{"id":68332,"date":"2020-12-28T11:08:01","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T15:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/?p=68332"},"modified":"2022-03-22T23:43:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T03:43:00","slug":"family-anatidae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/family-anatidae\/","title":{"rendered":"Anatidae: Waterfowl"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Anatidae:<\/span> Waterfowl<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Waterfowl are a large family, among the most universally known bird categories, instantly recognizable to the vast majority of humanity.\u00a0 They occur essentially worldwide, wherever there are bodies of freshwater and in some marine habitats.\u00a0 The family includes arctic and tropical specialists, but reaches its peak diversity in temperate zones, where seasonal availability of resources in many aquatic habitats favors migratory lifestyles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Anatidae<\/em> are diverse, from several small ducks on the scale of doves or quail up to the swans which are avian heavyweights, and all sizes in between.\u00a0 Most females and the males of many species have plain, mottled plumages that are the embodiment of camouflage, but many others are gaudy with multicolored plumages and unique fleshy protuberances.\u00a0 What they share in common, the badge of Anatidae<\/em> family membership, is the benign-looking, rounded \u201cduck bill\u201d\u2014in profile, a curvilinear wedge with a long, straight seam between the mandibles.\u00a0 Waterfowl also share basic adaptations for surface-swimming: fully webbed feet and rounded bodies with high fat content for buoyancy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Waterfowl exploit a wide variety of food sources, animal and vegetable.\u00a0 At the vegetarian end of the spectrum are the geese and swans who graze constantly to sustain their bulk.\u00a0 At the carnivorous end are mergansers whose thin, serrated bills are designed for fishing.\u00a0 Filling out the middle, most waterfowl are opportunistic omnivores adapted to exploit water layers that are rich in plants and invertebrates.\u00a0 Most either \u201cdabble\u201d at the surface, tipping to forage in the shallows, or dive to graze or pursue prey at moderate depths.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Taxonomy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

As currently understood, the Anatidae<\/em> comprise approximately 168 to 193 species (plus 9 recently extinct) in five subfamilies, with two of those subfamilies subdivided into a total of ten tribes, as follows:<\/p>

Dendrocygninae:<\/u> Whistling-ducks (9 or 10 species)<\/p>

Stictonettinae:<\/u> Freckled Duck (1 species)<\/p>

Plectropterinae:<\/u> Spur-winged Goose (1 or 2 species)<\/p>

Anserinae:<\/u> Swans, geese, and stiff-tailed ducks (39 to 52 species)<\/p>

Biziurini:<\/u> Musk Duck (1 species)<\/p>

Nettapodini:<\/u> Pygmy-geese (3 species)<\/p>

Oxyurini:<\/u> Stiff-tailed ducks (8 or 9 species)<\/p>

Anserini:<\/u> Swans and geese (27 to 39 species)<\/p>

Anatinae:<\/u> Ducks (118 to 128 species, plus 9 or 10 extinct)<\/p>

Tadornini: Shelducks (14 species plus 3 extinct)<\/p>

Mergini:<\/u> Sea-ducks (22 to 27 species plus 2 extinct)<\/p>

Cairinini:<\/u> Perching ducks (3 species)<\/p>

Callonettini:<\/u> Ringed Teal (1 species)<\/p>

Aythyini:<\/u> Diving ducks (23 species plus 1 extinct)<\/p>

Anatini:<\/u> Dabbling ducks (55 to 60 species plus 3 extinct)<\/p>

The species-level taxonomy of waterfowl is stable overall.\u00a0 The major groups have been studied as thoroughly as any bird family\u2014the popularity of waterfowl for recreational and subsistence hunting has guaranteed consistent funding for research\u2014and only a few taxonomic puzzles remain.<\/p>

