Order Anseriformes

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
    - Aix sponsa
      Wood Duck
  - Genus Nomonyx
    - Nomonyx dominicus
      Masked Duck
  - Genus Tadorna
    - Tadorna tadorna
      Shelduck
  - Genus Casarca
    - Casarca ferruginea
      Ruddy Shelduck
      Mandarin Duck
- 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
    - Biziura lobata
      Musk Duck
  - 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

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