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Anatinaeducks, teals, and relatives

  • KingdomAnimaliaanimals
    • Eumetazoametazoans
      • Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
        • Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
          • PhylumChordatachordates
            • Craniatacraniates
              • SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
                • SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
                  • Euteleostomibony vertebrates
                    • ClassSarcopterygiilobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates
                      • Tetrapodatetrapods
                        • Amniotaamniotes
                          • ClassReptiliaturtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives
                            • ClassAvesbirds
                              • SubclassNeognathaeneognath birds
                                • InfraclassGalloanseraegeese, ducks, quails, pheasants, and relatives
                                  • OrderAnseriformesducks, geese, swans, and relatives
                                    • FamilyAnatidaeducks, geese, and swans
                                      • SubfamilyAnatinaeducks, teals, and relatives
                                        • GenusAixwood ducks
                                        • GenusAmazonettaBrazilian teal
                                        • GenusAnasdabbling ducks and teals
                                        • GenusAsarcorniswhite-winged duck
                                        • GenusAythyadiving ducks
                                        • GenusBiziuramusk duck
                                        • GenusBucephalagoldeneyes
                                        • GenusCairinaMuscovy duck
                                        • GenusCallonettaringed teal
                                        • GenusCamptorhynchusLabrador ducks
                                        • GenusChenonettamaned duck
                                        • GenusClangulaoldsquaws
                                        • GenusHeteronettablack-headed duck
                                        • GenusHistrionicusharlequin ducks
                                        • GenusLophodyteshooded mergansers
                                        • GenusLophonettacrested duck
                                        • GenusMalacorhynchuspink-eared duck
                                        • GenusMarmaronettamarbled teal
                                        • GenusMelanittascoters
                                        • GenusMergellussmews
                                        • GenusMergusgreater mergansers
                                        • GenusNettapochards
                                        • GenusNettapuspygmy geese
                                        • GenusNomonyxmasked duck
                                        • GenusOxyurastiff-tailed ducks
                                        • GenusPolystictaSteller's eiders
                                        • GenusPteronettaHartlaub's duck
                                        • GenusRhodonessapink-headed duck
                                        • GenusSalvadorinaSalvadori's teal
                                        • GenusSomateriatypical eiders
                                        • GenusSpeculanasspectacled duck

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  • KingdomAnimaliaanimals
  • PhylumChordatachordates
  • SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
  • ClassAvesbirds
  • OrderAnseriformesducks, geese, swans, and relatives
  • FamilyAnatidaeducks, geese, and swans
  • SubfamilyAnatinaeducks, teals, and relatives

Related Taxa

  • SpeciesAix galericulataMandarin duck
  • SpeciesAix sponsawood duck
  • SpeciesAnas acutanorthern pintail
  • SpeciesAnas americanaAmerican wigeon
  • SpeciesAnas bahamensiswhite-cheeked pintail
  • SpeciesAnas clypeatanorthern shoveler
  • SpeciesAnas creccacommon teal
  • SpeciesAnas cyanopteracinnamon teal
  • SpeciesAnas discorsblue-winged teal
  • SpeciesAnas falcatafalcated duck
  • SpeciesAnas flavirostrisspeckled teal
  • SpeciesAnas formosaBaikal teal
  • SpeciesAnas fulvigulamottled duck
  • SpeciesAnas laysanensisLaysan duck
  • SpeciesAnas penelopeEurasian wigeon
  • SpeciesAnas platyrhynchosmallard
  • SpeciesAnas rubripesAmerican black duck
  • SpeciesAnas streperagadwall
  • SpeciesAnas wyvillianaHawaiian duck
  • SpeciesAythya affinislesser scaup
  • SpeciesAythya americanaredhead
  • SpeciesAythya collarisring-necked duck
  • SpeciesAythya fuligulatufted duck
  • SpeciesAythya valisineriacanvasback
  • SpeciesBiziura lobatamusk duck
  • SpeciesBucephala albeolabufflehead
  • SpeciesBucephala clangulacommon goldeneye
  • SpeciesBucephala islandicaBarrow's goldeneye
  • SpeciesCairina moschataMuscovy duck
  • SpeciesClangula hyemalislong-tailed duck
  • SpeciesHeteronetta atricapillablack-headed duck
  • SpeciesHistrionicus histrionicusharlequin duck
  • SpeciesLophodytes cucullatushooded merganser
  • SpeciesMelanitta nigrablack scoter
  • SpeciesMergus mergansercommon merganser
  • SpeciesMergus serratorred-breasted merganser
  • SpeciesNetta rufinared-crested pochard
  • SpeciesOxyura jamaicensisruddy duck
  • SpeciesOxyura leucocephalawhite-headed duck
  • SpeciesRhodonessa caryophyllaceapink-headed duck
  • SpeciesSomateria fischerispectacled eider
  • SpeciesSomateria mollissimacommon eider
  • SpeciesSomateria spectabilisking eider