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Anseriformes

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
ORDER

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Anseriformes

Name

Homonyms
Anseriformes
Common names
Andefugle in Danish
Canards, Oies, Cygnes in French
Ducks in English
Ducks in English
Ducks in English
Ducks in English
Ducks in English
Geese in English
Geese in English
Geese in English
Geese in English
Geese in English
Screamers in English
Screamers in English
Screamers in English
Screamers in English
Screamers in English
Screamers, Ducks, Geese, Swans in English
Screamers, Ducks, Geese, Swans in English
Swans in English
Swans in English
Swans in English
Swans in English
Swans in English
Waterfowl in English
Waterfowl in English
Waterfowl in English
Waterfowl in English
Waterfowl in English
canards in French
canards in French
canards in French
cygnes in French
cygnes in French
cygnes in French
oies in French
oies in French
oies in French
sauvagine in French
sauvagine in French
sauvagine in French
screamers, ducks, geese, swans in English
sorsalinnut in Finnish
waterfowl in English
waterfowl in English
waterfowl in English
andefuglar in Nynorsk, Norwegian
andefugler in Norwegian Bokmål
andfåglar in Swedish
vuojašlottit in Northern Sami

Bibliographic References

  1. (2002) Sveriges fåglar
  2. (2015) IOC World Bird List (v5.1)
  3. AviList Core Team (2025) AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025
  4. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  5. Bilal Dik,Onur Ceylan,Fatma HüğüL: Chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) of some aquatic birds in Konya province, Turkey, new records for Turkish fauna
  6. Harrison, P. (1985). Seabirds: an identification guide. Revised edition. Christopher Helm Publisher. A & C Black: London, UK. ISBN 0-7136-3510-X. 448 pp.
  7. Harrison, P. (1985). Seabirds: an identification guide. Revised edition. Christopher Helm Publisher. A & C Black: London, UK. ISBN 0-7136-3510-X. 448 pp.
  8. Larsson, Ekström, Larsson & Gandemo (2007) Birds of the World [CD]
  9. Taxonomikommittén, BirdLife Sverige (2025) Familjelistan. Officiella svenska namn på alla världens fågelfamiljer och högre systematiska grupper, version 22. 5 juni 2025.
  10. Wagler (1831) Einige Mittheilungen über Thiere Mexicos
  11. Wikispecies (2026) Wikispecies
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