Anseriformes is an order of birds belonging to the clade Galloanseres. It consists of 3 families, 58 genera and 171 living species. Extinct species assignment follows the Mikko's Phylogeny Archive and Paleofile.com websites. This list is based on the taxonomy of the HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World by Josep del Hoyo and Nigel J. Collar also used by HBW, BirdLife International and IUCN and also includes historically extinct species and the presumed date of extinctionBirdLife and Lynx publish first illustrated world bird checklist Adrian Long, 22 Aug 2014
Summary of 2006 IUCN Red List categories
Conservation status [v2021-2, the data is current as of November 16, 2021]: - extinct, - extinct in the wild - critically endangered - endangered - vulnerable - near threatened - least concern - data deficient - not evaluated
Phylogeny Living Anseriformes based on the work by John Boyd.
Species Family Anhimidae (Screamers) †Chaunoides de Alvarenga 1999 †Chaunoides antiquus de Alvarenga 1999 Genus Anhima Brisson 1760 Anhima cornuta (Linnaeus 1766) Brisson 1760 (horned screamer) Genus Chauna Illiger 1811 Chauna chavaria (Linnaeus 1766) (northern screamer) Chauna torquata (Oken 1816) (southern screamer)
Family Anseranatidae (magpie goose) Genus ?†Anserpica Mourer-Chauviré, Berthet & Hugueney 2004 †Anserpica kiliani Mourer-Chauviré, Berthet & Hugueney 2004 Subfamily †Anatalavinae Olson 1999 Genus †Anatalavis Olson & Parris 1987 †Anatalavis rex (Shufeldt 1915) Olson & Parris 1987 †Anatalavis oxfordi Olson 1999 Subfamily Anseranatinae Salvadori 1895 Genus †Eoanseranas Worthy & Scanlon 2009 †Eoanseranas handae Worthy & Scanlon 2009 (Hand's dawn magpie goose) Genus Anseranas Lesson 1828 Anseranas semipalmata (Latham 1798) (magpie goose)
Family †Presbyornithidae Genus †Headonornis Harrison & Walker 1976 †Headonornis hantoniensis (Lydekker 1891) Harrison & Walker 1976 Genus †Presbyornis Wetmore 1926 †Presbyornis mongoliensis Kuročkin & Dyke 2010 †Presbyornis recurvirostrus (Hardy 1959) Ericson 2000 †Presbyornis pervetus Wetmore 1926 Genus †Telmabates Howard 1955 †Telmabates antiquus Howard 1955 †Telmabates howardae Cracraft 1970 Genus †Teviornis Kuročkin, Dyke & Karhu 2002 †Teviornis gobiensis Kuročkin, Dyke & Karhu 2002 Genus †Wilaru Boles et al., 2013 †Wilaru tedfordi Boles et al., 2013 †Wilaru prideauxi Vanesa et al., 2016
Family †Paranyrocidae Genus †Paranyroca Miller & Compton 1939 †Paranyroca magna Miller & Compton 1939
Family Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans) Anatidae incertae sedis †"Anas" albae Jánossy 1979 †"Anas" amotape Campbell 1979 †"Anas" eppelsheimensis Lambrecht 1933 †"Anas" isarensis Lambrecht 1933 †"Anas" luederitzensis Lambrecht 1929 †"Anas" sanctaehelenae Campbell 1979 †"Anser" scaldii Lambrecht 1933 †"Cygnopterus" alphonsi Cheneval 1984 †"Oxyura" doksana Mlíkovský 2002 Genus †Allgoviachen Mayr, Lechner & Böhme, 2022 †Allgoviachen tortonica Mayr, Lechner & Böhme, 2022 Genus †Ankonetta Cenizo & Agnolín 2010 †Ankonetta larriestra Cenizo & Agnolín 2010 Genus †Cayaoa Tonni 1979 †Cayaoa bruneti Tonni 1979 Genus †Aldabranas Harrison & Walker 1978 †Aldabranas cabri Harrison & Walker 1978 Genus †Chenoanas Zelenkov 2012 †Chenoanas deserta Zelenkov 2012 †Chenoanas asiatica Zelenkov et al., 2018 Genus †Helonetta Emslie 1992 †Helonetta brodkorbi Emslie 1992 Genus †Loxornis Ameghino 1894 †Loxornis clivus Ameghino 1894 Genus †Mioquerquedula Zelenkov & Kuročkin 2012 †Mioquerquedula minutissima Zelenkov & Kuročkin 2012 Genus †Shiriyanetta Watanabe & Matsuoka 2015 †Shiriyanetta goedertorum (Barnes et al., 1995) †Shiriyanetta hasegawai Watanabe & Matsuoka 2015 Genus †Teleornis Ameghino 1899 †Teleornis impressus Ameghino 1899
Subfamily †Romainvilliinae Genus †Romainvillia Lebedinský 1927 †Romainvillia stehlini Lebedinský 1927 Genus †Saintandrea Mayr & De Pietri 2013 †Saintandrea chenoides Mayr & De Pietri 2013
Subfamily †Dendrocheninae Genus †Dendrochen Miller 1944 †Dendrochen integra (Miller 1944) Cheneval 1987 †Dendrochen oligocaena (Tugarinov 1940) †Dendrochen robusta Miller 1944 Genus †Manuherikia Worthy et al., 2007 †Manuherikia lacustrina Worthy et al., 2007 (Manuherikia duck) †Manuherikia minuta Worthy et al., 2007 (Minute Manuherikia duck) †Manuherikia douglasi Worthy et al., 2008 (Douglas’ duck) Genus †Mionetta Livezey & Martin 1988 †Mionetta robusta (Milne-Edwards 1868) Mlíkovský 2002 †Mionetta arvernensis (Lydekker 1891a) †Mionetta blanchardi (Milne-Edwards 1863) Livezey & Martin 1988 †Mionetta consobrina (Milne-Edwards 1867) Livezey & Martin 1988 †Mionetta natator (Milne-Edwards 1867) Livezey & Martin 1988
Subfamily Dendrocygninae Genus Thalassornis Eyton 1838 Thalassornis leuconotus Eyton 1838 (white-backed duck) T. l. leuconotus Eyton 1838 (African white-backed duck) T. l. insularis (Richmond 1897) (Madagascan white-backed duck) Genus Dendrocygna Swainson 1837 (whistling/tree ducks) Subgenus (Lamprocygna) Boetticher 1949 Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus 1766) (white-faced whistling-duck) Dendrocygna autumnalis (Linnaeus 1758) (black-bellied whistling-duck) D. a. fulgens Friedmann 1947 (Northern black-bellied whistling duck) D. a. autumnalis (Linnaeus 1758) (Southern black-bellied whistling duck) Subgenus (Nesocygna) Boetticher 1949 Dendrocygna guttata (Schlegel 1866) (spotted whistling-duck) Dendrocygna arborea (Linnaeus 1758) (West Indian whistling-duck) B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv) Subgenus (Dendrocygna) Swainson 1837 Dendrocygna bicolor (Vieillot 1816) (fulvous whistling-duck) Dendrocygna eytoni (Eyton 1838) (plumed whistling-duck) Dendrocygna javanica (Horsfield 1821) (lesser whistling-duck) Dendrocygna arcuata (Horsfield 1824) (wandering whistling-duck) D. a. arcuata (Horsfield 1824) (East Indian wandering whistling duck) D. a. pygmaea Mayr 1945 (lesser wandering whistling duck) D. a. australis Reichenbach 1850 (Australian wandering whistling duck)
