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Anatidae

Bird Families

Anatidae 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.

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Barnacle goose, Species
Source Barnacle goose (Wikidata)
Black swan, Species
Source Black swan (Wikidata)
Brant (goose), Species
Source Brant (goose) (Wikidata)
Canada goose, Species
Source Canada goose (Wikidata)
Common eider, Species
Source Common eider (Wikidata)
Common pochard, Species
Source Common pochard (Wikidata)
Common scoter, Species
Source Common scoter (Wikidata)
Common shelduck, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Tadorna tadorna
Greater scaup, Species
Source Greater scaup (Wikidata)
Long-tailed duck, Species
Source Long-tailed duck (Wikidata)
Tufted duck, Species
Source Tufted duck (Wikidata)
Tundra swan, Species
Source Tundra swan (Wikidata)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus), Species
Source Whooper swan (Wikidata)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), Species
Source Wood duck (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brazil

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ7556, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Anatidae
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source
Wikidata: Anatidae
Wikidata Q7556, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wood duck (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Whooper swan (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus), Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Tundra swan (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Tundra swan, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Long-tailed duck (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Long-tailed duck, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Brant (goose) (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Brant (goose), Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Tufted duck (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Tufted duck, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Common pochard (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Common pochard, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Common eider (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Common eider, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Canada goose (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Canada goose, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Barnacle goose (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Barnacle goose, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Greater scaup (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Greater scaup, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Common scoter (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Common scoter, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Black swan (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Black swan, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Tadorna tadorna
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Common shelduck, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Common shelduck, Taxon record
"family": "Anatidae"
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