Northern, mostly arctic-breeding geese tend to diverge into distinctive regional populations, making species boundaries ambiguous.\u00a0 The genera Branta<\/em> and Anser<\/em> were traditionally regarded as totaling 15 species, but have been reclassified as 18 and could conceivably number as many as 29.\u00a0 Northern sea-ducks are also in the midst of reclassification, with the scoters (Melanitta<\/em>) long regarded as three species, but recently split into six, the former Common Merganser<\/strong> (Mergus merganser<\/em>) split into two, and the Common Eider<\/strong> (Somateria mollissima<\/em>) a candidate for subdivision into two or more species.\u00a0 Several South American ducks also have isolated populations that are at ambiguous stages of speciation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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White-faced Whistling-Duck<\/strong> (Dendrocygna viduata<\/em>)<\/p>

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck<\/strong> (Dendrocygna autumnalis<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cNorthern Black-bellied Whistling-Duck\u201d<\/strong> (D. a. fulgens<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cSouthern Black-bellied Whistling-Duck\u201d<\/strong> (D. a. autumnalis<\/em>)<\/p>

Spotted Whistling-Duck<\/strong> (Dendrocygna guttata<\/em>)<\/p>

West Indian Whistling-Duck<\/strong> (Dendrocygna arborea<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>

Fulvous Whistling-Duck<\/strong> (Dendrocygna bicolor<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>

Plumed Whistling-Duck<\/strong> (Dendrocygna eytoni<\/em>)<\/p>

Wandering Whistling-Duck<\/strong> (Dendrocygna arcuata<\/em>)<\/p>

Lesser Whistling-Duck<\/strong> (Dendrocygna javanica<\/em>)<\/p>

White-backed Duck<\/strong> (Thalassornis leuconotus<\/em>)<\/p>

Freckled Duck<\/strong> (Stictonetta naevosa<\/em>)<\/p>

Spur-winged Goose<\/strong> (Plectropterus gambensis<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cNorthern Spur-winged Goose\u201d<\/strong> (P. g. gambensis<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cSouthern Spur-winged Goose\u201d<\/strong> (P. g. niger<\/em>)<\/p>

Musk Duck<\/strong> (Biziura lobata<\/em>)<\/p>

African Pygmy-Goose<\/strong> (Nettapus auritus<\/em>)<\/p>

Cotton Pygmy-Goose<\/strong> (Nettapus coromandelianus<\/em>)<\/p>

Green Pygmy-Goose<\/strong> (Nettapus pulchellus<\/em>)<\/p>

Black-headed Duck<\/strong> (Heteronetta atricapilla<\/em>)<\/p>

Masked Duck<\/strong> (Nomonyx dominicus<\/em>)<\/p>

Ruddy Duck<\/strong> (Oxyura jamaicensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Andean Duck<\/strong> (Oxyura ferruginea<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cColombian Duck\u201d<\/strong> (O. f. andina<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cAndean Duck\u201d<\/strong> (O. f. ferruginea<\/em>)<\/p>

Lake Duck<\/strong> (Oxyura vittata<\/em>)<\/p>

Blue-billed Duck<\/strong> (Oxyura australis<\/em>)<\/p>

Maccoa Duck<\/strong> (Oxyura maccoa<\/em>)<\/p>

White-headed Duck<\/strong> (Oxyura leucocephala<\/em>)<\/p>

Pink-eared Duck<\/strong> (Malacorhynchus membranaceus<\/em>)<\/p>

Coscoraba Swan<\/strong> (Coscoroba coscoroba<\/em>)<\/p>

Cape Barren Goose<\/strong> (Cereopsis novaehollandiae<\/em>)<\/p>

Black-necked Swan<\/strong> (Sthenelides melancoryphus<\/em>)<\/p>

Black Swan<\/strong> (Cygnus atratus<\/em>)<\/p>

Mute Swan<\/strong> (Cygnus olor<\/em>)<\/p>

Whooper Swan<\/strong> (Cygnus cygnus<\/em>)<\/p>

Trumpeter Swan<\/strong> (Cygnus buccinator<\/em>)<\/p>

Tundra Swan<\/strong> (Cygnus columbianus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cWhistling Swan\u201d<\/strong> (C. c. columbianus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cBewick\u2019s Swan\u201d<\/strong> (C. c. bewickii<\/em>)<\/p>

