The avian familyAnatidae, commonly calledwaterfowl, comprise theducks,geese, andswans. TheInternational Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 174 Anatidae species distributed among 53 genera, 32 of which have only one species. Eight species on the list are extinct; they are marked (E).[1]
This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.
| Common name | Binomial name +authority | IOC sequence |
|---|---|---|
| White-faced whistling duck | Dendrocygna viduata(Linnaeus, 1766) | 1 |
| Black-bellied whistling duck | Dendrocygna autumnalis(Linnaeus, 1758) | 2 |
| Spotted whistling duck | Dendrocygna guttataSchlegel, 1866 | 3 |
| West Indian whistling duck | Dendrocygna arborea(Linnaeus, 1758) | 4 |
| Fulvous whistling duck | Dendrocygna bicolor(Vieillot, 1816) | 5 |
| Plumed whistling duck | Dendrocygna eytoni(Eyton, 1838) | 6 |
| Wandering whistling duck | Dendrocygna arcuata(Horsfield, 1824) | 7 |
| Lesser whistling duck | Dendrocygna javanica(Horsfield, 1821) | 8 |
| White-backed duck | Thalassornis leuconotusEyton, 1838 | 9 |
| Cape Barren goose | Cereopsis novaehollandiaeLatham, 1801 | 10 |
| Brant goose | Branta bernicla(Linnaeus, 1758) | 11 |
| Red-breasted goose | Branta ruficollis(Pallas, 1769) | 12 |
| Nene | Branta sandvicensis(Vigors, 1834) | 13 |
| Canada goose | Branta canadensis(Linnaeus, 1758) | 14 |
| Barnacle goose | Branta leucopsis(Bechstein, 1803) | 15 |
| Cackling goose | Branta hutchinsii(Richardson, 1832) | 16 |
| Bar-headed goose | Anser indicus(Latham, 1790) | 17 |
| Emperor goose | Anser canagicus(Sevastianov, 1802) | 18 |
| Ross's goose | Anser rossiiCassin, 1861 | 19 |
| Snow goose | Anser caerulescens(Linnaeus, 1758) | 20 |
| Greylag goose | Anser anser(Linnaeus, 1758) | 21 |
| Swan goose | Anser cygnoides(Linnaeus, 1758) | 22 |
| Taiga bean goose | Anser fabalis(Latham, 1787) | 23 |
| Pink-footed goose | Anser brachyrhynchusBaillon, 1834 | 24 |
| Tundra bean goose | Anser serrirostrisGould, 1852 | 25 |
| Greater white-fronted goose | Anser albifrons(Scopoli, 1769) | 26 |
| Lesser white-fronted goose | Anser erythropus(Linnaeus, 1758) | 27 |
| Coscoroba swan | Coscoroba coscoroba(Molina, 1782) | 28 |
| Black swan | Cygnus atratus(Latham, 1790) | 29 |
| Black-necked swan | Cygnus melancoryphus(Molina, 1782) | 30 |
| Mute swan | Cygnus olor(Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 31 |
| Trumpeter swan | Cygnus buccinatorRichardson, 1831 | 32 |
| Tundra swan | Cygnus columbianus(Ord, 1815) | 33 |
| Whooper swan | Cygnus cygnus(Linnaeus, 1758) | 34 |
| Freckled duck | Stictonetta naevosa(Gould, 1841) | 35 |
| Blue duck | Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos(Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 36 |
| Flying steamer duck | Tachyeres patachonicus(King, PP, 1831) | 37 |
| Fuegian steamer duck | Tachyeres pteneres(Forster, JR, 1844) | 38 |
| Falkland steamer duck | Tachyeres brachypterus(Latham, 1790) | 39 |
| Chubut steamer duck | Tachyeres leucocephalusHumphrey &Thompson, 1981 | 40 |
| Torrent duck | Merganetta armataGould, 1842 | 41 |
| Spur-winged goose | Plectropterus gambensis(Linnaeus, 1766) | 42 |
| Comb duck | Sarkidiornis sylvicolaIhering, HFA &Ihering, R, 1907 | 43 |
| Knob-billed duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos(Pennant, 1769) | 44 |
| Blue-winged goose | Cyanochen cyanoptera(Rüppell, 1845) | 45 |
| Egyptian goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca(Linnaeus, 1766) | 46 |
| Mauritius sheldgoose | Alopochen mauritiana(Newton, E &Gadow, 1893) (E) | 47 |
| Reunion sheldgoose | Alopochen kervazoi(Cowles, 1994) (E) | 48 |
| Orinoco goose | Neochen jubata(Spix, 1825) | 49 |
| Andean goose | Chloephaga melanoptera(Eyton, 1838) | 50 |
