List of Anatidae species

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The avian family Anatidae, commonly called waterfowl, comprise the ducks, geese, and swans. The International Ornithological Congress (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 IOC sequence
White-faced whistling duck Dendrocygna viduata 1
Black-bellied whistling duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 2
Spotted whistling duck Dendrocygna guttata 3
West Indian whistling duck Dendrocygna arborea 4
Fulvous whistling duck Dendrocygna bicolor 5
Plumed whistling duck Dendrocygna eytoni 6
Wandering whistling duck Dendrocygna arcuata 7
Lesser whistling duck Dendrocygna javanica 8
White-backed duck Thalassornis leuconotus 9
Cape Barren goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae 10
Brant goose Branta bernicla 11
Red-breasted goose Branta ruficollis 12
Nene Branta sandvicensis 13
Canada goose Branta canadensis 14
Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis 15
Cackling goose Branta hutchinsii 16
Bar-headed goose Anser indicus 17
Emperor goose Anser canagicus 18
Ross's goose Anser rossii 19
Snow goose Anser caerulescens 20
Greylag goose Anser anser 21
Swan goose Anser cygnoides 22
Taiga bean goose Anser fabalis 23
Pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhynchus 24
Tundra bean goose Anser serrirostris 25
Greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons 26
Lesser white-fronted goose Anser erythropus 27
Coscoroba swan Coscoroba coscoroba 28
Black swan Cygnus atratus 29
Black-necked swan Cygnus melancoryphus 30
Mute swan Cygnus olor 31
Trumpeter swan Cygnus buccinator 32
Tundra swan Cygnus columbianus 33
Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus 34
Freckled duck Stictonetta naevosa 35
Blue duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos 36
Flying steamer duck Tachyeres patachonicus 37
Fuegian steamer duck Tachyeres pteneres 38
Falkland steamer duck Tachyeres brachypterus 39
Chubut steamer duck Tachyeres leucocephalus 40
Torrent duck Merganetta armata 41
Spur-winged goose Plectropterus gambensis 42
Comb duck Sarkidiornis sylvicola 43
Knob-billed duck Sarkidiornis melanotos 44
Blue-winged goose Cyanochen cyanoptera 45
Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 46
Mauritius sheldgoose Alopochen mauritiana (E) 47
Reunion sheldgoose Alopochen kervazoi (E) 48
Orinoco goose Neochen jubata 49
Andean goose Chloephaga melanoptera 50
Upland goose Chloephaga picta 51
Kelp goose Chloephaga hybrida 52
Ashy-headed goose Chloephaga poliocephala 53
Ruddy-headed goose Chloephaga rubidiceps 54
Radjah shelduck Radjah radjah 55
Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna 56
Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 57
South African shelduck Tadorna cana 58
Australian shelduck Tadorna tadornoides 59
Paradise shelduck Tadorna variegata 60
Crested shelduck Tadorna cristata (E) 61
Pink-eared duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus 62
Salvadori's teal Salvadorina waigiuensis 63
Muscovy duck Cairina moschata 64
White-winged duck Asarcornis scutulata 65
Hartlaub's duck Pteronetta hartlaubii 66
Wood duck Aix sponsa 67
Mandarin duck Aix galericulata 68
Maned duck Chenonetta jubata 69
African pygmy goose Nettapus auritus 70
Cotton pygmy goose Nettapus coromandelianus 71
Green pygmy goose Nettapus pulchellus 72
Brazilian teal Amazonetta brasiliensis 73
Ringed teal Callonetta leucophrys 74
Crested duck Lophonetta specularioides 75
Bronze-winged duck Speculanas specularis 76
Baikal teal Sibirionetta formosa 77
Garganey Spatula querquedula 78
Blue-billed teal Spatula hottentota 79
Puna teal Spatula puna 80
Silver teal Spatula versicolor 81
Red Shoveler Spatula platalea 82
Cinnamon teal Spatula cyanoptera 83
Blue-winged teal Spatula discors 84
Cape shoveler Spatula smithii 85
Australasian shoveler Spatula rhynchotis 86
Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata 87
Gadwall Mareca strepera 88
Falcated duck Mareca falcata 89
Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope 90
Chiloe wigeon Mareca sibilatrix 91
American wigeon Mareca americana 92
Amsterdam wigeon Mareca marecula (E) 93
African black duck Anas sparsa 94
Yellow-billed duck Anas undulata 95
Meller's duck Anas melleri 96
Pacific black duck Anas superciliosa 97
Laysan duck Anas laysanensis 98
Hawaiian duck Anas wyvilliana 99
Philippine duck Anas luzonica 100
Indian spot-billed duck Anas poecilorhyncha 101
Eastern spot-billed duck Anas zonorhyncha 102
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 103
Mottled duck Anas fulvigula 104
American black duck Anas rubripes 105
Mexican duck Anas diazi 106
Cape teal Anas capensis 107
White-cheeked pintail Anas bahamensis 108
Red-billed teal Anas erythrorhyncha 109
Yellow-billed pintail Anas georgica 110
Eaton's pintail Anas eatoni 111
Northern pintail Anas acuta 112
Eurasian teal Anas crecca 113
Green-winged teal Anas carolinensis 114
Yellow-billed teal Anas flavirostris 115
Andean teal Anas andium 116
Sunda teal Anas gibberifrons 117
Andaman teal Anas albogularis 118
Mascarene teal Anas theodori (E) 119
Grey teal Anas gracilis 120
Chestnut teal Anas castanea 121
Bernier's teal Anas bernieri 122
Brown teal Anas chlorotis 123
Auckland teal Anas aucklandica 124
Campbell teal Anas nesiotis 125
Marbled duck Marmaronetta angustirostris 126
Pink-headed duck Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (E) 127
Red-crested pochard Netta rufina 128
Rosy-billed pochard Netta peposaca 129
Southern pochard Netta erythrophthalma 130
Canvasback Aythya valisineria 131
Redhead Aythya americana 132
Common pochard Aythya ferina 133
Hardhead Aythya australis 134
Madagascar pochard Aythya innotata 135
Baer's pochard Aythya baeri 136
Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca 137
New Zealand scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae 138
Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris 139
Tufted duck Aythya fuligula 140
Greater scaup Aythya marila 141
Lesser scaup Aythya affinis 142
Steller's eider Polysticta stelleri 143
Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri 144
King eider Somateria spectabilis 145
Common eider Somateria mollissima 146
Harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus 147
Labrador duck Camptorhynchus labradorius (E) 148
Surf scoter Melanitta perspicillata 149
Velvet scoter Melanitta fusca 150
White-winged scoter Melanitta deglandi 151
Stejneger's scoter Melanitta stejnegeri 152
Common scoter Melanitta nigra 153
Black scoter Melanitta americana 154
Long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis 155
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 156
Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula 157
Barrow's goldeneye Bucephala islandica 158
Smew Mergellus albellus 159
Hooded merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 160
New Zealand merganser Mergus australis (E) 161
Brazilian merganser Mergus octosetaceus 162
Common merganser Mergus merganser 163
Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator 164
Scaly-sided merganser Mergus squamatus 165
Black-headed duck Heteronetta atricapilla 166
Masked duck Nomonyx dominicus 167
Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis 168
Andean duck Oxyura ferruginea 169
Lake duck Oxyura vittata 170
Blue-billed duck Oxyura australis 171
Maccoa duck Oxyura maccoa 172
White-headed duck Oxyura leucocephala 173
Musk duck Biziura lobata 174

References[]

  1. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (July 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 12.1)". doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.11.2. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
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