List of Anatidae species

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The avian family Anatidae, commonly called waterfowl, comprise the ducks, geese, and swans. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 174 Anatidae species distributed among 53 genera, 32 of which have only one species. Eight species on the list are extinct; they are marked (E).[1]

This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.

Common name | Binomial name + authority | IOC sequence

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White-faced whistling duck | Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1
Black-bellied whistling duck | Dendrocygna autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758) | 2
Spotted whistling duck | Dendrocygna guttata Schlegel, 1866 | 3
West Indian whistling duck | Dendrocygna arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) | 4
Fulvous whistling duck | Dendrocygna bicolor (Vieillot, 1816) | 5
Plumed whistling duck | Dendrocygna eytoni (Eyton, 1838) | 6
Wandering whistling duck | Dendrocygna arcuata (Horsfield, 1824) | 7
Lesser whistling duck | Dendrocygna javanica (Horsfield, 1821) | 8
White-backed duck | Thalassornis leuconotus Eyton, 1838 | 9
Cape Barren goose | Cereopsis novaehollandiae Latham, 1801 | 10
Brant goose | Branta bernicla (Linnaeus, 1758) | 11
Red-breasted goose | Branta ruficollis (Pallas, 1769) | 12
Nene | Branta sandvicensis (Vigors, 1834) | 13
Canada goose | Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) | 14
Barnacle goose | Branta leucopsis (Bechstein, 1803) | 15
Cackling goose | Branta hutchinsii (Richardson, 1832) | 16
Bar-headed goose | Anser indicus (Latham, 1790) | 17
Emperor goose | Anser canagicus (Sevastianov, 1802) | 18
Ross's goose | Anser rossii Cassin, 1861 | 19
Snow goose | Anser caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) | 20
Greylag goose | Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) | 21
Swan goose | Anser cygnoides (Linnaeus, 1758) | 22
Taiga bean goose | Anser fabalis (Latham, 1787) | 23
Pink-footed goose | Anser brachyrhynchus Baillon, 1834 | 24
Tundra bean goose | Anser serrirostris Gould, 1852 | 25
Greater white-fronted goose | Anser albifrons (Scopoli, 1769) | 26
Lesser white-fronted goose | Anser erythropus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 27
Coscoroba swan | Coscoroba coscoroba (Molina, 1782) | 28
Black swan | Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790) | 29
Black-necked swan | Cygnus melancoryphus (Molina, 1782) | 30
Mute swan | Cygnus olor (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 31
Trumpeter swan | Cygnus buccinator Richardson, 1831 | 32
Tundra swan | Cygnus columbianus (Ord, 1815) | 33
Whooper swan | Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 34
Freckled duck | Stictonetta naevosa (Gould, 1841) | 35
Blue duck | Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 36
Flying steamer duck | Tachyeres patachonicus (King, PP, 1831) | 37
Fuegian steamer duck | Tachyeres pteneres (Forster, JR, 1844) | 38
Falkland steamer duck | Tachyeres brachypterus (Latham, 1790) | 39
Chubut steamer duck | Tachyeres leucocephalus Humphrey & Thompson, 1981 | 40
Torrent duck | Merganetta armata Gould, 1842 | 41
Spur-winged goose | Plectropterus gambensis (Linnaeus, 1766) | 42
Comb duck | Sarkidiornis sylvicola Ihering, HFA & Ihering, R, 1907 | 43
Knob-billed duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos (Pennant, 1769) | 44
Blue-winged goose | Cyanochen cyanoptera (Rüppell, 1845) | 45
Egyptian goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) | 46
Mauritius sheldgoose | Alopochen mauritiana (Newton, E & Gadow, 1893) (E) | 47
Reunion sheldgoose | Alopochen kervazoi (Cowles, 1994) (E) | 48
Orinoco goose | Neochen jubata (Spix, 1825) | 49
Andean goose | Chloephaga melanoptera (Eyton, 1838) | 50
Upland goose | Chloephaga picta (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 51
Kelp goose | Chloephaga hybrida (Molina, 1782) | 52
