Classification of the order Anseriformes
Or. Anseriformes Wagler 1831 [waterfowl]
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Fm. †Anachronornithidae Houde et al. 2023
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Fm. Anatidae Vigors 1825
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Subfm. Anatinae Vigors 1825 [duck]
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G. Aix Boie 1828
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Aix galericulata Linnaeus 1758 [mandarin duck]
†Aix praeclara Zelenkov and Kurochkin 2012
Aix sponsa Linnaeus 1758 [wood duck]
Tr. Anatini Vigors 1825 [dabbling duck]
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G. Amazonetta Boetticher 1929 [Brazilian teal]
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Amazonetta brasiliensis Gmelin 1789 [Brazilian teal]
G. †Anabernicula Ross 1935
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†Anabernicula gracilenta Ross 1935
†Anabernicula oregonensis Howard 1964
†Anabernicula robusta Short 1970
G. Anas Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Anas (Nettium) Kaup 1829
Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758 [northern pintail]
†Anas amotape Campbell 1979
†Anas apscheronica Burchak-Abramovich 1958
Anas bahamensis Linnaeus 1758 [white-cheeked pintail]
†Anas basaltica Bayer 1883
Anas bernieri Hartlaub 1860 [Bernier's teal]
†Anas blanchardi Milne-Edwards 1863
Anas castanea Eyton 1838 [chestnut teal]
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Invalid names: Anas (Nettium) strenua De Vis 1905 [synonym], Anas gracilipes De Vis 1905 [synonym], Nettapus eyrensis De Vis 1905 [synonym]
†Anas chathamica Oliver 1955 [Chatham duck]
†Anas cheuen Agnolín 2006
Anas chlorotis Gray 1845 [brown teal]
†Anas crassa Milne-Edwards 1871
Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian teal]
Anas erythrorhyncha Gmelin 1789 [red-billed duck]
Anas flavirostris Vieillot 1816 [yellow-billed teal]
Anas fulvigula Ridgway 1874 [mottled duck]
Anas georgica Gmelin 1789 [Yellow-billed pintail]
Anas gracilis Buller 1869 [gray teal]
†Anas isarensis Lambrecht 1933
†Anas itchtucknee McCoy 1963
†Anas kurochkini Zelenkov and Panteleyev 2015
Anas laysanensis Rothschild 1892 [Laysan duck]
†Anas luederitzensis Lambrecht 1929
†Anas macroptera Milne-Edwards 1871
†Anas marecula Olson and Jouventin 1996
Anas melleri Sclater 1865 [Meller's duck]
†Anas meyeri Milne-Edwards 1868
†Anas pachyscelus Wetmore 1960 [Bermuda flightless duck]
†Anas risgoviensis von Ammon 1918
†Anas robusta Milne-Edwards 1867
Anas rubripes Brewster 1902 [American black duck]
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Invalid names: Anas obscura Gmelin 1788 [replaced]
†Anas sanctaehelenae Campbell 1979
†Anas schneideri Emslie 1985
†Anas skalicensis Bayer 1882
†Anas soporata Kurochkin 1976
Anas superciliosa Gmelin 1789 [Pacific black duck]
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Invalid names: Nyroca robusta De Vis 1888 [synonym]
†Anas talarae Campbell 1979
†Anas theodori Newton and Gadow 1893 [Mascarene teal]
Anas wyvilliana Sclater 1878 [Hawaiian duck]
Invalid names: Dafila Someguy [synonym], Pachyanas Oliver 1955 [synonym]
G. †Mioquerquedula Zelenkov and Kurochkin 2012
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†Mioquerquedula minutissima Zelenkov and Kurochkin 2012
G. Tachyeres Owen 1875 [steamerduck]
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Tachyeres leucocephalus Humphrey and Thompson 1981 [White-headed steamerduck]
Tachyeres patachonicus King 1828 [Flying steamerduck]
Tr. Aythyini [pochard]
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G. Aythya Boie 1822
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Aythya affinis Eyton 1838 [lesser scaup]
Aythya americana Eyton 1838 [redhead]
†Aythya aretina Portis 1889
†Aythya arvernensis Lydekker 1891
Aythya australis Eyton 1838 [hardhead]
