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- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck. Dendrocygna autumnalis.
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck. Dendrocygna bicolor.
- Emperor Goose. Anser canagicus.
- Snow Goose. Anser caerulescens.
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.
Anatidae, bird family that includes ducks, geese, and swans; it constitutes the suborder Anseres, by far the larger part of the order Anseriformes. A widely accepted system of classification divides the Anatidae into 3 subfamilies and 8 to 12 tribes.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Anatids are medium to large birds (30-180 cm; 230 g -22.5 kg). The plumage of Anseranatinae and Anserinae taxa is generally sexually monomorphic, whereas Anatinae plumage is sexually dimorphic. Plumage varies from brown, gray or white, to black and white combinations.
The Anatidae are the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents. 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 146 species in 43 genera.
Did you know that the Anatidae family contains some of the most well-known birds in the world? Ducks, geese, and swans are all part of this family, and they can be found on every continent except Antarctica. These birds are known for their graceful movements and beautiful feathers. Ducks are the most common waterfowl bird.
Anatidae is the biological family of medium to very large-sized birds in the order Anseriformes that includes the ducks, geese and swans, with members characterized by a broad, stocky body, short legs with partially webbed feet, long neck, and a somewhat flattened bill with horny lamellae and a hard "nail" at the tip.