Brant<\/strong> (Branta bernicla<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cDark-bellied Brant\u201d<\/strong> (B. b. bernicla<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cPale-bellied Brant\u201d<\/strong> (B. b. hrota<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cBlack Brant\u201d<\/strong> (B. b. nigricans<\/em>)<\/p>

Red-breasted Goose<\/strong> (Branta ruficollis<\/em>)<\/p>

Hawaiian Goose<\/strong> (Branta sandvicensis<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>

Canada Goose<\/strong> (Branta canadensis<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cGreater Canada Goose\u201d<\/strong> (B. c. moffitti<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cWestern Canada Goose\u201d<\/strong> (B. c. occidentalis<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cLesser Canada Goose\u201d<\/strong> (B. c. canadensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Barnacle Goose<\/strong> (Branta leucopsis<\/em>)<\/p>

Cackling Goose<\/strong> (Branta hutchinsii<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cAleutian Goose\u201d<\/strong> (B. h. leucopareia<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cRichardson\u2019s Goose\u201d<\/strong> (B. h. hutchinsii<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cCackling Goose\u201d<\/strong> (B. h. minima<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cTaverner\u2019s Goose\u201d<\/strong> (B. h. taverneri<\/em>)<\/p>

Bar-headed Goose<\/strong> (Anser indicus<\/em>)<\/p>

Emperor Goose<\/strong> (Anser canagicus<\/em>)<\/p>

Ross\u2019s Goose<\/strong> (Anser rossii<\/em>)<\/p>

Snow Goose<\/strong> (Anser caerulescens<\/em>)<\/p>

Graylag Goose<\/strong> (Anser anser<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cEuropean Graylag Goose\u201d<\/strong> (A. a. anser<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cSiberian Graylag Goose\u201d<\/strong> (A. a. rubrirostris<\/em>)<\/p>

Swan Goose<\/strong> (Anser cygnoides<\/em>)<\/p>

Lesser White-fronted Goose<\/strong> (Anser erythropus<\/em>)<\/p>

Greater White-fronted Goose<\/strong> (Anser albifrons<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cGreenland White-fronted Goose\u201d<\/strong> (A. a. flavirostris<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cEurasian White-fronted Goose\u201d<\/strong> (A. a. albifrons<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cGambell\u2019s White-fronted Goose\u201d<\/strong> (A. a. gambelli<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cTule White-fronted Goose\u201d<\/strong> (A. a. elgasi<\/em>)<\/p>

Taiga Bean Goose<\/strong> (Anser fabalis<\/em>)<\/p>

Pink-footed Goose<\/strong> (Anser brachyrhynchus<\/em>)<\/p>

Tundra Bean Goose<\/strong> (Anser serrirostris<\/em>)<\/p>

Middendorff\u2019s Bean Goose<\/strong> (Anser middendorffii<\/em>)<\/p>

Torrent Duck<\/strong> (Merganetta armata<\/em>)<\/p>

Orinoco Goose<\/strong> (Neochen jubata<\/em>)<\/p>

Andean Goose<\/strong> (Chloephaga melanoptera<\/em>)<\/p>

Upland Goose<\/strong> (Chloephaga picta<\/em>)<\/p>

Kelp Goose<\/strong> (Chloephaga hybrida<\/em>)<\/p>

Ashy-headed Goose<\/strong> (Chloephaga poliocephala<\/em>)<\/p>

Ruddy-headed Goose<\/strong> (Chloephaga rubidiceps<\/em>)<\/p>

Raja Shelduck<\/strong> (Radjah radjah<\/em>)<\/p>

Egyptian Goose<\/strong> (Alopochen aegyptiaca<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>