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Invalid names: Anas elapsa De Vis 1888 [synonym], Nyroca reclusa De Vis 1888 [synonym]
Aythya collaris Donovan 1809 [ring-necked duck]
Aythya ferina Linnaeus 1758 [common pochard]
Aythya fuligula Linnaeus 1758 [tufted duck]
Aythya marila Linnaeus 1761 [greater scaup]
Aythya novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 [New Zealand scaup]
Aythya nyroca Güldenstädt 1770 [ferruginous pochard]
†Aythya sepulta Portis 1889
†Aythya shihuibas Hou 1985
†Aythya spatiosa Kurochkin 1976
Aythya valisineria Wilson 1814 [canvasback]
G. Pteronetta Salvadori 1895 [Hartlaub's duck]
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Pteronetta hartlaubii Cassin 1859 [Hartlaub's Duck]
G. Chaulelasmus Bonaparte 1838
G. Chenonetta Brandt 1836
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†Chenonetta finschi Van Beneden 1875 [Finsch's duck]
Chenonetta jubata Latham 1801 [Maned duck]
Tr. Mergini Bonaparte 1838 [seaduck]
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G. Bucephala Baird 1858
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Bucephala albeola Linnaeus 1758 [bufflehead]
†Bucephala angustipes Jánossy 1965
Bucephala clangula Linnaeus 1758 [common goldeneye]
Bucephala islandica Gmelin 1789 [Barrow's goldeneye]
†Bucephala ossivallis Brodkorb 1955
Invalid names: Charitonetta Stejneger 1885 [synonym], Glaucionetta Someguy [synonym]
G. Melanitta Boie 1822 [scoter]
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Subg. Melanitta (Pelionetta) Kaup 1829
†Melanitta ceruttii Chandler 1990
Melanitta fusca Linnaeus 1758 [velvet scoter]
Melanitta nigra Linnaeus 1758 [common scoter]
Melanitta perspicillata Linnaeus 1758 [surf scoter]
Invalid names: Oidemia Fleming 1822 [synonym]
G. Mergus Linnaeus 1758 [merganser]
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†Mergus australis Hombron and Jacquinot 1841 [Auckland Islands merganser]
Mergus merganser Linnaeus 1758 [common merganser]
†Mergus milleneri Williams and Tennyson 2014
†Mergus miscellus Alvarez and Olson 1978
Mergus serrator Linnaeus 1758 [red-breasted merganser]
G. Somateria Leach 1819 [eider]
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Somateria fischeri Brandt 1847 [Spectacled eider]
†Somateria gravipes Harrison 1979
Somateria mollissima Linnaeus 1758 [common eider]
Somateria spectabilis Linnaeus 1758 [king eider]
G. Nettion Kaup 1829
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†Nettion bunkeri Wetmore 1944
†Nettion eppelsheimense Lambrecht 1933
†Nettion greeni Brodkorb 1964
†Nettion ogallalae Brodkorb 1962
†Nettion velox Milne-Edwards 1867
G. Querquedula Stephens 1826
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†Querquedula floridiana Shufeldt 1917
†Querquedula integra Miller 1944
†Querquedula pullulans Brodkorb 1961
Invalid names: Archeoquerquedula Spillman 1942 [synonym]
Tr. Tadornini
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G. †Alopochen Stejneger
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Subg. †Alopochen (Mascarenachen) Cowles 1994
Alopochen aegyptiaca Linnaeus 1766 [Egyptian goose]
†Alopochen kervazoi Cowles 1994 [Réunion shelduck]
†Alopochen mauritianus Newton and Gadow 1893 [Mauritius shelduck]
†Alopochen sirabensis Andrews 1897 [Malagasy shelduck]
G. Cyanochen Bonaparte 1856
Invalid names: Cairinini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty], Hymenolaimini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty], Tadorini [empty]
Subfm. Anserinae Vigors 1825 [goose]
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Tr. Anserini Vigors 1825
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G. Anser Linnaeus 1758
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Anser albifrons Scopoli 1769 [greater white-fronted goose]
Anser anser Linnaeus 1758 [greylag goose]
†Anser arenosus Bickart 1990
†Anser arizonae Bickart 1990
†Anser atavus Fraas 1870