Subfamily Plectropterinae Genus Plectropterus Stephens 1824 Plectropterus gambensis (Linnaeus 1766) Stephens 1824 (spur-winged goose) P. g. gambensis (Linnaeus 1766) (Gambian spur-winged goose) P. g. niger Sclater 1877 (black spur-winged goose)
Subfamily Stictonettinae Genus Stictonetta Reichenbach 1853 Stictonetta naevosa (Gould 1841) Reichenbach 1853 (freckled duck)
Subfamily Anserinae Tribe Nettapodini Genus Nettapus von Brandt 1836 (Pygmy geese) Subgenus (Nettapus) von Brandt 1836 Nettapus auritus (Boddaert 1783) (African pygmy-goose) Subgenus (Cheniscus) Eyton 1838 Nettapus pulchellus Gould 1842 (green pygmy-goose) Nettapus coromandelianus (Gmelin 1789) (cotton pygmy-goose) N. c. albipennis Gould 1842 (greater cotton pygmy goose) N. c. coromandelianus (Gmelin 1789) (lesser cotton pygmy goose) Tribe Biziurini Mathews 1946 Genus Biziura Stephens 1824 (musk ducks) †Biziura exhumata DeVis 1889 †Biziura delautouri Forbes 1892 (New Zealand musk duck) Biziura lobata (Shaw 1796) (musk duck) B. l. lobata (Shaw 1796) B. l. menziesi Tribe Oxyurini Swainson 1831 Genus †Dunstanetta Worthy et al., 2007 †Dunstanetta johnstoneorum Worthy et al., 2007 (Johnstone's ducks) Genus †Lavadytis Stidham & Hilton 2015 †Lavadytis pyrenae Stidham & Hilton 2015 Genus †Pinpanetta Worthy 2009 †Pinpanetta tedfordi Worthy 2009 †Pinpanetta vickersrichae Worthy 2009 †Pinpanetta fromensis Worthy 2009 Genus †Tirarinetta Worthy 2008 †Tirarinetta kanunka Worthy 2008 Genus Heteronetta Salvadori 1865 Heteronetta atricapilla (Merrem 1841) Salvadori 1865 (black-headed duck) Genus Nomonyx Ridgway 1880 Nomonyx dominicus (Linnaeus 1766) Ridgway 1880 (masked duck) Genus Oxyura Bonaparte 1828 †Oxyura bessomi Howard 1963 †Oxyura hulberti Emslie 1992 †Oxyura vantetsi Worthy 2005 (New Zealand blue-billed/stiff-tailed duck) †Oxyura zapatanima Alvarez 1977 Subgenus (Oxyura) Bonaparte 1828 Oxyura jamaicensis (Gmelin 1789) (ruddy duck) Subgenus (Cerconectes) Wagler 1832 Oxyura ferruginea (Eyton 1838) (Andean duck) Oxyura vittata (Philippi 1860) (lake duck) Oxyura australis Gould 1837 non Horn 1983 (blue-billed duck) Oxyura maccoa (Eyton 1838) (maccoa duck) A4be Oxyura leucocephala (Scopoli 1769) (white-headed duck) A2bcde+4bcde Tribe Anserini Vigors 1825 Genus †Afrocygnus Louchart et al., 2005 †Afrocygnus chauvireae Louchart et al., 2005 Genus †Asiavis Nesov 1986 †Asiavis phosphatica Nesov 1986 Genus †Bonibernicla Kuročkin 1985 †Bonibernicla ponderosa Kuročkin 1985 Genus †Cygnavus Lambrecht 1931 †Cygnavus senckenbergi Lambrecht 1931 †Cygnavus formosus Korochkin 1968 Genus †Cygnopterus Lambrecht 1931a †Cygnopterus neogradiensis Kessler & Hir 2009 †Cygnopterus affinis (Beneden 1883) Lambrecht 1931 Genus †Eremochen Brodkorb 1961 †Eremochen russelli Brodkorb 1961 Genus †Paracygnus Short 1969 †Paracygnus plattensis Short 1969 Genus †Presbychen Wetmore 1930 †Presbychen abavus Wetmore 1930 †“Chenopis” nanus