Mauritius Sheldgoose<\/strong> (Alopochen mauritiana<\/em>) \u2020<\/p>

R\u00e9union Sheldgoose<\/strong> (Alopochen kervazoi<\/em>) \u2020<\/p>

Common Shelduck<\/strong> (Tadorna tadorna<\/em>)<\/p>

South African Shelduck<\/strong> (Tadorna cana<\/em>)<\/p>

Ruddy Shelduck<\/strong> (Tadorna ferruginea<\/em>)<\/p>

Australian Shelduck<\/strong> (Tadorna tadornoides<\/em>)<\/p>

Paradise Shelduck<\/strong> (Tadorna variegata<\/em>)<\/p>

Crested Shelduck<\/strong> (Tadorna cristata<\/em>) \u2020<\/p>

Harlequin Duck<\/strong> (Histrionicus histrionicus<\/em>)<\/p>

Labrador Duck<\/strong> (Camptorhynchus labradorius<\/em>) \u2020<\/p>

Long-tailed Duck<\/strong> (Clangula hyemalis<\/em>)<\/p>

Steller\u2019s Eider<\/strong> (Polysticta stelleri<\/em>)<\/p>

Spectacled Eider<\/strong> (Somateria fischeri<\/em>)<\/p>

King Eider<\/strong> (Somateria spectabilis<\/em>)<\/p>

Common Eider<\/strong> (Somateria mollissima<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cCommon Eider\u201d<\/strong> (S. m. mollissima<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cFaeroe Eider\u201d<\/strong> (S. m. faeroeensis<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cPacific Eider\u201d<\/strong> (S. m. v-nigrum<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cDresser\u2019s Eider\u201d<\/strong> (S. m. dresseri<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cNorthern Eider\u201d<\/strong> (S. m. borealis<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cHudsonian Eider\u201d<\/strong> (S. m. sedentaria<\/em>)<\/p>

Surf Scoter<\/strong> (Melanitta perspicillata<\/em>)<\/p>

Velvet Scoter<\/strong> (Melanitta fusca<\/em>)<\/p>

Stejneger\u2019s Scoter<\/strong> (Melanitta stejnegeri<\/em>)<\/p>

White-winged Scoter<\/strong> (Melanitta deglandi<\/em>)<\/p>

Common Scoter<\/strong> (Melanitta nigra<\/em>)<\/p>

Black Scoter<\/strong> (Melanitta americana<\/em>)<\/p>

Bufflehead<\/strong> (Bucephala albeola<\/em>)<\/p>

Common Goldeneye<\/strong> (Bucephala clangula<\/em>)<\/p>

Barrow\u2019s Goldeneye<\/strong> (Bucephala islandica<\/em>)<\/p>

Smew<\/strong> (Mergellus albellus<\/em>)<\/p>

Hooded Merganser<\/strong> (Lophodytes cucullatus<\/em>)<\/p>

New Zealand Merganser<\/strong> (Mergus australis<\/em>) \u2020<\/p>

Brazilian Merganser<\/strong> (Mergus octosetaceus<\/em>)<\/p>

Common Merganser<\/strong> (Mergus merganser<\/em>)<\/p>

American Merganser<\/strong> (Mergus americanus<\/em>)<\/p>

Red-breasted Merganser<\/strong> (Mergus serrator<\/em>)<\/p>

Scaly-sided Merganser<\/strong> (Mergus squamatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Muscovy Duck<\/strong> (Cairina moschata<\/em>)<\/p>

Wood Duck<\/strong> (Aix sponsa<\/em>)<\/p>

Mandarin Duck<\/strong> (Aix galericulata<\/em>)<\/p>

Ringed Teal<\/strong> (Callonetta leucophrys<\/em>)<\/p>

Maned Duck<\/strong> (Chenonetta jubata<\/em>)<\/p>

Blue Duck<\/strong> (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos<\/em>)<\/p>

