Home›Species›Taxonomy›AnatidaeTaxaAnatidaeBird FamiliesReference and ClassificationVerifiedAnatidae is the family of ducks, geese and swans, comprising well over a hundred species distributed nearly worldwide. The family includes the genus Anser, the grey geese, and members are aquatic birds adapted for swimming, with webbed feet and broad, flattened bills.FactsAnatidaeConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsClassificationLiving or ExtinctWell-attestedYes 1Taxonomic RankWell-attestedFamily 2AnatidaeFilter Results14 entriesCommon GroupAllWaterfowl (14)HabitatAllBog (2)Boreal Forest (2)Estuary (2)Freshwater Marsh (1)Lake (7)Open Ocean (1)River (3)Steppe (1)Tundra (5)Wetlands (1)Conservation StatusAllLeast Concern (11)Near Threatened (1)Vulnerable (2)EcosystemAllArctic Ocean (1)Arctic Tundra (1)Caspian Sea (2)Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (1)Danube Delta (1)Great Lakes (3)Svalbard (2)Wadden Sea (2)Everyday GroupAllWaterfowl (14)DietAllHerbivore (8)Insectivore (5)Omnivore (1)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (8)Marine (5)Marine and Freshwater (1)Terrestrial (8)Terrestrial and Marine (2)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (1)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (3)Disease Vector (1)Hunted or Fished (5)Invasive or Introduced Species (3)Living or ExtinctAllYes (14)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (2)Africa (4)Albania (2)Algeria (2)Andorra (1)Argentina (2)Armenia (2)Australasia (1)Australia (7)Austria (7)Azerbaijan (2)Bahamas (3)Bahrain (2)Bangladesh (1)Barbados (2)Belarus (6)Belgium (14)Belize (1)Bhutan (1)Bolivia (1)Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)Botswana (1)Brazil (3)Bulgaria (6)Canada (6)Chile (3)China (6)Colombia (3)Costa Rica (2)Croatia (5)Cuba (2)Cyprus (3)Czechia (7)Denmark (14)Dominican Republic (2)Ecuador (2)Egypt (1)Eritrea (1)Estonia (6)Ethiopia (1)Finland (6)France (12)Gambia (1)Georgia (3)Germany (6)Greece (5)Hungary (5)Iceland (6)India (4)Indonesia (1)Iran (3)Iraq (1)Ireland (10)Israel (5)Italy (5)Japan (3)Jordan (1)Kazakhstan (3)Kenya (2)Kuwait (1)Kyrgyzstan (2)Latvia (3)Lebanon (1)Libya (1)Lithuania (4)Luxembourg (4)Madagascar (2)Malaysia (1)Malta (1)Moldova (2)Mongolia (3)Montenegro (1)Morocco (2)Myanmar (1)Nepal (1)Netherlands (4)New Zealand (1)Nigeria (3)North America (10)North Macedonia (1)Norway (11)Oman (1)Poland (10)Portugal (2)Qatar (1)Romania (2)Russia (2)Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)Serbia (2)Slovakia (1)Slovenia (2)South Africa (2)South Asia (8)South Korea (2)Spain (14)Sweden (10)Switzerland (6)Taiwan (2)Turkey (1)Ukraine (5)United Arab Emirates (6)United Kingdom (7)United States (9)Uzbekistan (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 14Barnacle gooseAnatidaeBlack swanAnatidaeBrant (goose)AnatidaeCanada gooseAnatidaeCommon eiderAnatidaeCommon pochardAnatidaeCommon scoterAnatidaeCommon shelduckAnatidaeGreater scaupAnatidaeLong-tailed duckAnatidaeTufted duckAnatidaeTundra swanAnatidaeWhooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)AnatidaeWood Duck (Aix sponsa)AnatidaeConnectionsParent Taxon OfBarnacle goose, Species Well-attested Source Barnacle goose (Wikidata)tier 2Black swan, Species Well-attested Source Black swan (Wikidata)tier 2Brant (goose), Species Well-attested Source Brant (goose) (Wikidata)tier 2Canada goose, Species Well-attested Source Canada goose (Wikidata)tier 2Common eider, Species Well-attested Source Common eider (Wikidata)tier 2Common pochard, Species Well-attested Source Common pochard (Wikidata)tier 2Common scoter, Species Well-attested Source Common scoter (Wikidata)tier 2Common shelduck, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Tadorna tadornaGreater scaup, Species Well-attested Source Greater scaup (Wikidata)tier 2Long-tailed duck, Species Well-attested Source Long-tailed duck (Wikidata)tier 2Tufted duck, Species Well-attested Source Tufted duck (Wikidata)tier 2Tundra swan, Species Well-attested Source Tundra swan (Wikidata)tier 2Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus), Species Well-attested Source Whooper swan (Wikidata)tier 2Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), Species Well-attested Source Wood duck (Wikidata)tier 2In the Other AtlasesFound InBrazilAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Sources1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ7556, descriptionView the Source2. Wikipedia: AnatidaeTaxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the SourceWikidata: AnatidaeWikidata Q7556, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the SourceWood duck (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWhooper swan (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus), Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceTundra swan (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Tundra swan, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceLong-tailed duck (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Long-tailed duck, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceBrant (goose) (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Brant (goose), Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceTufted duck (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Tufted duck, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceCommon pochard (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Common pochard, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceCommon eider (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Common eider, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceCanada goose (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Canada goose, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceBarnacle goose (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Barnacle goose, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceGreater scaup (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Greater scaup, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceCommon scoter (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Common scoter, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceBlack swan (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Black swan, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Tadorna tadornaGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Common shelduck, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Common shelduck, Taxon record"family": "Anatidae"View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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