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Anatidae

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Anatidae

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Also known as duck, ducks, geese, and swans, ducks and geese, anatid, duck family, water fowl

The Anatidae are the biological family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica. These birds are adapted for swimming, floating on the water surface, and, in some cases, diving in at least shallow water. The family contains around 174 species in 43 genera (the magpie goose is no longer considered to be part of the Anatidae and is now placed in its own family, Anseranatidae).

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Anatidae is a family within the class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. Classified under the order Anseriformes, the taxon is accepted by WoRMS and was established by Vigors in 1825. Common names for this group include swans, geese, and ducks. Members of the family inhabit marine, brackish, and freshwater environments.

The group is referenced by 1,355 other encyclopedia articles. Biological records indicate an occurrence count of 205,801,981 in GBIF. Additional data from iDigBio includes 3,449 records and 89 media items. These records originate from institutions including USNM, CM, UTEP, and SDNHM, covering locations in the United States and Peru.

Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

swans, geese & ducks

Anatidae

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderAnseriformes
  5. FamilyAnatidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded205,801,981

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
3,449
With media
89
Family
Anatidae
Collections
USNM, CM, UTEP, SDNHM
Recorded in
United States, Peru
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Image
Greylag Goose (Anser anser).jpg
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taxon rank
family
Commons category
Anatidae
taxon name
Anatidae
topic's main category
Category:Anatidae
taxon range
Brazil
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
taxon common name
andefamilien
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
taxonomic type
Anas
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Description and ecology
  • Breeding
  • Relationship with humans
  • Systematics
  • History of classification
  • Genera
  • Prehistoric species
  • Fossil Anatidae
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

The Anatidae are the biological family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica. These birds are adapted for swimming, floating on the water surface, and, in some cases, diving in at least shallow water. The family contains around 174 species in 43 genera (the magpie goose is no longer considered to be part of the Anatidae and is now placed in its own family, Anseranatidae).

They are generally herbivorous and are monogamous breeders. A number of species undertake annual migrations. A few species have been domesticated for agriculture, and many others are hunted for food and recreation. Five species have become extinct since 1600, and many more are threatened with extinction.

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

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