Comb Duck<\/strong> (Sarkidiornis sylvicola<\/em>)<\/p>

Knob-billed Duck<\/strong> (Sarkidiornis melanotos<\/em>)<\/p>

Hartlaub\u2019s Duck<\/strong> (Pteronetta hartlaubii<\/em>)<\/p>

Blue-winged Goose<\/strong> (Cyanochen cyanoptera<\/em>)<\/p>

Marbled Duck<\/strong> (Marmaronetta angustirostris<\/em>)<\/p>

White-winged Duck<\/strong> (Asarcornis scutulata<\/em>)<\/p>

Pink-headed Duck<\/strong> (Rhodonessa caryophyllacea<\/em>) \u2020<\/p>

Red-crested Pochard<\/strong> (Netta rufina<\/em>)<\/p>

Rosy-billed Pochard<\/strong> (Metopiana <\/em>peposaca<\/em>)<\/p>

Southern Pochard<\/strong> (Phaeoaythia <\/em>erythrophthalma<\/em>)<\/p>

Ferruginous Duck<\/strong> (Aythya nyroca<\/em>)<\/p>

Baer\u2019s Pochard<\/strong> (Aythya baeri<\/em>)<\/p>

Madagascan Pochard<\/strong> (Aythya innotata<\/em>)<\/p>

Hardhead<\/strong> (Aythya australis<\/em>)<\/p>

Redhead<\/strong> (Aythya americana<\/em>)<\/p>

Common Pochard<\/strong> (Aythya ferina<\/em>)<\/p>

Canvasback<\/strong> (Aythya valisineria<\/em>)<\/p>

Tufted Duck<\/strong> (Aythya fuligula<\/em>)<\/p>

New Zealand Scaup<\/strong> (Aythya novaeseelandiae<\/em>)<\/p>

Ring-necked Duck<\/strong> (Aythya collaris<\/em>)<\/p>

Greater Scaup<\/strong> (Aythya marila<\/em>)<\/p>

Lesser Scaup<\/strong> (Aythya affinis<\/em>)<\/p>

Salvadori\u2019s Teal<\/strong> (Salvadorina waigiuensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Crested Duck<\/strong> (Lophonetta specularioides<\/em>)<\/p>

Brazilian Teal<\/strong> (Amazonetta brasiliensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Bronze-winged Duck<\/strong> (Speculanas specularis<\/em>)<\/p>

Flying Steamer-Duck<\/strong> (Tachyeres patachonicus<\/em>)<\/p>

Fuegian Steamer-Duck<\/strong> (Tachyeres pteneres<\/em>)<\/p>

Falkland Steamer-Duck<\/strong> (Tachyeres brachypterus<\/em>)<\/p>

Chubut Steamer-Duck<\/strong> (Tachyeres leucocephalus<\/em>)<\/p>

Baikal Teal<\/strong> (Sibirionetta formosa<\/em>)<\/p>

Garganey<\/strong> (Spatula querquedula<\/em>)<\/p>

Hottentot Teal<\/strong> (Spatula hottentota<\/em>)<\/p>

Puna Teal<\/strong> (Spatula puna<\/em>)<\/p>

Silver Teal<\/strong> (Spatula platalea<\/em>)<\/p>

Red Shoveler<\/strong> (Spatula versicolor<\/em>)<\/p>

Blue-winged Teal<\/strong> (Spatula discors<\/em>)<\/p>

Cinnamon Teal<\/strong> (Spatula cyanoptera<\/em>)<\/p>

Cape Shoveler<\/strong> (Spatula smithii<\/em>)<\/p>

Northern Shoveler<\/strong> (Spatula clypeata<\/em>)<\/p>

Australasian Shoveler<\/strong> (Spatula rhynchotis<\/em>)<\/p>

Gadwall<\/strong> (Mareca strepera<\/em>)<\/p>

Falcated Duck<\/strong> (Mareca falcata<\/em>)<\/p>

Eurasian Wigeon<\/strong> (Mareca penelope<\/em>)<\/p>

Amsterdam Island Wigeon<\/strong> (Mareca marecula<\/em>) \u2020<\/p>

American Wigeon<\/strong> (Mareca americana<\/em>)<\/p>

Chilo\u00e9 Wigeon<\/strong> (Mareca sibilatrix<\/em>)<\/p>

African Black Duck<\/strong> (Anas sparsa<\/em>)<\/p>

Yellow-billed Duck<\/strong> (Anas undulata<\/em>)<\/p>

Meller\u2019s Duck<\/strong> (Anas melleri<\/em>)<\/p>

Philippine Duck<\/strong> (Anas luzonica<\/em>)<\/p>

Pacific Black Duck<\/strong> (Anas superciliosa<\/em>)<\/p>

Laysan Duck<\/strong> (Anas laysanensis<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>