Ashy-headed goose | Chloephaga poliocephala Sclater, PL, 1857 | 53
Ruddy-headed goose | Chloephaga rubidiceps Sclater, PL, 1861 | 54
Radjah shelduck | Radjah radjah (Garnot & Lesson, RP, 1828) | 55
Common shelduck | Tadorna tadorna (Linnaeus, 1758) | 56
Ruddy shelduck | Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas, 1764) | 57
South African shelduck | Tadorna cana (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 58
Australian shelduck | Tadorna tadornoides (Jardine & Selby, 1828) | 59
Paradise shelduck | Tadorna variegata (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 60
Crested shelduck | Tadorna cristata (Kuroda, Nm, 1917) (E) | 61
Pink-eared duck | Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Latham, 1801) | 62
Salvadori's teal | Salvadorina waigiuensis Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 1894 | 63
Muscovy duck | Cairina moschata (Linnaeus, 1758) | 64
White-winged duck | Asarcornis scutulata (Müller, S, 1842) | 65
Hartlaub's duck | Pteronetta hartlaubii (Cassin, 1860) | 66
Wood duck | Aix sponsa (Linnaeus, 1758) | 67
Mandarin duck | Aix galericulata (Linnaeus, 1758) | 68
Maned duck | Chenonetta jubata (Latham, 1801) | 69
African pygmy goose | Nettapus auritus (Boddaert, 1783) | 70
Cotton pygmy goose | Nettapus coromandelianus (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 71
Green pygmy goose | Nettapus pulchellus Gould, 1842 | 72
Brazilian teal | Amazonetta brasiliensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 73
Ringed teal | Callonetta leucophrys (Vieillot, 1816) | 74
Crested duck | Lophonetta specularioides (King, PP, 1828) | 75
Bronze-winged duck | Speculanas specularis (King, PP, 1828) | 76
Baikal teal | Sibirionetta formosa (Georgi, 1775) | 77
Garganey | Spatula querquedula (Linnaeus, 1758) | 78
Blue-billed teal | Spatula hottentota (Eyton, 1838) | 79
Puna teal | Spatula puna (Tschudi, 1844) | 80
Silver teal | Spatula versicolor (Vieillot, 1816) | 81
Red shoveler | Spatula platalea (Vieillot, 1816) | 82
Cinnamon teal | Spatula cyanoptera (Vieillot, 1816) | 83
Blue-winged teal | Spatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766) | 84
Cape shoveler | Spatula smithii Hartert, EJO, 1891 | 85
Australasian shoveler | Spatula rhynchotis (Latham, 1801) | 86
Northern shoveler | Spatula clypeata (Linnaeus, 1758) | 87
Gadwall | Mareca strepera (Linnaeus, 1758) | 88
Falcated duck | Mareca falcata (Georgi, 1775) | 89
Eurasian wigeon | Mareca penelope (Linnaeus, 1758) | 90
Chiloe wigeon | Mareca sibilatrix (Poeppig, 1829) | 91
American wigeon | Mareca americana (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 92
Amsterdam wigeon | Mareca marecula (Olson & Jouventin, 1996) (E) | 93
African black duck | Anas sparsa Eyton, 1838 | 94
Yellow-billed duck | Anas undulata Dubois, CF, 1838 | 95
Meller's duck | Anas melleri Sclater, PL, 1865 | 96
Pacific black duck | Anas superciliosa Gmelin, JF, 1789 | 97
Laysan duck | Anas laysanensis Rothschild, 1892 | 98
Hawaiian duck | Anas wyvilliana Sclater, PL, 1878 | 99
Philippine duck | Anas luzonica Fraser, 1839 | 100
Indian spot-billed duck | Anas poecilorhyncha Forster, JR, 1781 | 101
Eastern spot-billed duck | Anas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 | 102
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 | 103
Mottled duck | Anas fulvigula Ridgway, 1874 | 104
American black duck | Anas rubripes Brewster, 1902 | 105
Mexican duck | Anas diazi Ridgway, 1886 | 106
Cape teal | Anas capensis Gmelin, JF, 1789 | 107
White-cheeked pintail | Anas bahamensis Linnaeus, 1758 | 108
Red-billed teal | Anas erythrorhyncha Gmelin, JF, 1789 | 109
Yellow-billed pintail | Anas georgica Gmelin, JF, 1789 | 110
Eaton's pintail | Anas eatoni (Sharpe, 1875) | 111
Northern pintail | Anas acuta Linnaeus, 1758 | 112
Eurasian teal | Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758 | 113
Green-winged teal | Anas carolinensis Gmelin, JF, 1789 | 114
Yellow-billed teal | Anas flavirostris Vieillot, 1816 | 115
Andean teal | Anas andium (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1873) | 116