†Anser azerbaidzhanicus Serebrovsky 1940
Anser brachyrhynchus Baillon 1834 [pink-footed goose]
†Anser brumeli Milne-Edwards 1871
Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 [snow goose]
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Invalid names: Chen hyperborea Pallas 1769 [synonym]
Anser canagicus Sevastianov 1802 [Emperor goose]
†Anser condoni Shufeldt 1891
†Anser cygniformis Fraas 1870
Anser cygnoid Linnaeus 1758 [Swan goose]
†Anser devjatkini Kurochkin 1971
†Anser djuktaiensis Zelenkov and Kurochkin 2014
Anser erythropus Linnaeus 1758 [lesser white-fronted goose]
Anser fabalis Latham 1787 [taiga bean-goose]
Anser indicus Latham 1790 [Bar-headed goose]
†Anser liskunae Kurochkin 1976
†Anser oeningensis von Meyer 1865
†Anser pressus Wetmore 1933
Anser rossii Cassin 1861 [Ross's goose]
†Anser scaldii Van Beneden 1873
†Anser thraceiensis Burchak-Abramovich and Nikolov 1984
Invalid names: Chen Boie 1822 [synonym]
G. Branta Scopoli 1769
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Branta bernicla Linnaeus 1758 [brant]
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 [Canada goose]
†Branta dickeyi Miller 1924
†Branta esmeralda Burt 1929
†Branta howardae Miller 1930
Branta hutchinsii Richardson 1832 [cackling goose]
†Branta hylobadistes Olson and James 1991
†Branta hypsibata Cope 1878
Branta leucopsis Bechstein 1803 [barnacle goose]
†Branta minuscula Wetmore 1924
†Branta propinqua Shufeldt 1891
Branta ruficollis Pallas 1769 [red-breasted goose]
Branta sandvicensis Vigors 1833 [nene]
†Branta woolfendeni Bickart 1990
G. †Cygnavus Lambrecht 1931
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†Cygnavus formosus Kurochkin 1968
†Cygnavus senckenbergi Lambrecht 1931
Tr. Cereopseini del Hoyo et al. 2014
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G. Cereopsis Latham 1801 [Cape barren goose]
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Cereopsis novaehollandiae Latham 1801 [Cape barren goose]
G. †Chenornis Portis 1884
Subfm. Cygninae [swan]
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G. †Cygnanser Kretzoi 1957
G. Cygnus Garsault 1764
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Subg. Cygnus (Olor) Wagler 1832
Subg. Cygnus (Sthenelides) Stejneger 1884
Cygnus atratus Latham 1790 [black swan]
Cygnus buccinator Richardson 1832 [trumpeter swan]
Cygnus columbianus Ord 1815 [tundra swan]
†Cygnus csakvarensis Lambrecht 1933
†Cygnus equitum Bate 1916
†Cygnus falconeri Parker 1865
†Cygnus herenthalsi Van Beneden 1873
†Cygnus hibbardi Brodkorb 1958
†Cygnus matthewi Shufeldt 1913
Cygnus melancoryphus Molina 1782 [Black-necked swan]
Cygnus olor Gmelin 1789 [mute swan]
†Cygnus pristinus Kurochkin 1971
†Cygnus sumnerensis Forbes 1889
G. †Megalodytes
G. †Cygnopterus Lambrecht 1931
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†Cygnopterus affinis Van Beneden 1883
†Cygnopterus alphonsi Cheneval 1984
Tr. Stictonettini del Hoyo et al. 2014
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Invalid names: Malacorhynchini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty]
G. Biziura Stephens 1824
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†Biziura delautouri Forbes 1891 [New Zealand musk duck]
Biziura lobata Shaw 1796 [Musk duck]
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Invalid names: Biziura exhumata De Vis 1901 [synonym], Dendrocygna validipinnis DeVis 1888 [synonym]
G. Callonetta Delacour 1936
G. †Chendytes Miller 1925
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†Chendytes lawi Miller 1925 [Law's diving-goose]
†Chendytes milleri Howard 1955
G. †Chenoanas Zelenkov 2012
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†Chenoanas asiatica Zelenkov et al. 2018
†Chenoanas deserta Zelenkov 2012
†Chenoanas sansaniensis Milne-Edwards 1867
G. Chloephaga Eyton 1838
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Chloephaga hybrida Molina 1782 [kelp goose]
