THE NATURAL-HISTORY CATALOGUE
A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Anatidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ashy-headed GooseChloephaga poliocephala P. L. Sclater, 1857 | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ruddy-headed GooseChloephaga rubidiceps P. L. Sclater, 1861 | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Coscoroba SwanCoscoroba coscoroba (Molina, 1782) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black SwanCygnus atratus (Latham, 1790) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator Richardson, 1831 | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus (Ord, 1815) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-necked SwanCygnus melancoryphus (Molina, 1782) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mute SwanCygnus olor (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| West Indian Whistling DuckDendrocygna arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wandering Whistling DuckDendrocygna arcuata (Horsfield, 1824) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fulvous Whistling DuckDendrocygna bicolor (Vieillot, 1816) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plumed Whistling DuckDendrocygna eytoni (Eyton, 1838) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spotted Whistling DuckDendrocygna guttata Schlegel, 1866 | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica (Horsfield, 1821) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-faced Whistling DuckDendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus, 1766) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Harlequin DuckHistrionicus histrionicus (Linnaeus, 1758) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue DuckHymenolaimus malacorhynchos (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crested DuckLophonetta specularioides (P. P. King, 1828) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Falcated DuckMareca falcata (Georgi, 1775) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Marbled DuckMarmaronetta angustirostris (Ménétries, 1832) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| American ScoterMelanitta americana (Swainson, 1832) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi (Bonaparte, 1850) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black ScoterMelanitta nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stejneger's ScoterMelanitta stejnegeri (Ridgway, 1887) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| SmewMergellus albellus (Linnaeus, 1758) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Auckland Island MerganserMergus australis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841 | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Common MerganserMergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758 | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brazilian MerganserMergus octosetaceus Vieillot, 1817 | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator Linnaeus, 1758 | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaly-sided MerganserMergus squamatus Gould, 1864 | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orinoco GooseNeochen jubata (Spix, 1825) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma (Wied-Neuwied, 1833) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rosy-billed PochardNetta peposaca (Vieillot, 1816) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-crested PochardNetta rufina (Pallas, 1773) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| African Pygmy GooseNettapus auritus (Boddaert, 1783) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asian Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green Pygmy GooseNettapus pulchellus Gould, 1842 | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Masked DuckNomonyx dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis Gould, 1837 | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Andean DuckOxyura ferruginea (Eyton, 1838) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-headed DuckOxyura leucocephala (Scopoli, 1769) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa (Eyton, 1838) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lake DuckOxyura vittata (Philippi, 1860) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.