List of Anatidae species


The avian family Anatidae, commonly called waterfowl, comprise the ducks, geese, and swans. The International Ornithological Committee recognizes these 174 Anatidae species distributed among 53 genera, 32 of which have only one species. Eight species on the list are extinct; they are marked.
This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.
Common nameBinomial name + authorityIOC sequence
White-faced whistling duckDendrocygna viduata 1
Black-bellied whistling duckDendrocygna autumnalis 2
Spotted whistling duckDendrocygna guttata Schlegel, 18663
West Indian whistling duckDendrocygna arborea 4
Fulvous whistling duckDendrocygna bicolor 5
Plumed whistling duckDendrocygna eytoni 6
Wandering whistling duckDendrocygna arcuata 7
Lesser whistling duckDendrocygna javanica 8
White-backed duckThalassornis leuconotus Eyton, 18389
Cape Barren gooseCereopsis novaehollandiae Latham, 180110
Brant gooseBranta bernicla 11
Red-breasted gooseBranta ruficollis 12
NeneBranta sandvicensis 13
Canada gooseBranta canadensis 14
Barnacle gooseBranta leucopsis 15
Cackling gooseBranta hutchinsii 16
Bar-headed gooseAnser indicus 17
Emperor gooseAnser canagicus 18
Ross's gooseAnser rossii Cassin, 186119
Snow gooseAnser caerulescens 20
Greylag gooseAnser anser 21
Swan gooseAnser cygnoides 22
Taiga bean gooseAnser fabalis 23
Pink-footed gooseAnser brachyrhynchus Baillon, 183424
Tundra bean gooseAnser serrirostris Gould, 185225
Greater white-fronted gooseAnser albifrons 26
Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropus 27
Coscoroba swanCoscoroba coscoroba 28
Black swanCygnus atratus 29
Black-necked swanCygnus melancoryphus 30
Mute swanCygnus olor 31
Trumpeter swanCygnus buccinator Richardson, 183132
Tundra swanCygnus columbianus 33
Whooper swanCygnus cygnus 34
Freckled duckStictonetta naevosa 35
Blue duckHymenolaimus malacorhynchos 36
Flying steamer duckTachyeres patachonicus 37
Fuegian steamer duckTachyeres pteneres 38
Falkland steamer duckTachyeres brachypterus 39
Chubut steamer duckTachyeres leucocephalus Humphrey & Thompson, 198140
Torrent duckMerganetta armata Gould, 184241
Spur-winged goosePlectropterus gambensis 42
Comb duckSarkidiornis sylvicola Ihering, HFA & Ihering, R, 190743
Knob-billed duckSarkidiornis melanotos 44
Blue-winged gooseCyanochen cyanoptera 45
Egyptian gooseAlopochen aegyptiaca 46
Mauritius sheldgooseAlopochen mauritiana 47
Reunion sheldgooseAlopochen kervazoi 48
Orinoco gooseNeochen jubata 49
Andean gooseChloephaga melanoptera 50
Upland gooseChloephaga picta 51
Kelp gooseChloephaga hybrida 52
Ashy-headed gooseChloephaga poliocephala Sclater, PL, 185753
Ruddy-headed gooseChloephaga rubidiceps Sclater, PL, 186154
Radjah shelduckRadjah radjah 55
Common shelduckTadorna tadorna 56
Ruddy shelduckTadorna ferruginea 57
South African shelduckTadorna cana 58
Australian shelduckTadorna tadornoides 59
Paradise shelduckTadorna variegata 60
Crested shelduckTadorna cristata 61
Pink-eared duckMalacorhynchus membranaceus 62
Salvadori's tealSalvadorina waigiuensis Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 189463
Muscovy duckCairina moschata 64
White-winged duckAsarcornis scutulata 65
Hartlaub's duckPteronetta hartlaubii 66
Wood duckAix sponsa 67
Mandarin duckAix galericulata 68
Maned duckChenonetta jubata 69
African pygmy gooseNettapus auritus 70
Cotton pygmy gooseNettapus coromandelianus 71
Green pygmy gooseNettapus pulchellus Gould, 184272
Brazilian tealAmazonetta brasiliensis 73
Ringed tealCallonetta leucophrys 74
Crested duckLophonetta specularioides 75
Bronze-winged duckSpeculanas specularis 76
Baikal tealSibirionetta formosa 77
GarganeySpatula querquedula 78
Blue-billed tealSpatula hottentota 79
Puna tealSpatula puna 80
Silver tealSpatula versicolor 81
Red shovelerSpatula platalea 82
Cinnamon tealSpatula cyanoptera 83
