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This is one of the largest living species of duck next only to the steamer ducks which are heavier. The Muscovy duck also attains sizes that nearly rival the white-winged duck, but may average a bit smaller in a wild state. Length is 66–81 cm (26–32 in) and wingspan is 116–153 cm (46–60 in). [5]
Muscovy duck: Cairina moschata (Linnaeus, 1758) 64 White-winged duck: Asarcornis scutulata (Müller, S, 1842) 65 Hartlaub's duck: Pteronetta hartlaubii (Cassin, 1860) 66 Wood duck: Aix sponsa (Linnaeus, 1758) 67 Mandarin duck: Aix galericulata (Linnaeus, 1758) 68 Maned duck: Chenonetta jubata (Latham, 1801) 69 African pygmy goose: Nettapus ...
Nomonyx, masked duck; Heteronetta, black-headed duck; Unresolved: The largest degree of uncertainty concerns whether a number of genera are closer to the shelducks or to the dabbling ducks. The rare white-winged duck, a species of unclear affiliation Wood duck Aix sponsa See also the monotypic subfamilies above, and the "perching ducks"
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) Subgenus (Lamprocygna) Boetticher 1949. Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus 1766) (white-faced whistling-duck) LC
A golden langur A white-winged wood duck or deuhnah Areca nut tree or tamul goss. The biodiversity of Assam, a state in North-East India, makes it a biological hotspot with many rare and endemic plant and animal species.
American Pekin flock. The Pekin or White Pekin is an American breed of domestic duck, raised primarily for meat. [6] [7] It derives from birds brought to the United States from China in the nineteenth century, [8] and is now bred in many parts of the world. [6]
The molecular analysis also suggests that the white-winged duck should be placed into a monotypic genus Asarcornis which is fairly close to Aythya and might belong into this subfamily. [ 2 ] Female A. australis , the only Australian representative of Aythyinae
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.