Waterfowl genera are the genera of the family Anatidae, the ducks, geese and swans. Animal Diversity Web counts 49 genera in five subfamilies, Anatinae, Anserinae, Dendrocygninae, Stictonettinae and Tadorninae, the largest being Anatinae with groups such as the shelducks, steamer ducks, perching ducks, dabbling ducks, pochards, mergansers and stifftails. GBIF is led by Anas with about 108 descendant taxa, Anser with 48, Branta with 35, Aythya with 29, Spatula and Cygnus with 24 each, Dendrocygna with 19 and Mergus with 15. Anatids live worldwide except in the Antarctic region.
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Anatidae comprises 49 genera in 5 subfamilies
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"canonicalName":"Anas","vernacularName":"Dabbling Ducks","authorship":"Linnaeus, 1758","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ","numDescendants":108
Children of Anatidae: Anser
"canonicalName":"Anser","vernacularName":"Bean Geese","authorship":"Brisson, 1760","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"\"Ornithologie 1 p. 58","numDescendants":48
Children of Anatidae: Branta
"canonicalName":"Branta","vernacularName":"Brent Geese","authorship":"Scopoli, 1769","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Scopoli, G. A. (1769). Annus I historico-naturalis. Descriptiones Avium Musei Proprii Earumque Rariorum, Quas Vidit In Vivario Augustiss. Imperatoris, Et In Museo Excell.","numDescendants":35
Children of Anatidae: Aythya
"canonicalName":"Aythya","vernacularName":"Diving Ducks","authorship":"F.Boie, 1822","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Boie, S. (1822). Ornithologische Beyträge. Isis von Oken. 3: 768-781; 871-886.","numDescendants":29
Children of Anatidae: Spatula
"canonicalName":"Spatula","vernacularName":"Blue-winged Ducks","authorship":"F.Boie, 1822","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","numDescendants":24
Children of Anatidae: Cygnus
"canonicalName":"Cygnus","vernacularName":"Swan","authorship":"Garsault, 1764","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Garsault, Francois A. P. de. 1764. Les figures des plantes et animaux d'usage en medecine, décrits dans la Matiere Medicale de Mr. Geoffroy medecin, dessinés d'après nature par Mr. de Garsault, gravés par Mrs. Defehrt, Prevost, Duflos, Martinet &c. Niquet scrip. , Paris. Vol. 5: , , Pl. 644-729.","numDescendants":24
Children of Anatidae: Dendrocygna
"canonicalName":"Dendrocygna","vernacularName":"Whistling-Ducks","authorship":"Swainson, 1837","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"N. H. Classif. Birds, 2","numDescendants":19
Children of Anatidae: Mergus
"canonicalName":"Mergus","vernacularName":"merganser","authorship":"Linnaeus, 1758","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ","numDescendants":15
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Anser is a waterfowl genus that includes the grey geese and the white geese.
Cygnus (Wikipedia)
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Cygnus is the Latin word for swan and may refer to:
Wikipedia: Anas
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Anas is a genus of dabbling ducks. It includes the pintails, most teals, and the mallard and its close relatives.
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