Hawaiian Duck<\/strong> (Anas wyvilliana<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>

Indian Spot-billed Duck<\/strong> (Anas poecilorhyncha<\/em>)<\/p>

Mallard<\/strong> (Anas platyrhynchos<\/em>)<\/p>

Eastern Spot-billed Duck<\/strong> (Anas zonorhyncha<\/em>)<\/p>

American Black Duck<\/strong> (Anas rubripes<\/em>)<\/p>

Mexican Duck<\/strong> (Anas diazi<\/em>)<\/p>

Mottled Duck<\/strong> (Anas fulvigula<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cMexican Mottled Duck\u201d<\/strong> (A. f. fulvigula<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cFlorida Mottled Duck\u201d<\/strong> (A. f. maculosa<\/em>)<\/p>

Eurasian Teal<\/strong> (Anas crecca<\/em>)<\/p>

Green-winged Teal<\/strong> (Anas carolinensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Andean Teal<\/strong> (Anas andium<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cM\u00e9rida Teal\u201d<\/strong> (A. a. altipetens<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cAndean Teal\u201d<\/strong> (A. a. andium<\/em>)<\/p>

Yellow-billed Teal<\/strong> (Anas flavirostris<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cAndean Yellow-billed Teal\u201d<\/strong> (A. f. oxyptera<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cPatagonian Yellow-billed Teal\u201d<\/strong> (A. f. flavirostris<\/em>)<\/p>

Cape Teal<\/strong> (Anas capensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Red-billed Teal<\/strong> (Anas erythrorhyncha<\/em>)<\/p>

White-cheeked Pintail<\/strong> (Anas bahamensis<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cWhite-cheeked Pintail\u201d<\/strong> (A. b. bahamensis<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cGal\u00e1pagos Pintail\u201d<\/strong> (A. b. galapagensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Yellow-billed Pintail<\/strong> (Anas georgica<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cSouth Georgia Pintail\u201d<\/strong> (A. g. georgica<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cYellow-billed Pintail\u201d<\/strong> (A. g. spinicauda<\/em>)<\/p>

Northern Pintail<\/strong> (Anas acuta<\/em>)<\/p>

Eaton\u2019s Pintail<\/strong> (Anas eatoni<\/em>)<\/p>

Chestnut Teal<\/strong> (Anas castanea<\/em>)<\/p>

Andaman Teal<\/strong> (Anas albogularis<\/em>)<\/p>

Sunda Teal<\/strong> (Anas gibberifrons<\/em>)<\/p>

Gray Teal<\/strong> (Anas gracilis<\/em>)<\/p>

Bernier\u2019s Teal<\/strong> (Anas bernieri<\/em>)<\/p>

Mascarene Teal<\/strong> (Anas theodori<\/em>) \u2020<\/p>

Chatham Duck<\/strong> (Anas chathamica<\/em>) \u2020<\/p>

Brown Teal<\/strong> (Anas chlorotis<\/em>)<\/p>

Auckland Teal<\/strong> (Anas aucklandica<\/em>)<\/p>

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Boyd, J.H., 2017. Taxonomy in Flux: ANSERIFORMES: Waterfowl. http:\/\/jboyd.net\/Taxo\/List1a.html#anseriformes<\/a>. (Posted July 12, 2017. Accessed December 27, 2020.)<\/p>

Hume, J.P. 2017. Extinct Birds (Second Edition).<\/em> Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London.<\/p>

Reeber, S. 2015. Waterfowl of North America, Europe & Asia: An Identification Guide<\/em>. Princeton University Press.<\/p>

Roberson, D. 2008. Bird Families of the World: Ducks, Geese & Swans: Anatidae<\/em>, http:\/\/creagrus.home.montereybay.com\/ducks.html<\/a>. (Posted July 4, 2008. Accessed December 28, 2020.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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