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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. 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 ]
Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which includes over 170 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans. Most modern species in the ...
Anseriformes (Anser being Latin for "goose") is the taxonomic order to which the ducks, geese, swans, and screamers belong. BirdLife International has assessed 166 species; 89 (54% of total species) have had their population estimated. A variety of methods are used for counting waterfowl.
Ecological studies conducted in 2002 suggest the Greenland birds should probably be considered a separate species from A. albifrons. [13] Of particular interest is its unusually long period of parental care and association, which may last several years and can include grandparenting, possibly unique among the Anseriformes .
The grey goose genus Anser has no other member indigenous to the Indian region, nor any at all to the Ethiopian, Australian, or Neotropical regions.Ludwig Reichenbach placed the bar-headed goose in the monotypic genus Eulabeia in 1852, [2] though John Boyd's taxonomy treats both Eulabeia and the genus Chen as subgenera of Anser.
The order Anseriformes contains about 150 species of bird in three families: the Anhimidae (the screamers), Anseranatidae (the Magpie-goose), and the Anatidae, which includes over 140 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.
2a Anseriformes: Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) date uncertain Egypt: meat, eggs, feathers, guarding, ornamental, pets Common in the wild and in captivity, feral populations very common 2a Anseriformes: Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) [65] 5000 BCE China: pest control, pets 1c Carnivora: Common genet (Genetta genetta) [66] date ...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This common waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea. [2] As the species is prone to wandering, especially when not breeding, it is sometimes recorded outside its core range. [2]