| Upland goose | Chloephaga picta(Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 51 |
| Kelp goose | Chloephaga hybrida(Molina, 1782) | 52 |
| Ashy-headed goose | Chloephaga poliocephalaSclater, PL, 1857 | 53 |
| Ruddy-headed goose | Chloephaga rubidicepsSclater, PL, 1861 | 54 |
| Radjah shelduck | Radjah radjah(Garnot &Lesson, RP, 1828) | 55 |
| Common shelduck | Tadorna tadorna(Linnaeus, 1758) | 56 |
| Ruddy shelduck | Tadorna ferruginea(Pallas, 1764) | 57 |
| South African shelduck | Tadorna cana(Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 58 |
| Australian shelduck | Tadorna tadornoides(Jardine &Selby, 1828) | 59 |
| Paradise shelduck | Tadorna variegata(Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 60 |
| Crested shelduck | Tadorna cristata(Kuroda, Nm, 1917) (E) | 61 |
| Pink-eared duck | Malacorhynchus membranaceus(Latham, 1801) | 62 |
| Salvadori's teal | Salvadorina waigiuensisRothschild &Hartert, EJO, 1894 | 63 |
| 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 auritus(Boddaert, 1783) | 70 |
| Cotton pygmy goose | Nettapus coromandelianus(Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 71 |
| Green pygmy goose | Nettapus pulchellusGould, 1842 | 72 |
| Brazilian teal | Amazonetta brasiliensis(Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 73 |
| Ringed teal | Callonetta leucophrys(Vieillot, 1816) | 74 |
| Crested duck | Lophonetta specularioides(King, PP, 1828) | 75 |
| Bronze-winged duck | Speculanas specularis(King, PP, 1828) | 76 |
| Baikal teal | Sibirionetta formosa(Georgi, 1775) | 77 |
| Garganey | Spatula querquedula(Linnaeus, 1758) | 78 |
| Blue-billed teal | Spatula hottentota(Eyton, 1838) | 79 |
| Puna teal | Spatula puna(Tschudi, 1844) | 80 |
| Silver teal | Spatula versicolor(Vieillot, 1816) | 81 |
| Red shoveler | Spatula platalea(Vieillot, 1816) | 82 |
| Cinnamon teal | Spatula cyanoptera(Vieillot, 1816) | 83 |
| Blue-winged teal | Spatula discors(Linnaeus, 1766) | 84 |
| Cape shoveler | Spatula smithiiHartert, EJO, 1891 | 85 |
| Australasian shoveler | Spatula rhynchotis(Latham, 1801) | 86 |
| Northern shoveler | Spatula clypeata(Linnaeus, 1758) | 87 |
| Gadwall | Mareca strepera(Linnaeus, 1758) | 88 |
| Falcated duck | Mareca falcata(Georgi, 1775) | 89 |
| Eurasian wigeon | Mareca penelope(Linnaeus, 1758) | 90 |
| Chiloe wigeon | Mareca sibilatrix(Poeppig, 1829) | 91 |
| American wigeon | Mareca americana(Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 92 |
| Amsterdam wigeon | Mareca marecula(Olson &Jouventin, 1996) (E) | 93 |
| African black duck | Anas sparsaEyton, 1838 | 94 |
| Yellow-billed duck | Anas undulataDubois, CF, 1838 | 95 |
| Meller's duck | Anas melleriSclater, PL, 1865 | 96 |
| Pacific black duck | Anas superciliosaGmelin, JF, 1789 | 97 |
| Laysan duck | Anas laysanensisRothschild, 1892 | 98 |
| Hawaiian duck | Anas wyvillianaSclater, PL, 1878 | 99 |
| Philippine duck | Anas luzonicaFraser, 1839 | 100 |
| Indian spot-billed duck | Anas poecilorhynchaForster, JR, 1781 | 101 |
| Eastern spot-billed duck | Anas zonorhynchaSwinhoe, 1866 | 102 |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchosLinnaeus, 1758 | 103 |
| Mottled duck | Anas fulvigulaRidgway, 1874 | 104 |
| American black duck | Anas rubripesBrewster, 1902 | 105 |
| Mexican duck | Anas diaziRidgway, 1886 | 106 |
| Cape teal | Anas capensisGmelin, JF, 1789 | 107 |
| White-cheeked pintail | Anas bahamensisLinnaeus, 1758 | 108 |
| Red-billed teal | Anas erythrorhynchaGmelin, JF, 1789 | 109 |
| Yellow-billed pintail | Anas georgicaGmelin, JF, 1789 | 110 |
| Eaton's pintail | Anas eatoni(Sharpe, 1875) | 111 |
| Northern pintail | Anas acutaLinnaeus, 1758 | 112 |
| Eurasian teal | Anas creccaLinnaeus, 1758 | 113 |
| Green-winged teal | Anas carolinensisGmelin, JF, 1789 | 114 |