De Vis 1905 †Anatidae sp. & gen. indet. (Long-legged shelduck) †Anatidae sp. & gen. indet. (Rota flightless duck) †Anatidae sp. & gen. indet. (Giant Hawaiʻi goose) †Anatidae sp. & gen. indet. (Giant Oʻahu goose) Subtribe Malacorhynchina von Boetticher 1950 Genus Malacorhynchus Swainson 1831 †Malacorhynchus scarletti Olson 1977 (Scarlett's duck) Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Latham 1801) Swainson 1831 (pink-eared duck) Subtribe Cereopsina Vigors 1825 fide Gray Genus †Cnemiornis Owen 1866 (New Zealand Geese) †Cnemiornis calcitrans Owen 1866 (South Island Goose) †Cnemiornis septentrionalis Oliver 1955 (North Island Goose) Genus Cereopsis Latham 1801 Cereopsis novaehollandiae Latham 1801 (Cape Barren goose) C. n. novaehollandiae Latham 1801 (eastern/New Holland Cape Barren goose) C. n. grisea (Vieillot 1818) (Recherche/southwestern Cape Barren goose) Genus Coscoroba Reichenbach 1853 Coscoroba coscoroba (Molina 1782) Reichenbach 1853 (coscoroba swan) Subtribe Cygnina Vigors 1825 fide Gray (true swans) Genus Cygnus Garsault 1764 (true swans)
†Cygnus davidii (Père David's swan) †Cygnus herenthalsi (van Beneden 1871) Mlíkovský 2002 †Cygnus hibbardi Brodkorb 1958 †Cygnus lacustris (De Vis 1905) Subgenus (Sthenelides) Cygnus melanocoryphus (Molina 1782) (black-necked swan) Subgenus (Chenopis) Wagler 1832 †Cygnus sumnerensis (Forbes 1890) Oliver 1930 sensu Holdaway & al 2001 (New Zealand & Chatham Islands swan) Cygnus atratus (Latham 1790) (black swan) Subgenus (Cygnus) Garsault 1764 †Cygnus atavus (Fraas 1870) Mlíkovský 1992 †Cygnus paloregonus Cope 1878 †Cygnus equitum Bate 1916 sensu Livezey 1997 (Dwarf Maltese swan) Cygnus olor (Gmelin 1789) (mute swan) †C. o. bergmanni Serebrovsky 1940 C. o. olor (Gmelin 1789) Subgenus (Olor) (Wagler 1832) †Cygnus mariae Bickart 1990 †Cygnus csakvarensis Lambrecht 1933 †Cygnus falconeri Parker 1865 sensu Livezey 1997a (Giant Maltese swan) †Cygnus verae Boev 2000 Cygnus buccinator Richardson 1831 (trumpeter swan) Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus 1758) (whooper swan) Cygnus columbianus (Ord 1815) (tundra swan) C. c. bewickii (Yarrel 1830) sensu Carboneras 1992 (Bewick's Swan) C. c. columbianus (Ord 1815) (Tundra Swan) Subtribe Anserina Vigors 1825 fide Gray Genus Branta Scopoli 1769 (black geese)
†Branta dickey Miller 1924 †Branta esmeralda Burt 1929 †Branta howardae Miller 1930 †Branta hypsibata (Cope 1878) †Branta propinqua Schufeldt 1892 †Branta rhuax (Wetmore 1943) Olson 2013 (Giant Hawai'i/Wetmore's goose) †Branta thessaliensis Boev & Koufos 2006 Subgenus (Branta) Scopoli 1769 Branta bernicla (Linnaeus 1758) (brent goose) B. b. bernicla (Linnaeus 1758) (Dark-bellied Brant Goose) B. b. nigricans (Lawrence 1846) (black-bellied Brant goose) B. b. hrota (Müller 1776) (pale-bellied brant) Subgenus (Leucopareia) Reichenbach 1852 Branta ruficollis (Pallas 1769) (red-breasted goose) A2bcd+3bcd+4bcd Subgenus (Leucoblepharon) Baird 1858