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Anseriformes is an order of birds belonging to the clade Galloanseres. It consists of 3 families, 58 genera and 171 living species.[1][2] Extinct species assignment follows the Mikko's Phylogeny Archive[3] and Paleofile.com websites.[4] This list is based on the taxonomy of the HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World by Josep del Hoyo and Nigel J. Collar also used by HBW, BirdLife International and IUCN and also includes historically extinct species and the presumed date of extinction[5]

Summary of 2006 IUCN Red List categories

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IUCN conservation statusesExtinctionExtinctionExtinct in the wildCritically EndangeredEndangered speciesVulnerable speciesNear ThreatenedThreatened speciesLeast ConcernLeast Concern

Conservation status [v2021-2, the data is current as of November 16, 2021]:[6]

EX - extinct,
EW - extinct in the wild
CR - critically endangered
EN - endangered
VU - vulnerable
NT - near threatened
LC - least concern
DD - data deficient
NE - not evaluated

Phylogeny

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Living Anseriformes based on the work by John Boyd.[7]

Anhimae
Anseres
Anseranatidae
Anatidae
Dendrocygninae

Species

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Family Anhimidae (Screamers)

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Family Anseranatidae (magpie goose)

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Family †Presbyornithidae

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Family †Paranyrocidae

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Family Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)

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Anatidae incertae sedis

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Subfamily †Romainvilliinae

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Subfamily †Dendrocheninae

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Subfamily Dendrocygninae

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  • Genus Thalassornis Eyton 1838
    • Thalassornis leuconotus Eyton 1838 (white-backed duck) LC
      • T. l. leuconotus Eyton 1838 (African white-backed duck)
      • T. l. insularis (Richmond 1897) (Madagascan white-backed duck)
  • Genus Dendrocygna Swainson 1837 (whistling/tree ducks)

Subfamily Plectropterinae

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  • Genus Plectropterus Stephens 1824
    • Plectropterus gambensis (Linnaeus 1766) Stephens 1824 (spur-winged goose) LC
      • P. g. gambensis (Linnaeus 1766) (Gambian spur-winged goose)
      • P. g. niger Sclater 1877 (black spur-winged goose)

Subfamily Stictonettinae

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Subfamily Anserinae

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Subfamily Anatinae

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References

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  1. ↑ Gill, F; Donsker, D. (eds.). "Comparison of IOC 8.1 with other world lists". IOC World Bird List. doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.8.1. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Çınar, Ümüt (November 2015). "02 → Gᴀʟʟᴏᴀɴsᴇʀᴀᴇ : Aɴsᴇʀɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs". English Names of Birds. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "Anseriformes– waterfowls". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Taxonomic lists- Aves". Paleofile.com (net, info). Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. ↑ BirdLife and Lynx publish first illustrated world bird checklist Adrian Long, 22 Aug 2014
  6. ↑ IUCN (2021). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List (2021-2 ed.). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. ↑ Boyd, John (2007). "Genus-level tree for Anseriformes" (PDF). John Boyd's website. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 Boyd, John (2007). "Anserini: Swans and Geese" (PDF). John Boyd's website. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  9. 1 2 Boyd, John (2007). "Tadornini: Shelducks and Sheldgeese" (PDF). John Boyd's website. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  10. ↑ Boyd, John (2007). "Aythyini: Diving Ducks" (PDF). John Boyd's website. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Boyd, John (2007). "Anatini: Dabbling Ducks" (PDF). John Boyd's website. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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