Aix

genus of birds

OverviewAI-generated

Aix is a taxon classified at the genus rank within the family Anatidae. It belongs to the order Anseriformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata in the kingdom Animalia. The genus is part of the subfamily Anatinae. Its taxonomic status is accepted, with the authority cited as Boie, 1828.

The habitat for this genus includes both marine and freshwater environments. Records associated with Aix are held by institutions such as PSM, USNM, OMNH, UCM, and ROM. These records originate from the United States, the United Kingdom, and locations with unknown locality. The total occurrence count for the taxon is 6,778,658, while a specific dataset lists 17 records and one media item.

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Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyAnatidae

Habitatmarine, freshwater

Observations recorded6,778,658

Aix ist eine Gattung der Schwimmenten (Anatini). Früher wurde diese Gattung zusammen mit Cairina auch einer eigenen, allerdings sehr heterogenen Tribus der „Glanzenten“ (Cairinini) zugeordnet. Zur Gattung Aix werden nur zwei Spezies gerechnet: Mandarinente (Aix galericulata) Brautente (Aix sponsa) Die Mandarinente stammt aus Ostasien, die Brautente aus Nordamerika. Trotz der großen geografischen Distanz zwischen beiden Verbreitungsgebieten bestehen recht enge verwandtschaftliche Beziehungen. Beide Arten kommen natürlicherweise nicht in Europa vor. Da die Erpel aber zu den farbenprächtigsten Enten gehören und daher bei Ziervogelhaltern sehr beliebt sind, gibt es mittlerweile einige entflohene und ausgewilderte Paare (Gefangenschaftsflüchtlinge).

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 17
With media: 1
Family: Anatidae
Collections: PSM, USNM, OMNH, UCM, ROM, NHMUK
Recorded in: United States, Locality Unknown, United Kingdom

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Encyclopedic overview

Aix is a bird genus that contains two species of ducks: the wood duck (Aix sponsa), and the mandarin duck (Aix galericulata). Aix (αἴξ, genitive αἰγός) is an Ancient Greek word used by Aristotle to refer to an unknown diving bird.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aix” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.