Duck birds
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the family of the duck birds (Anatidae) is the species-richest from the order of the goose birds (Anseriformes).
The family covers 47 kinds, of it 1 become extinct, and nearly 150 kinds. Among the most endangered kinds those rank Bernierente, the Laysanente and the Malaienente. The Hawaiigans, whose existence was likewise very strongly threatened, could be received by zoo after breeding as kind. Their continuing as kind is considered again as secured.
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spreading
the duck birds are world-wide common with the largest diversity of speciesin the moderate and cold climate zones on both sides the Tropics.
systematics
systematics within the family still are in the river. Often still those become here as impulses of in the following the Unterfamilie of the ducks (Anatinae), seized fartreated sea ducks (Mergini) and rudder ducks (Oxyurini) as further Unterfamilien Merginae and/or. Oxyurinae separated. The authorization of the ape ducks (Stictonettinae) as own Unterfamilie is not completely safe.
The family of the duck birds is partitioned frequently as follows:
Kinds and kinds (selection)
Unterfamilie of whistling geese (Dendrocygninae)
tri bus of whistling geese (Dendrocygnini)
- whistling geese (Dendrocygna) - 8 kinds
tri bus of white back whistling geese (Thalassornithini)
- white back whistling geese (Thalassornis)
- white back whistling goose (T. leuconotus)
Unterfamilie of geese (Anserinae)
tri bus of chicken geese (Cereopsini)
- chicken geese (Cereopsis)
- chicken goose (C. novaehollandiae)
tri bus genuine geese (Anserini)
- field geese (Anser) - 10 kinds
- of sea geese (Branta ) - 5 kinds
tri bus Swans (Cygnini)
- swans (Cygnus) - 8 kinds, of it 1 †
- Coscorobaschwäne (Coscoroba)
- Coscorobaschwan (C. coscoroba)
Unterfamilie ape ducks (Stictonettinae)
- ape ducks (Stictonetta)
- ape duck (S. naevosa)
Unterfamilie Half geese (Tadorninae)
tri bus (Merganettini)
- seam bill ducks (Hymenolaimus)
- seam bill duck (H. malacorhynchus)
- fall brook ducks (Merganetta)
- fall brook duck (M. armata)
- steam ship ducks (Tachyeres) - 4 kinds
tri bus (Plectopterini)
- spur geese (Plectropterus)
- Spur goose (P. gambensis)
- gloss ducks (Sarkidiornis)
- gloss duck (S. melanotos)
tri bus (Tadornini)
- blue wing geese (Cyanochen)
- blue wing goose (C. cyanopterus)
- Nile geese (Alopochen)
- Nile goose (A. aegyptiacus)
- Orinokogänse (Neochen)
- Orinokogans (N. jubata)
- (Chloephaga) - 5 kinds
- Kasarkas (Tadorna) - 7 kinds, z. B.:
- Rust goose (T. ferruginea)
- Paradieskasarka (T. variegata)
- fire goose (T. tadorna)
Unterfamilie ducks (Anatinae)
Tri bus (Malacorhynchini)
- Salvadorienten (Salvadorina)
- Salvadoriente (S. waigiuensis)
- rose ear ducks (Malacorhynchus)
- rose ear duck (M. membranaceus)
tri bus Schwimmenten (Anatini)
- (Aix)
- bride duck (A. sponsa)
- Mandarin duck (A. galericulata)
- hard leaves ducks (Pteronetta)
- hard leaves duck (P. hartlaubii)
- Moschusenten (Cairina)
- Moschusente (C. moschata)
- Weissflügel Moschusente (C. scutulata)
- reminding geese (Chenonetta)
- remind close to (CH. jubata)
- Dwarf ducks (nice APUs) - 3 kinds
- Amazon ducks (Amazonetta)
- Amazon duck (A. brasiliensis)
- red shoulder ducks (Callonetta)
- red shoulder duck (C. leucophrys)
- tuft ducks (Lophonetta)
- tuft duck (L. specularioides)
- copper mirror ducks (Speculanas)
- copper mirror duck (S. specularis)
- actual ducks (Anas) - approx. 40 kinds, z. B.:
- Spiessente (A. acuta)
- spoon duck (A. clypeata)
- Krickente (A. crecca)
- whistling duck (A. penelope)
- Schnatterente (A. strepera)
- stick duck (A. platyrhynchos)
- Marmelenten (Marmaronetta)
- Marmelente (M. angustirostris)
tri bus dipping ducks (Aythyini)
- (Netta) - 4 kinds
- piston duck (N. rufina)
- carnation duck, rose head duck (N. caryophyllacea)
- rose bill duck (N. peposaca)
- red eye duck (N. erythrophthalma)
- dipping ducks (Aythya) - 12 kinds
- heron duck (A. fuligula)
- mountain duck (A. marila)
- board duck (A. ferina)
- giant board duck (A. valisineria)
tri bus sea ducks (Mergini)
- Cheque ducks (Polysticta)
- cheque duck (P. stelleri)
- oath pensions (Somateria) - 3 kinds
- collar ducks (Histrionicus)
- collar duck (H. histrionicus)
- † Labradorenten (Camptorhynchus)
- † Labradorente (C. labradorius)
- sea ducks (Melanitta)
- Mourning duck (M. nigra)
- eyeglass duck (M. perspicillata)
- velvet duck (M. fusca)
- ice ducks (Clangula)
- ice duck (C. hyemalis)
- Zwergsäger (Mergellus)
- Zwergsäger (M. albellus)
- (Bucephala)
- buffalo head duck (B. albeola)
- Schellente (B. clangula)
- spatula duck (B. islandica)
- Kappensäger (Lophodytes)
- Kappensäger (L. cucullatus)
- Säger (Mergus) - 5 kinds, of it 1 †
tri bus rudder ducks (Oxyurini)
- Kuckucksenten (Heteronetta)
- Kuckucksente (H. atricapilla)
- mask ducks (Nomonyx)
- mask duck (N. dominicus)
- rudder ducks (Oxyura) - 5 kinds
at present no tri bus assigned
- rag ducks (Biziura)
- rag duck (B. lobata)
literature
- T. Bartlett, Ducks andGeese - A Guide ton management, The Crowood press, 2002, ISBN 1-852236507
- Hartmut Kolbe; The duck birds of the world, Ulmer publishing house 1999, ISBN 3-8001-7442-1
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