#order_Anseriformes__Anseriformes ducks; geese; swans; screamers
supertype: animal_order the order of animals
member of: class_Aves
member: anseriform_bird chiefly web-footed swimming birds
member: family_Anatidae__Anatidae swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks
member: duck small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
member: genus_Anas__Anas type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks
member: mallard__Anas_platyrhynchos wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed
member: black_duck__blackduck__Anas_rubripes dusky black duck of northeastern United States and Canada
member: teal any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America
member: widgeon__wigeon__Anas_penelope freshwater duck of Eurasia and North Africa related to mallards and teals
member: Anas_clypeata__shoveler__shoveller__broadbill freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
member: pintail__pin-tailed_duck__Anas_acuta long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
member: genus_Tadorna__Tadorna sheldrakes
member: sheldrake Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill
member: genus_Oxyura__Oxyura ruddy duck
member: ruddy_duck__ruddyduck__oxyurajamaicensi reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and and northern South America
member: genus_Bucephala__Bucephala buffleheads and goldeneyes
member: bufflehead__butterball__dipper__Bucephela_albeola small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
member: goldeneye__whistler__Bucephela_clangula large-headed swift-flying diving duck of arctic regions
member: genus_Aythya__Aythya canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc.
member: canvasback_duck__canvasback__Aythya_valisineria North American wild duck valued for sport and food
member: pochard__Aythya_ferina heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a gray-and-black body and reddish head
member: Aythya_americana__redhead North American diving duck with a gray-and-black body and reddish-brown head
member: scaup_duck__scaupduck__bluebill__broadbill diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill
member: genus_Aix__Aix wood duck and mandarin duck
member: wood_duck__summer_duck__wood_widgeon__Aix_sponsa showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees
member: mandarin_duck__Aix_galericulata showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated
member: genus_Cairina__Cairina a genus of Anatidae
member: muscovy_duck__muscovyduck__muskduck__Cairina_moschata large crested wild duck of Central and South America; widely domesticated
member: genus_Somateria__Somateria eider ducks
member: eider_duck__eiderduck duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
member: genus_Melanitta__Melanitta scoters
member: scoter__scooter large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
member: subfamily_Merginae__Merginae mergansers and closely related diving birds
member: genus_Mergus__Mergus mergansers
member: merganser__fish_duck__sawbill large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges
member: goosander__Mergus_merganser common merganser of Europe and North America
member: American_merganser__Mergus_merganser_americanus common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander
member: red-breasted_merganser__Mergus_serrator widely distributed merganser of America and Europe
member: smew__Mergus_albellus smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia
member: genus_Lophodytes__Lophodytes a genus of Merginae
member: hooded_merganser__hooded_sheldrake__Lophodytes_cucullatus small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head
member: goose web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
member: genus_Anser__Anser typical geese
member: Chinese_goose__Anser_cygnoides very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the graylag
member: graylag__greylag__greylag_goose__greylaggoose__Anser_anser common gray wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds
member: subgenus_Chen__Chen wild goose having white adult plumage
member: blue_goose__Chen_caerulescens North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter
member: genus_Branta__Branta wild geese
member: brant_goose__brantgoose__brant__brent__brent_goose__brentgoose small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
member: Canada_goose__honker__Canadian_goose__Branta_canadensis common grayish-brown wild goose of North America
member: barnacle_goose__barnacle__Branta_leucopsis European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
member: subfamily_Anserinae__Anserinae used in some classifications for the swans
member: genus_Coscoroba a genus of Anatidae
member: coscoroba large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans
member: swan stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
member: genus_Cygnus__Cygnus a genus of Anatidae
member: mute_swan__Cygnus_olor soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated
member: whooper_swan__whooperswan__whooper__Cygnus_cygnus common Old World swan noted for its whooping call
member: tundra_swan__Cygnus_columbianus swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds
member: trumpeter_swan__trumpeterswan__trumpeter__Cygnus_buccinator large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry
member: black_swan__blackswan__Cygnus_atratus large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill
member: suborder_Anseres__Anseres used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae
member: family_Anhimidae__Anhimidae screamers
member: screamer gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call
member: genus_Anhima__Anhima type genus of the Anhimidae; horned screamers
member: horned_screamer__Anhima_cornuta screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the forehead
member: genus_Chauna__Chauna crested screamers
member: crested_screamer__crestedscreamer distinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest on the back of the head
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