Order Anseriformes
Order Anseriformes (2 families ,7 subfamilies, 23+ genera, 142 species)
- Family Anatidae (7 subfamiles, 20? genera)
Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Subfamily Cygninae
Swans
- Genus Cygnus
- Cygnus columbianus columbianus
Whistling Swan
- Cygnus cygnus buccinator
Trumpeter Swan
- Cygnus olor
Mute Swan
- Cygnus atratus
Black Swan
- Cygnus cygnus cygnus
Whooper Swan
- Cygnus columbianus bewickii
Bewick's Swan
- Cygnus columbianus jankowskii
Jankowski's swan
- Cygnus melancoriphus
Black-necked Swan
- Subfamily Anserinae
Geese
- Genus Anser
- Anser hyperborea hyperborea
Lesser Snow Goose
- Anser hyperborea atlantica
Greater Snow Goose
Snow Goose
- Anser caerulescens
Blue Goose
- Anser canagica
Emperor Goose
- Anser indicus
Bar-headed Goose
- Anser fabilis fabilis
Western Bean Goose
- Anser anser rubrirostris
Eastern Greyleg Goose
- Anser anser anser
Western Greyleg Goose
- Anser brachyrhyncus
Pink-footed Goose
- Anser rossi
Ross` Goose
- Anser cygnoides
Swan Goose
- Anser albifrons erythropus
White-fronted Goose
- Anser albifrons frontalis
Western White-fronted Goose
- Genus Branta
- Branta canadensis
Canada Goose
- Branta canadensis maxima
Giant Canada Goose
- Branta canadensis minima
Cackling Canada Goose
- Branta leucopsis
Aleutian Canada Goose
- Branta canadensis occidentalis
Dusky Canada Goose
- Branta canadensis leucopareia
Barnacle Canada Goose
- Branta canadensis interior
Interior Canada Goose
- Branta canadensis parvipes
Lesser Canada Goose
- Branta canadensis hutchinsii
Richard's Canada Goose
- Branta bernicla orientalis
Brant Goose
- Branta bernicla bernicla
Russian Brant Goose
- Branta sandvicensis
Nene or Hawaiian Goose
- Branta ruficollis
Red-breasted Goose
- Subfamily Dendrocygninae (2 genera, 9 species)
- Genus Dendrocygna
- Dendrocygna autumnalis
Black-bellied Whistling-duck
- Dendrocygna bicolor
Fulvous Whistling-duck
Tree Ducks or now called Whistling-ducks
- Subfamily Aythyinae
Diving Ducks
- Genus Bucephala
- Bucephala islandica
Barrow's Goldeneye
- Bucephala albeola
Bufflehead
- Bucephala clangula
Common Goldeneye
- Genus Melanitta
- Melanitta nigra
Black Scoter
- Melanitta perspicillata
Surf Scoter
- Melanitta fusca
White-winged Scoter
- Genus Aythya
- Aythya valisineria
Canvasback
- Aythya marila
Greater Scaup
- Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup
- Aythya americana
Redhead
- Aythya collaris
Ring-necked Duck
- Aythya fuligula
Tufted Duck
- Genus Somateria
- Somateria mollissima
Common Eider
- Somateria spectabilis
King Eider
- Genus Histrionicus
- Histrionicus histrionicus
Harlequin Duck
- Genus Camptorhynchus
- Camptorhynchus labradorius
Labrador Duck
- Genus Clangula
- Clangula hyemalis
Oldsquaw
- Genus Polysticta
- Polysticta stelleri
Steller's Eider
- Subfamily Anatinae
Surface-Feeding Ducks
- Genus Anas
- Anas rubripes
American Black Duck
- Anas americana
American Wigeon
- Anas discors
Blue-winged Teal
- Anas cyanoptera
Cinnamon Teal
- Anas platyrhynchos laysanensis
Laysan Teal
- Anas penelope
Eurasian Wigeon
- Anas strepera
Gadwall
- Anas querquedula
Garganey
- Anas crecca
Green-winged Teal
- Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard
- Anas platyrhynchos conboschas
Greenland mallard
- Anas platyrhynchos wyvilliana
Hawaiian Duck
- Anas fulvigula
Mottled Duck
- Anas acuta
Northern Pintail
- Anas clypeata
Northern Shoveler
- Anas bahamensis
White-cheeked Pintail
- Anas sparsa
African Black Duck
- Genus Aix
- Genus Nomonyx
- Nomonyx dominicus
Masked Duck
- Genus Tadorna
- Genus Casarca
- Subfamily Oxyurinae (3 genera, 7 species)
Ruddy and Masked Ducks
- Genus Oxyura
- Oxyura jamaicensisz
Ruddy Duck
- Oxyura leucocephala
White-headed Duck
- Oxyura maccoa
Maccoa Duck
- Oxyura australis
Australian Blue-billed Duck
- Oxyura dominica
Masked Duck
- Genus Biziura
- Genus Heteronetta
- Heteronetta atricapilla
Parasitic Black-headed Duck
- Subfamily Merginae
- Genus Mergus
- Mergus merganser
Mergansers
- Mergus serrator
Red-breasted Merganser
- Mergus albellus
Smew Merganser
- Mergus octosetaceus
Brazilian Merganser
- Mergus cucullatus
Hooded Merganser
- Family Anhimidae (2 genera, 3? species)
Screamer
- Genus Anhima
- Anhima cornuta
Horned Screamer
- Genus Chauna
- Chauna torquata
Crested Screamer
- Chauna chavariac
Black-necked Screamer
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