Chloephaga picta Gmelin 1789 [upland goose]
Chloephaga poliocephala Sclater 1857 [Ashy-headed goose]
†Chloephaga robusta Tambussi 1998
Chloephaga rubidiceps Sclater 1861 [ruddy-headed goose]
G. †Cnemiornis Latham 1789
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†Cnemiornis calcitrans Owen 1865 [South Island goose]
†Cnemiornis gracillis Forbes 1891
†Cnemiornis minor Forbes 1891
†Cnemiornis septentrionalis Oliver 1955
Subfm. Dendrocygninae Reichenbach 1850 [whistling duck]
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G. Dendrocygna Swinson 1837
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Dendrocygna arborea Linnaeus 1758 [West Indian whistling duck]
Dendrocygna arcuata Horsfield 1824 [Wandering whistling-duck]
Dendrocygna autumnalis Linnaeus 1758 [Black-bellied whistling duck]
Dendrocygna bicolor Vieillot 1816 [Fulvous whistling-duck]
†Dendrocygna eversa Wetmore 1924
Dendrocygna eytoni Eyton 1838 [Plumed whistling-duck]
Dendrocygna guttata Schlegel 1866 [Spotted whistling-duck]
Dendrocygna javanica Horsfield 1821 [Lesser whistling-duck]
Dendrocygna viduata Linnaeus 1766 [White-faced whistling-duck]
Subfm. †Erismaturinae
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G. Erismatura Bonaparte 1832
G. †Pinpanetta Worthy 2009
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†Pinpanetta fromensis Worthy 2009
†Pinpanetta tedfordi Worthy 2009
†Pinpanetta vickersrichae Worthy 2009
G. †Euryanas Oliver 1930
G. Malacorhynchus Swainson 1831
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Malacorhynchus membranaceus Latham 1801 [Pink-eared duck]
†Malacorhynchus scarletti Olson 1977 [Scarlett's duck]
G. Mareca Stephens 1824
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Mareca americana Gmelin 1789 [American wigeon]
Mareca penelope Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian wigeon]
Mareca sibilatrix Poeppig 1829 [Chiloe wigeon]
Mareca strepera Linnaeus 1758 [gadwall]
G. Mergellus Selby 1840
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Mergellus albellus Linnaeus 1758 [smew]
†Mergellus mochanovi Zelenkov and Kurochkin 2014
G. Netta Kaup 1829
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Netta erythrophthalma zu Wied 1833 [southern pochard]
Netta peposaca Vieillot 1816 [Rosy-billed pochard]
Netta rufina Pallas 1773 [red-crested pochard]
G. Nettapus Brandt 1836
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†Nettapus anatoides Depéret 1890
Nettapus auritus Boddaert 1783 [African pygmy-goose]
Nettapus coromandelianus Gmelin 1789 [Cotton pygmy-goose]
Nettapus pulchellus Gould 1842 [Green pygmy-goose]
Subfm. Nyrocinae
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G. Nyroca Flemming 1822
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Subg. Nyroca (Aristonetta) Baird 1858
Subg. Nyroca (Fulix) Sundeval 1835
Subg. Nyroca (Nyroca) Flemming 1822
G. Olar
G. Oressochen Bannister 1870
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†Oressochen debilis Ameghino 1891
Oressochen melanopterus Eyton 1838 [Andean goose]
Invalid names: Neochen Oberholser 1918 [replaced]
G. Oxyura Bonaparte 1828
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Oxyura australis Gould 1836 [Blue-billed duck]
†Oxyura bessomi Howard 1963
Oxyura ferruginea Eyton 1838 [Andean duck]
†Oxyura hulberti Emslie 1992
Oxyura leucocephala Scopoli 1769 [White-headed duck]
Oxyura maccoa Eyton 1838 [Maccoa duck]
Oxyura vittata Philippi 1860 [Lake duck]
†Oxyura zapatanima Alvarez 1977
Subfm. Oxyurinae [stiff-tailed duck]
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G. †Dendrochen Miller 1944
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†Dendrochen oligocaena Tugarinov 1940
†Dendrochen robusta Miller 1944 [duck]
G. †Manuherikia Worthy et al. 2007
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†Manuherikia douglasi Worthy et al. 2008
†Manuherikia lacustrina Worthy et al. 2007
†Manuherikia minuta Worthy et al. 2007