Blue-winged tealSpatula discors 84
Cape shovelerSpatula smithii Hartert, EJO, 189185
Australasian shovelerSpatula rhynchotis 86
Northern shovelerSpatula clypeata 87
GadwallMareca strepera 88
Falcated duckMareca falcata 89
Eurasian wigeonMareca penelope 90
Chiloe wigeonMareca sibilatrix 91
American wigeonMareca americana 92
Amsterdam wigeonMareca marecula 93
African black duckAnas sparsa Eyton, 183894
Yellow-billed duckAnas undulata Dubois, CF, 183895
Meller's duckAnas melleri Sclater, PL, 186596
Pacific black duckAnas superciliosa Gmelin, JF, 178997
Laysan duckAnas laysanensis Rothschild, 189298
Hawaiian duckAnas wyvilliana Sclater, PL, 187899
Philippine duckAnas luzonica Fraser, 1839100
Indian spot-billed duckAnas poecilorhyncha Forster, JR, 1781101
Eastern spot-billed duckAnas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866102
MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758103
Mottled duckAnas fulvigula Ridgway, 1874104
American black duckAnas rubripes Brewster, 1902105
Mexican duckAnas diazi Ridgway, 1886106
Cape tealAnas capensis Gmelin, JF, 1789107
White-cheeked pintailAnas bahamensis Linnaeus, 1758108
Red-billed tealAnas erythrorhyncha Gmelin, JF, 1789109
Yellow-billed pintailAnas georgica Gmelin, JF, 1789110
Eaton's pintailAnas eatoni 111
Northern pintailAnas acuta Linnaeus, 1758112
Eurasian tealAnas crecca Linnaeus, 1758113
Green-winged tealAnas carolinensis Gmelin, JF, 1789114
Yellow-billed tealAnas flavirostris Vieillot, 1816115
Andean tealAnas andium 116
Sunda tealAnas gibberifrons Müller, S, 1842117
Andaman tealAnas albogularis 118
Mascarene tealAnas theodori Newton, E & Gadow, 1893 119
Grey tealAnas gracilis Buller, 1869120
Chestnut tealAnas castanea 121
Bernier's tealAnas bernieri 122
Brown tealAnas chlorotis Gray, GR, 1845123
Auckland tealAnas aucklandica 124
Campbell tealAnas nesiotis 125
Marbled duckMarmaronetta angustirostris 126
Pink-headed duckRhodonessa caryophyllacea 127
Red-crested pochardNetta rufina 128
Rosy-billed pochardNetta peposaca 129
Southern pochardNetta erythrophthalma 130
CanvasbackAythya valisineria 131
RedheadAythya americana 132
Common pochardAythya ferina 133
HardheadAythya australis 134
Madagascar pochardAythya innotata 135
Baer's pochardAythya baeri 136
Ferruginous duckAythya nyroca 137
New Zealand scaupAythya novaeseelandiae 138
Ring-necked duckAythya collaris 139
Tufted duckAythya fuligula 140
Greater scaupAythya marila 141
Lesser scaupAythya affinis 142
Steller's eiderPolysticta stelleri 143
Spectacled eiderSomateria fischeri 144
King eiderSomateria spectabilis 145
Common eiderSomateria mollissima 146
Harlequin duckHistrionicus histrionicus 147
Labrador duckCamptorhynchus labradorius 148
Surf scoterMelanitta perspicillata 149
Velvet scoterMelanitta fusca 150
White-winged scoterMelanitta deglandi 151
Stejneger's scoterMelanitta stejnegeri 152
Common scoterMelanitta nigra 153
Black scoterMelanitta americana 154
Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalis 155
BuffleheadBucephala albeola 156
Common goldeneyeBucephala clangula 157
Barrow's goldeneyeBucephala islandica 158
SmewMergellus albellus 159
Hooded merganserLophodytes cucullatus 160
New Zealand merganserMergus australis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841 161
Brazilian merganserMergus octosetaceus Vieillot, 1817162
Common merganserMergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758163
Red-breasted merganserMergus serrator Linnaeus, 1758164
Scaly-sided merganserMergus squamatus Gould, 1864165
Black-headed duckHeteronetta atricapilla 166
Masked duckNomonyx dominicus 167
Ruddy duckOxyura jamaicensis 168
Andean duckOxyura ferruginea 169
Lake duckOxyura vittata 170
Blue-billed duckOxyura australis Gould, 1837171
Maccoa duckOxyura maccoa 172
White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala 173
Musk duckBiziura lobata 174