Anatidae

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. 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. (The magpie goose is no longer considered to be part of the Anatidae and is now placed in its own family, Anseranatidae.)

<span class=Spectacled eider " title="Spectacled eider " />
The Spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) is a sea duck from the family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans (Anatidae).
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The Scoter, Surf (Melanitta perspicillata) is a sea duck from the family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans (Anatidae).
<span class=Brazilian Merganser " title="Brazilian Merganser " />
The Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus) is a sawbill duck from the family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans (Anatidae).
<span class=Barnacle Goose " title="Barnacle Goose " />
The Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) is a goose from the family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans (Anatidae).
<span class=Baer's Pochard " title="Baer's Pochard " />
The Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri) is a diving duck from the family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans (Anatidae).
<span class=Hardhead duck " title="Hardhead duck " />
The Hardhead duck (Aythya australis) is a diving duck from the family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans (Anatidae).
<span class=Bewick's swan " title="Bewick's swan " />
The Bewick's swan (Cygnus columbianus bewickii) is a swan from the family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans (Anatidae).
<span class=Common Shelduck " title="Common Shelduck " />
The Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) is a shelduck from the family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans (Anatidae).
<span class=Barrow's goldeneye " title="Barrow's goldeneye " />
The Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) is a diving duck from the family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans (Anatidae).
<span class=Blue-winged Goose " title="Blue-winged Goose " />
The Blue-winged Goose (Cyanochen cyanopterus) is a goose from the family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans (Anatidae).
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