusta Tambussi 1998
Chloephaga rubidiceps Sclater 1861 [ruddy-headed goose]
G. †Cnemiornis Latham 1789
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†Cnemiornis calcitrans Owen 1865 [South Island goose]
†Cnemiornis gracillis Forbes 1891
†Cnemiornis minor Forbes 1891
Subfm. Dendrocygninae Reichenbach 1850 [whistling duck]
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G. Dendrocygna Swinson 1837
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Dendrocygna arborea Linnaeus 1758 [West Indian whistling duck]
Dendrocygna arcuata Horsfield 1824 [Wandering whistling-duck]
Dendrocygna autumnalis Linnaeus 1758 [Black-bellied whistling duck]
Dendrocygna bicolor Vieillot 1816 [Fulvous whistling-duck]
†Dendrocygna eversa Wetmore 1924
Dendrocygna eytoni Eyton 1838 [Plumed whistling-duck]
Dendrocygna guttata Schlegel 1866 [Spotted whistling-duck]
Dendrocygna javanica Horsfield 1821 [Lesser whistling-duck]
Dendrocygna viduata Linnaeus 1766 [White-faced whistling-duck]
G. †Eoneornis
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†Eoneornis australis Ameghino 1894
Subfm. †Eonessinae Wetmore 1938
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G. †Eonessa Wetmore 1938
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†Eonessa anaticula Wetmore 1938
Subfm. †Erismaturinae
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G. Erismatura Bonaparte 1832
G. †Pinpanetta Worthy 2009
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†Pinpanetta fromensis Worthy 2009
†Pinpanetta tedfordi Worthy 2009
†Pinpanetta vickersrichae Worthy 2009
G. †Tirarinetta Worthy 2008
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†Tirarinetta kanunka Worthy 2008
G. †Euryanas Oliver 1930
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†Eutelornis patagonicus Ameghino 1894
Subfm. †Fuligulinae Lydekker
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G. †Fuligula Stephens 1824
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†Fuligula arctina Portis 1887
G. Marila Oken 1817
G. Polysticta Eyton 1836
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Polysticta stelleri Pallas 1769
G. †Geochen Wetmore 1943
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†Geochen rhuax Wetmore 1943
G. Histrionicus Lesson 1828
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Histrionicus histrionicus Linnaeus 1758 [harlequin duck]
G. Hymenolaimus Gray 1843
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Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos Gmelin 1789 [blue duck]
G. †Lavanttalornis Bochenski et al. 2023
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†Lavanttalornis hassleri Bochenski et al. 2023
G. Lophonetta Riley 1914
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Lophonetta specularioides King 1828 [crested duck]
G. †Loxornis
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†Loxornis clivus Ameghino 1894
G. Malacorhynchus Swainson 1831
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Malacorhynchus membranaceus Latham 1801 [Pink-eared duck]
†Malacorhynchus scarletti Olson 1977 [Scarlett's duck]
G. Mareca Stephens 1824
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Mareca americana Gmelin 1789 [American wigeon]
Mareca penelope Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian wigeon]
Mareca sibilatrix Poeppig 1829 [Chiloe wigeon]
Mareca strepera Linnaeus 1758 [gadwall]
G. Marmaronetta Reichenbach 1853
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Marmaronetta angustirostris Ménétriés 1832 [marbled teal]
G. Mergellus Selby 1840
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Mergellus albellus Linnaeus 1758 [smew]
†Mergellus mochanovi Zelenkov and Kurochkin 2014
G. Netta Kaup 1829
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Netta erythrophthalma zu Wied 1833 [southern pochard]
Netta peposaca Vieillot 1816 [Rosy-billed pochard]
Netta rufina Pallas 1773 [red-crested pochard]
G. Nettapus Brandt 1836
+
†Nettapus anatoides Depéret 1890
Nettapus auritus Boddaert 1783 [African pygmy-goose]
Nettapus coromandelianus Gmelin 1789 [Cotton pygmy-goose]
Nettapus pulchellus Gould 1842 [Green pygmy-goose]
G. †Nogusunna Zelenkov 2011
+
†Nogusunna conflictoides Zelenkov 2011
G. Nomonyx Ridgway 1880
+
Nomonyx dominicus Linnaeus 1766 [masked duck]
Subfm. Nyrocinae
+
G. Nyroca Flemming 1822
+
Subg. Nyroca (Aristonetta) Baird 1858
Subg. Nyroca (Fulix) Sundeval 1835
Subg. Nyroca (Nyroca) Flemming 1822
G. Olar
G. Oressochen Bannister 1870
+
†Oressochen debilis Ameghino 1891
Oressochen melanopterus Eyton 1838 [Andean goose]
Invalid names: Neochen Oberholser 1918 [replaced]
G. Oxyura Bonaparte 1828
+
Oxyura australis Gould 1836 [Blue-billed duck]
†Oxyura bessomi Howard 1963
Oxyura ferruginea Eyton 1838 [Andean duck]
†Oxyura hulberti Emslie 1992
Oxyura jamaicensis Gmelin 1789 [Ruddy duck]
+
Invalid names: Anas rubidus Wilson 1814 [synonym]
Oxyura leucocephala Scopoli 1769 [White-headed duck]
Oxyura maccoa Eyton 1838 [Maccoa duck]
Oxyura vittata Philippi 1860 [Lake duck]
†Oxyura zapatanima Alvarez 1977
Subfm. Oxyurinae [stiff-tailed duck]
+
G. †Dendrochen Miller 1944
+
†Dendrochen oligocaena Tugarinov 1940
†Dendrochen robusta Miller 1944 [duck]