| Yellow-billed teal | Anas flavirostrisVieillot, 1816 | 115 |
| Andean teal | Anas andium(Sclater, PL &Salvin, 1873) | 116 |
| Sunda teal | Anas gibberifronsMüller, S, 1842 | 117 |
| Andaman teal | Anas albogularis(Hume, 1873) | 118 |
| Mascarene teal | Anas theodoriNewton, E &Gadow, 1893 (E) | 119 |
| Grey teal | Anas gracilisBuller, 1869 | 120 |
| Chestnut teal | Anas castanea(Eyton, 1838) | 121 |
| Bernier's teal | Anas bernieri(Hartlaub, 1860) | 122 |
| Brown teal | Anas chlorotisGray, GR, 1845 | 123 |
| Auckland teal | Anas aucklandica(Gray, GR, 1844) | 124 |
| Campbell teal | Anas nesiotis(Fleming, JH, 1935) | 125 |
| Marbled duck | Marmaronetta angustirostris(Ménétriés, 1832) | 126 |
| Pink-headed duck | Rhodonessa caryophyllacea(Latham, 1790) (E) | 127 |
| Red-crested pochard | Netta rufina(Pallas, 1773) | 128 |
| Rosy-billed pochard | Netta peposaca(Vieillot, 1816) | 129 |
| Southern pochard | Netta erythrophthalma(Wied-Neuwied, M, 1833) | 130 |
| Canvasback | Aythya valisineria(Wilson, A, 1814) | 131 |
| Redhead | Aythya americana(Eyton, 1838) | 132 |
| Common pochard | Aythya ferina(Linnaeus, 1758) | 133 |
| Hardhead | Aythya australis(Eyton, 1838) | 134 |
| Madagascar pochard | Aythya innotata(Salvadori, 1894) | 135 |
| Baer's pochard | Aythya baeri(Radde, 1863) | 136 |
| Ferruginous duck | Aythya nyroca(Güldenstädt, 1770) | 137 |
| New Zealand scaup | Aythya novaeseelandiae(Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 138 |
| Ring-necked duck | Aythya collaris(Donovan, 1809) | 139 |
| Tufted duck | Aythya fuligula(Linnaeus, 1758) | 140 |
| Greater scaup | Aythya marila(Linnaeus, 1761) | 141 |
| Lesser scaup | Aythya affinis(Eyton, 1838) | 142 |
| Steller's eider | Polysticta stelleri(Pallas, 1769) | 143 |
| Spectacled eider | Somateria fischeri(Brandt, JF, 1847) | 144 |
| King eider | Somateria spectabilis(Linnaeus, 1758) | 145 |
| Common eider | Somateria mollissima(Linnaeus, 1758) | 146 |
| Harlequin duck | Histrionicus histrionicus(Linnaeus, 1758) | 147 |
| Labrador duck | Camptorhynchus labradorius(Gmelin, JF, 1789) (E) | 148 |
| Surf scoter | Melanitta perspicillata(Linnaeus, 1758) | 149 |
| Velvet scoter | Melanitta fusca(Linnaeus, 1758) | 150 |
| White-winged scoter | Melanitta deglandi(Bonaparte, 1850) | 151 |
| Stejneger's scoter | Melanitta stejnegeri(Ridgway, 1887) | 152 |
| Common scoter | Melanitta nigra(Linnaeus, 1758) | 153 |
| Black scoter | Melanitta americana(Swainson, 1832) | 154 |
| Long-tailed duck | Clangula hyemalis(Linnaeus, 1758) | 155 |
| Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola(Linnaeus, 1758) | 156 |
| Common goldeneye | Bucephala clangula(Linnaeus, 1758) | 157 |
| Barrow's goldeneye | Bucephala islandica(Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 158 |
| Smew | Mergellus albellus(Linnaeus, 1758) | 159 |
| Hooded merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus(Linnaeus, 1758) | 160 |
| New Zealand merganser | Mergus australisHombron &Jacquinot, 1841 (E) | 161 |
| Brazilian merganser | Mergus octosetaceusVieillot, 1817 | 162 |
| Common merganser | Mergus merganserLinnaeus, 1758 | 163 |
| Red-breasted merganser | Mergus serratorLinnaeus, 1758 | 164 |
| Scaly-sided merganser | Mergus squamatusGould, 1864 | 165 |
| Black-headed duck | Heteronetta atricapilla(Merrem, 1841) | 166 |
| Masked duck | Nomonyx dominicus(Linnaeus, 1766) | 167 |
| Ruddy duck | Oxyura jamaicensis(Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 168 |
| Andean duck | Oxyura ferruginea(Eyton, 1838) | 169 |
| Lake duck | Oxyura vittata(Philippi, 1860) | 170 |
| Blue-billed duck | Oxyura australisGould, 1837 | 171 |
| Maccoa duck | Oxyura maccoa(Eyton, 1838) | 172 |
| White-headed duck | Oxyura leucocephala(Scopoli, 1769) | 173 |
| Musk duck | Biziura lobata(Shaw, 1796) | 174 |