Anseranatidae
Sign in to saveAnseranatidae, the magpie-geese, is a biological family of waterbirds. The only living species, the magpie goose, is a resident breeder in northern Australia and in southern New Guinea.
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- Instance of
- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Anseriformes
- Image
- Magpie Goose taking off.jpg
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- Anseranatidae
- taxon name
- Anseranatidae
- Code of nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
- topic's main category
- Category:Anseranatidae
- start time
- 35000000-0
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Anseranatidae, the magpie-geese, is a biological family of waterbirds. The only living species, the magpie goose, is a resident breeder in northern Australia and in southern New Guinea.
==Systematics and evolution== This family is placed in the order Anseriformes, having the characteristic bill structure, but is considered to be distinct from the other families in this taxon. The related and extant families, Anhimidae (screamers) and Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans), contain all the other taxa.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Anseranatidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.