G. †Dunstanetta Worthy et al. 2007
+
†Dunstanetta johnstoneorum Worthy et al. 2007
G. †Manuherikia Worthy et al. 2007
+
†Manuherikia douglasi Worthy et al. 2008
†Manuherikia lacustrina Worthy et al. 2007
†Manuherikia minuta Worthy et al. 2007
G. †Mionetta Livezey and Martin 1988
+
†Mionetta blanchardi Milne-Edwards 1863
†Mionetta consobrina Milne-Edwards 1867
†Mionetta natator Milne-Edwards 1867
G. †Paracygnopterus Harrison and Walker 1979
Subfm. †Plectropterinae Gray 1871
+
G. †Chenalopex Stephens 1824
G. Plectropterus Stephens 1824
+
Plectropterus gambensis Linnaeus 1766 [spur-winged goose]
G. †Pleistoanser Agnolín 2006
+
†Pleistoanser bravardi Agnolín 2006
G. †Protomelanitta Zelenkov 2011
+
†Protomelanitta bakeri Stidham and Zelenkov 2016
†Protomelanitta gracilis Zelenkov 2011
G. †Ptaiochen Olson and James 1991
+
†Ptaiochen pau Olson and James 1991
G. †Sharganetta Zelenkov 2011
+
†Sharganetta mongolica Zelenkov 2011
G. Sibirionetta von Boetticher 1929
+
Sibirionetta formosa Georgi 1775 [Siberian teal]
G. †Sinanas Yeh 1980
+
†Sinanas diatomas Yeh 1980
G. Spatula Boie 1822
+
Spatula clypeata Linnaeus 1758 [northern shoveler]
Spatula cyanoptera Viellot 1816 [cinnamon teal]
Spatula discors Linnaeus 1766 [blue-winged teal]
Spatula platalea Vieillot 1816 [red shoveler]
Spatula querquedula Linnaeus 1758 [garganey]
Spatula rhynchotis Latham 1801 [Australian shoveler]
Subfm. Tadorninae Reichenbach 1849
+
G. †Brantadorna Howard 1963
+
†Brantadorna downsi Howard 1963
G. †Miotadorna Worthy et al. 2007
+
†Miotadorna sanctibathansi Worthy et al. 2007
G. †Nannonetta Campbell 1979
+
†Nannonetta invisitata Campbell 1979 [crested duck]
G. Tadorna Boie 1822 [shelduck]
+
Tadorna cana Gmelin 1789 [South African shelduck]
Tadorna cristata Kuroda 1917 [Crested shelduck]
Tadorna ferruginea Pallas 1764 [Ruddy shelduck]
†Tadorna radjah Lesson 1828
Tadorna tadorna Linnaeus 1758 [Common shelduck]
Tadorna tadornoides Jardine and Selby 1828 [Australian shelduck]
Tadorna variegata Gmelin 1789 [Paradise shelduck]
Invalid names: Casarca Bonaparte 1838 [synonym], Todarna Reichenbach 1852 [synonym], Todarna wagneri Milkovsky 1995 [nomen dubium]
G. †Teleornis Ameghino 1899
+
†Teleornis impressus Ameghino 1899
G. Thalassornis Eyton 1838
+
Thalassornis leuconotus Eyson 1838 [White-backed duck]
G. †Thambetochen Olson and Wetmore 1976
+
†Thambetochen chauliodous Olson and Wetmore 1976
†Thambetochen xanion Olson and James 1991
Invalid names: Cereopsinae [empty], Dendrocheninae Livezey and Martin 1988 [empty], Merganettinae Bonaparte 1853 [empty], Romainvillinae Lambrecht 1933 [empty], Stictonettinae Boetticher 1950 [empty], Thalassorninae Livezey 1986 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volanto
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 19:27:52
Modified: 2009-01-03 21:27:52
Source: o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Sedinger 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Uintan to the top of the Holocene or 46.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 39.7 Ma

Collections (590 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Eonessa anaticula (16607)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Kazakhstan Anatidae indet. (113118)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9China (Xinjiang) Cygnopterus sp., Romainvilliinae indet. (176208)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1France (Allier) Mionetta blanchardi, Mionetta natator (181646)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium (Brabant) Paracygnopterus sp. (75867)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Chubut) Loxornis clivus (14211)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan (Aktyubinskaya) Cygnavus formosus (73994)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) Anatidae indet. (51413) Anatidae indet., Pinpanetta tedfordi, Pinpanetta fromensis, Australotadorna alecwilsoni (51412) Pinpanetta tedfordi (181055) Pinpanetta vickersrichae (192433)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan (Aktyubinsk) Anatidae indet. (175921)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan Anas oligocaena (74900)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Anatidae indet. (17805)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Italy (Toscana) Anas lignitifila (152908)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Canada (Northwest Territories) Cygnini indet. (21371)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Auvergne) Dendrochen sp., Cygnopterus alphonsi (125333)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Argentina (Chubut) Cayaoa bruneti (142513)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Czech Republic Anas sp., Nettion sp., Querquedula natator, Nettion velox (61440)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina (Chubut) Cayaoa bruneti (228015)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina Ankonetta larriestrai (43003)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Anatidae indet. (48887)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58USA (Arizona) Anatidae indet., Querquedula sp., Branta minuscula, Dendrocygna eversa (216972)