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 |
|---|---|---|
| Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis (Linnaeus, 1766) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Steller's EiderPolysticta stelleri (Pallas, 1769) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hartlaub's DuckPteronetta hartlaubii (Cassin, 1860) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Radjah ShelduckRadjah radjah (Garnot & R. Lesson, 1828) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pink-headed DuckRhodonessa caryophyllacea (Latham, 1790) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Comb DuckSarkidiornis melanotos (Pennant, 1769) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Comb DuckSarkidiornis sylvicola H. Ihering & R. Ihering, 1907 | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spectacled EiderSomateria fischeri (J. F. Brandt, 1847) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common EiderSomateria mollissima (Linnaeus, 1758) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| King EiderSomateria spectabilis (Linnaeus, 1758) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera (Vieillot, 1816) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-winged TealSpatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota (Eyton, 1838) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red ShovelerSpatula platalea (Vieillot, 1816) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Puna TealSpatula puna (Tschudi, 1844) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis (Latham, 1801) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bronze-winged DuckSpeculanas specularis (P. P. King, 1828) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Freckled DuckStictonetta naevosa (Gould, 1841) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Falkland Steamer DuckTachyeres brachypterus (Latham, 1790) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chubut Steamer DuckTachyeres leucocephalus Humphrey & Thompson, 1981 | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Flying Steamer DuckTachyeres patachonicus (P. P. King, 1831) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Flightless Steamer-DuckTachyeres pteneres (J. R. Forster, 1844) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| South African ShelduckTadorna cana (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crested ShelduckTadorna cristata (Kuroda, 1917) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea (Pallas, 1764) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna (Linnaeus, 1758) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides (Jardine & Selby, 1828) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus Eyton, 1838 | 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.