Sunda teal | Anas gibberifrons Müller, S, 1842 | 117
Andaman teal | Anas albogularis (Hume, 1873) | 118
Mascarene teal | Anas theodori Newton, E & Gadow, 1893 (E) | 119
Grey teal | Anas gracilis Buller, 1869 | 120
Chestnut teal | Anas castanea (Eyton, 1838) | 121
Bernier's teal | Anas bernieri (Hartlaub, 1860) | 122
Brown teal | Anas chlorotis Gray, GR, 1845 | 123
Auckland teal | Anas aucklandica (Gray, GR, 1844) | 124
Campbell teal | Anas nesiotis (Fleming, JH, 1935) | 125
Marbled duck | Marmaronetta angustirostris (Ménétriés, 1832) | 126
Pink-headed duck | Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (Latham, 1790) (E) | 127
Red-crested pochard | Netta rufina (Pallas, 1773) | 128
Rosy-billed pochard | Netta peposaca (Vieillot, 1816) | 129
Southern pochard | Netta erythrophthalma (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1833) | 130
Canvasback | Aythya valisineria (Wilson, A, 1814) | 131
Redhead | Aythya americana (Eyton, 1838) | 132
Common pochard | Aythya ferina (Linnaeus, 1758) | 133
Hardhead | Aythya australis (Eyton, 1838) | 134
Madagascar pochard | Aythya innotata (Salvadori, 1894) | 135
Baer's pochard | Aythya baeri (Radde, 1863) | 136
Ferruginous duck | Aythya nyroca (Güldenstädt, 1770) | 137
New Zealand scaup | Aythya novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 138
Ring-necked duck | Aythya collaris (Donovan, 1809) | 139
Tufted duck | Aythya fuligula (Linnaeus, 1758) | 140
Greater scaup | Aythya marila (Linnaeus, 1761) | 141
Lesser scaup | Aythya affinis (Eyton, 1838) | 142
Steller's eider | Polysticta stelleri (Pallas, 1769) | 143
Spectacled eider | Somateria fischeri (Brandt, JF, 1847) | 144
King eider | Somateria spectabilis (Linnaeus, 1758) | 145
Common eider | Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus, 1758) | 146
Harlequin duck | Histrionicus histrionicus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 147
Labrador duck | Camptorhynchus labradorius (Gmelin, JF, 1789) (E) | 148
Surf scoter | Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758) | 149
Velvet scoter | Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) | 150
White-winged scoter | Melanitta deglandi (Bonaparte, 1850) | 151
Stejneger's scoter | Melanitta stejnegeri (Ridgway, 1887) | 152
Common scoter | Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) | 153
Black scoter | Melanitta americana (Swainson, 1832) | 154
Long-tailed duck | Clangula hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) | 155
Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola (Linnaeus, 1758) | 156
Common goldeneye | Bucephala clangula (Linnaeus, 1758) | 157
Barrow's goldeneye | Bucephala islandica (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 158
Smew | Mergellus albellus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 159
Hooded merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 160
New Zealand merganser | Mergus australis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841 (E) | 161
Brazilian merganser | Mergus octosetaceus Vieillot, 1817 | 162
Common merganser | Mergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758 | 163
Red-breasted merganser | Mergus serrator Linnaeus, 1758 | 164
Scaly-sided merganser | Mergus squamatus Gould, 1864 | 165
Black-headed duck | Heteronetta atricapilla (Merrem, 1841) | 166
Masked duck | Nomonyx dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766) | 167
Ruddy duck | Oxyura jamaicensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 168
Andean duck | Oxyura ferruginea (Eyton, 1838) | 169
Lake duck | Oxyura vittata (Philippi, 1860) | 170
Blue-billed duck | Oxyura australis Gould, 1837 | 171
Maccoa duck | Oxyura maccoa (Eyton, 1838) | 172
White-headed duck | Oxyura leucocephala (Scopoli, 1769) | 173
Musk duck | Biziura lobata (Shaw, 1796) | 174

## References

1. ↑ "Screamers, ducks, geese, swans". January 2024. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/bow/waterfowl/.

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