Anseriformes
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Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises 178 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae, Anseranatidae, and Anatidae, the largest family, which includes the o
Magpie goose
Magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata), sole surviving member of a Mesozoic lineage
Cast of Dromornis stirtoni, a mihirung, from Australia.
Gastornis giganteus restoration
Duck
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Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and geese, which are members of the same family. Divided amo
Anseriformes
…of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which includes the other 174 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans. Most modern species in the order are highly adapted for an aquatic existence at the water surface. With the exception of screamers…
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Pacific black duck displaying the characteristic upending "duck"
Male mallard.
Wood ducks.