Family Anatidae Vigors 1825 (waterfowl)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Parent taxon: Anseriformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Alvarez 1977, Alvarez and Olson 1978, Baird 1992, Bickart 1990, Brodkorb 1955, Brodkorb 1964, Brunet 1970, Campbell 1979, Carroll 1988, Cenizo and Agnolín 2010, Chandler 1990, Cheneval 1984, Clarke et al. 2005, De Mendoza and Tambussi 2019, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Emslie 1992, Eo et al. 2009, Göhlich 2009, Guthrie 1992, Harrison and Walker 1976, Hay 1902, Howard 1968, Howard 1972, Howard and Barnes 1987, Lambrecht 1933, Livezey 1997, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Louchart et al. 2008, Matsuoka et al. 2001, Mayr 2005, Mayr and Pavia 2014, Mourer-Chauviré 2008, Mourer-Chauviré et al. 2004, Noriega and Tambussi 2008, Olson and James 1982, Olson and James 1991, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Parmalee 1992, Peterson 1999, Stidham and Ni 2014, Stidham et al. 2010, Stidham and Zelenkov 2016, Tambussi 1998, Tambussi et al. 2023, Watanabe and Matsuoka 2015, Wetmore 1933, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956, Worthy 2009, Worthy et al. 2017, Worthy and Nguyen 2020, Worthy et al. 2007, Zelenkov 2011, Zelenkov 2012 and Zelenkov and Kurochkin 2012

Sister taxa: Anachronornithidae, Anatalavis, Anhimae, Anseranatidae, Anseres, Brontornis, Conflicto, Danielsavis, Heterochen, Naranbulagornis, Nettapterornis, Palaeopapia, Petropluvialis, Presbyornithidae, Romainvillia, Telmabatidae, Vegaviidae, Vegavis

Subtaxa: Aix Aldabranas Allgoviachen Aminornis Anatinae Ankonetta Anserinae Archaeocycnus Biziura Cairina Callonetta Cayaoa Centrornis Cereopsinae Chelychelynechen Chendytes Chenoanas Chenopis Chloephaga Cnemiornis Dendrocheninae Dendrocygna Dendrocygninae Eoneornis Eonessinae Erismaturinae Euryanas Eutelornis Fuligulinae Geochen Histrionicus Hymenolaimus Lavanttalornis Lophonetta Loxornis Malacorhynchus Mareca Marmaronetta Merganettinae Mergellus Netta Nettapus Nogusunna Nomonyx Nyrocinae Olar Oressochen Oxyura Oxyurinae Paracygnopterus Plectropterinae Plectropterus Pleistoanser Protomelanitta Ptaiochen Romainvillinae Sharganetta Sibirionetta Sinanas Spatula Stictonettinae Tadorninae Teleornis Thalassorninae Thalassornis Thambetochen

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Ecology: volant herbivore

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