Order Anseriformes
Taxon ID: 25864
Summary
Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 67 taxa in Order Anseriformes spanning 1 family, and 22 genera.
Direct Child Taxa (1)
Taxonomic Leaves (45)
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
- Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
- Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)
- Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
- Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
- Brant (Branta bernicla)
- Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
- Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
- Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
- Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
- Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
- Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
- Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
- Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
- Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
- Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)
- American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)
- American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
- Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
- Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
- Redhead (Aythya americana)
- Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
- Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
- Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
- Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
- King Eider (Somateria spectabilis)
- Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
- Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
- Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
- White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi)
- Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)
- Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
- Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
- Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
- Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
- Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
- Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
- Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
- Masked Duck (Nomonyx dominicus)
- Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Additional taxa
- Greater White-fronted x Canada Goose (hybrid) (Hybrid Anser albifrons x Branta canadensis)
- Snow x Ross's Goose (hybrid) (Chen caerulescens x rossii)
- Snow Goose x Canada Goose (hybrid) (Hybrid Chen caerulescens x Branta canadensis)
- Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
- Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
- Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
- Wood Duck x Mallard (hybrid) (Hybrid Aix sponsa x Anas platyrhynchos)
- Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
- Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
- Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid) (Mareca penelope x americana)
- Northern Shoveler x Blue-winged Teal (hybrid) (Anas clypeata x discors)
- Common Teal (Anas crecca crecca/nimia)
- American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) (Anas rubripes x platyrhynchos)
- Northern Pintail x Mallard (hybrid) (Anas acuta x platyrhynchos)
- Mallard x American Wigeon (hybrid) (Hybrid Anas platyrhynchos x Mareca americana)
- White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
- Mallard x Gadwall (hybrid) (Hybrid Anas platyrhynchos x Mareca strepera)
- Canvasback x Redhead (hybrid) (Aythya valisineria x americana)
- Canvasback x Ring-necked Duck (hybrid) (Aythya valisineria x collaris)
- Ring-necked Duck x Lesser Scaup (hybrid) (Aythya collaris x affinis)
- Ring-necked x Tufted Duck (hybrid) (Aythya collaris x fuligula)
- Bufflehead x Common Goldeneye (hybrid) (Bucephala albeola x clangula)
Synonyms
No synonyms linked for this taxon yet.
Citations
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Descendant Taxa Checklist
Open checklist with filters| Common Name | Scientific Name | Family | Order | Class | Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna autumnalis | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Snow Goose | Anser caerulescens | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Ross's Goose | Anser rossii | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Greater White-fronted x Canada Goose (hybrid) | Hybrid Anser albifrons x Branta canadensis | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Pink-footed Goose | Anser brachyrhynchus | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Snow x Ross's Goose (hybrid) | Chen caerulescens x rossii | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Snow Goose x Canada Goose (hybrid) | Hybrid Chen caerulescens x Branta canadensis | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Brant | Branta bernicla | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Barnacle Goose | Branta leucopsis | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Cackling Goose | Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Mute Swan | Cygnus olor | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Trumpeter Swan | Cygnus buccinator | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Tundra Swan | Cygnus columbianus | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Whooper Swan | Cygnus cygnus | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Black Swan | Cygnus atratus | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Wood Duck x Mallard (hybrid) | Hybrid Aix sponsa x Anas platyrhynchos | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Mandarin Duck | Aix galericulata | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Cinnamon Teal | Spatula cyanoptera | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Ringed Teal | Callonetta leucophrys | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Gadwall | Mareca strepera | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| American Wigeon | Mareca americana | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid) | Mareca penelope x americana | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Mottled Duck | Anas fulvigula | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| American Black Duck | Anas rubripes | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Northern Shoveler x Blue-winged Teal (hybrid) | Anas clypeata x discors | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Common Teal | Anas crecca crecca/nimia | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) | Anas rubripes x platyrhynchos | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Northern Pintail x Mallard (hybrid) | Anas acuta x platyrhynchos | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Mallard x American Wigeon (hybrid) | Hybrid Anas platyrhynchos x Mareca americana | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| White-cheeked Pintail | Anas bahamensis | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Mallard x Gadwall (hybrid) | Hybrid Anas platyrhynchos x Mareca strepera | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Canvasback | Aythya valisineria | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Redhead | Aythya americana | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Canvasback x Redhead (hybrid) | Aythya valisineria x americana | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Canvasback x Ring-necked Duck (hybrid) | Aythya valisineria x collaris | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Greater Scaup | Aythya marila | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Ring-necked Duck x Lesser Scaup (hybrid) | Aythya collaris x affinis | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Ring-necked x Tufted Duck (hybrid) | Aythya collaris x fuligula | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| King Eider | Somateria spectabilis | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Common Eider | Somateria mollissima | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Harlequin Duck | Histrionicus histrionicus | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Surf Scoter | Melanitta perspicillata | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| White-winged Scoter | Melanitta deglandi | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Black Scoter | Melanitta americana | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Long-tailed Duck | Clangula hyemalis | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Common Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Barrow's Goldeneye | Bucephala islandica | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Bufflehead x Common Goldeneye (hybrid) | Bucephala albeola x clangula | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Common Merganser | Mergus merganser | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Masked Duck | Nomonyx dominicus | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Animalia |