G. †Mionetta Livezey and Martin 1988
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†Mionetta blanchardi Milne-Edwards 1863
†Mionetta consobrina Milne-Edwards 1867
†Mionetta natator Milne-Edwards 1867
G. †Paracygnopterus Harrison and Walker 1979
G. †Protomelanitta Zelenkov 2011
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†Protomelanitta bakeri Stidham and Zelenkov 2016
†Protomelanitta gracilis Zelenkov 2011
G. Spatula Boie 1822
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Spatula clypeata Linnaeus 1758 [northern shoveler]
Spatula cyanoptera Viellot 1816 [cinnamon teal]
Spatula discors Linnaeus 1766 [blue-winged teal]
Spatula platalea Vieillot 1816 [red shoveler]
Spatula querquedula Linnaeus 1758 [garganey]
Spatula rhynchotis Latham 1801 [Australian shoveler]
Subfm. Tadorninae Reichenbach 1849
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G. Tadorna Boie 1822 [shelduck]
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Tadorna cana Gmelin 1789 [South African shelduck]
Tadorna cristata Kuroda 1917 [Crested shelduck]
Tadorna ferruginea Pallas 1764 [Ruddy shelduck]
†Tadorna radjah Lesson 1828
Tadorna tadorna Linnaeus 1758 [Common shelduck]
Tadorna tadornoides Jardine and Selby 1828 [Australian shelduck]
Tadorna variegata Gmelin 1789 [Paradise shelduck]
Invalid names: Casarca Bonaparte 1838 [synonym], Todarna Reichenbach 1852 [synonym], Todarna wagneri Milkovsky 1995 [nomen dubium]
G. †Thambetochen Olson and Wetmore 1976
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†Thambetochen chauliodous Olson and Wetmore 1976
†Thambetochen xanion Olson and James 1991
Invalid names: Cereopsinae [empty], Dendrocheninae Livezey and Martin 1988 [empty], Merganettinae Bonaparte 1853 [empty], Romainvillinae Lambrecht 1933 [empty], Stictonettinae Boetticher 1950 [empty], Thalassorninae Livezey 1986 [empty]
Subor. Anhimae Wetmore and Miller 1926
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Fm. Anhimidae Stejneger 1885
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G. Chauna Illiger 1811 [crested screamer]
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Chauna chavaria Linnaeus 1766 [Northern screamer]
Chauna torquata Oken 1816 [Southern screamer]
Subor. Anseres Linnaeus 1758
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Fm. †Paranyrocidae Miller and Compton 1939
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G. †Ptenornis Seeley 1866
Invalid names: Anatoidea Leach 1820 [empty], Anseranatoidea Sclater 1880 [empty], Presbyornithoidea Wetmore 1926 [empty]
G. †Brontornis Moreno and Mercerat 1891
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†Brontornis burmeisteri Moreno and Mercerat 1891
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Invalid names: Brontornis platyonyx Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Liornis floweri Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Rostrornis floweri Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
Invalid names: Rostrornis Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
G. †Palaeopapia Harrison and Walker 1979
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†Palaeopapia eous Harrison and Walker 1976
Invalid names: Howardia Harrison and Walker 1976 [replaced]
Fm. †Presbyornithidae Wetmore 1926
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G. †Presbyornis Wetmore 1926
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†Presbyornis isoni Olson 1994
†Presbyornis mongoliensis Kurochkin and Dyke 2010
†Presbyornis pervetus Wetmore 1926
†Presbyornis recurvirostrus Hardy 1959
Invalid names: Coltonia Hardy 1959 [synonym]
G. †Wilaru Boles et al. 2013
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†Wilaru prideauxi De Pietri et al. 2016
†Wilaru tedfordi Boles et al. 2013
Unr. †Vegaviidae Agnolín et al. 2017
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Invalid names: Telmabatidae Howard 1955 [empty]