List of Anatidae species

The avian family Anatidae, commonly called waterfowl, comprise the ducks, geese, and swans. The International 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	IOC sequence
White-faced whistling duck	Dendrocygna viduata	1
Black-bellied whistling duck	Dendrocygna autumnalis	2
Spotted whistling duck	Dendrocygna guttata	3
West Indian whistling duck	Dendrocygna arborea	4
Fulvous whistling duck	Dendrocygna bicolor	5
Plumed whistling duck	Dendrocygna eytoni	6
Wandering whistling duck	Dendrocygna arcuata	7
Lesser whistling duck	Dendrocygna javanica	8
White-backed duck	Thalassornis leuconotus	9
Cape Barren goose	Cereopsis novaehollandiae	10
Brant goose	Branta bernicla	11
Red-breasted goose	Branta ruficollis	12
Nene	Branta sandvicensis	13
Canada goose	Branta canadensis	14
Barnacle goose	Branta leucopsis	15
Cackling goose	Branta hutchinsii	16
Bar-headed goose	Anser indicus	17
Emperor goose	Anser canagicus	18
Ross's goose	Anser rossii	19
Snow goose	Anser caerulescens	20
Greylag goose	Anser anser	21
Swan goose	Anser cygnoides	22
Taiga bean goose	Anser fabalis	23
Pink-footed goose	Anser brachyrhynchus	24
Tundra bean goose	Anser serrirostris	25
Greater white-fronted goose	Anser albifrons	26
Lesser white-fronted goose	Anser erythropus	27
Coscoroba swan	Coscoroba coscoroba	28
Black swan	Cygnus atratus	29
Black-necked swan	Cygnus melancoryphus	30
Mute swan	Cygnus olor	31
Trumpeter swan	Cygnus buccinator	32
Tundra swan	Cygnus columbianus	33
Whooper swan	Cygnus cygnus	34
Freckled duck	Stictonetta naevosa	35
Blue duck	Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos	36
Flying steamer duck	Tachyeres patachonicus	37
Fuegian steamer duck	Tachyeres pteneres	38
Falkland steamer duck	Tachyeres brachypterus	39
Chubut steamer duck	Tachyeres leucocephalus	40
Torrent duck	Merganetta armata	41
Spur-winged goose	Plectropterus gambensis	42
Comb duck	Sarkidiornis sylvicola	43
Knob-billed duck	Sarkidiornis melanotos	44
Blue-winged goose	Cyanochen cyanoptera	45
Egyptian goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca	46
Mauritius sheldgoose	Alopochen mauritiana (E)	47
Reunion sheldgoose	Alopochen kervazoi (E)	48
Orinoco goose	Neochen jubata	49
Andean goose	Chloephaga melanoptera	50
Upland goose	Chloephaga picta	51
Kelp goose	Chloephaga hybrida	52
Ashy-headed goose	Chloephaga poliocephala	53
Ruddy-headed goose	Chloephaga rubidiceps	54
Radjah shelduck	Radjah radjah	55
Common shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	56
Ruddy shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	57
South African shelduck	Tadorna cana	58
Australian shelduck	Tadorna tadornoides	59
Paradise shelduck	Tadorna variegata	60
Crested shelduck	Tadorna cristata (E)	61
Pink-eared duck	Malacorhynchus membranaceus	62
Salvadori's teal	Salvadorina waigiuensis	63
Muscovy duck	Cairina moschata	64
White-winged duck	Asarcornis scutulata	65
Hartlaub's duck	Pteronetta hartlaubii	66
Wood duck	Aix sponsa	67
Mandarin duck	Aix galericulata	68
Maned duck	Chenonetta jubata	69
African pygmy goose	Nettapus auritus	70
Cotton pygmy goose	Nettapus coromandelianus	71
Green pygmy goose	Nettapus pulchellus	72
Brazilian teal	Amazonetta brasiliensis	73
Ringed teal	Callonetta leucophrys	74
Crested duck	Lophonetta specularioides	75
Bronze-winged duck	Speculanas specularis	76
Baikal teal	Sibirionetta formosa	77
Garganey	Spatula querquedula	78
Blue-billed teal	Spatula hottentota	79
Puna teal	Spatula puna	80
Silver teal	Spatula versicolor	81
Red shoveler	Spatula platalea	82
Cinnamon teal	Spatula cyanoptera	83
Blue-winged teal	Spatula discors	84
Cape shoveler	Spatula smithii	85
Australasian shoveler	Spatula rhynchotis	86
Northern shoveler	Spatula clypeata	87
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	88
Falcated duck	Mareca falcata	89
Eurasian wigeon	Mareca penelope	90
Chiloe wigeon	Mareca sibilatrix	91
American wigeon	Mareca americana	92
Amsterdam wigeon	Mareca marecula (E)	93
African black duck	Anas sparsa	94
Yellow-billed duck	Anas undulata	95
Meller's duck	Anas melleri	96
Pacific black duck	Anas superciliosa	97
Laysan duck	Anas laysanensis	98
Hawaiian duck	Anas wyvilliana	99
Philippine duck	Anas luzonica	100
Indian spot-billed duck	Anas poecilorhyncha	101
Eastern spot-billed duck	Anas zonorhyncha	102
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	103
Mottled duck	Anas fulvigula	104
American black duck	Anas rubripes	105
Mexican duck	Anas diazi	106
Cape teal	Anas capensis	107
White-cheeked pintail	Anas bahamensis	108
Red-billed teal	Anas erythrorhyncha	109
Yellow-billed pintail	Anas georgica	110
Eaton's pintail	Anas eatoni	111
Northern pintail	Anas acuta	112
Eurasian teal	Anas crecca	113
Green-winged teal	Anas carolinensis	114
Yellow-billed teal	Anas flavirostris	115
Andean teal	Anas andium	116
Sunda teal	Anas gibberifrons	117
Andaman teal	Anas albogularis	118
Mascarene teal	Anas theodori (E)	119
Grey teal	Anas gracilis	120
Chestnut teal	Anas castanea	121
Bernier's teal	Anas bernieri	122
Brown teal	Anas chlorotis	123
Auckland teal	Anas aucklandica	124
Campbell teal	Anas nesiotis	125
Marbled duck	Marmaronetta angustirostris	126
Pink-headed duck	Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (E)	127
Red-crested pochard	Netta rufina	128
Rosy-billed pochard	Netta peposaca	129
Southern pochard	Netta erythrophthalma	130
Canvasback	Aythya valisineria	131
Redhead	Aythya americana	132
Common pochard	Aythya ferina	133
Hardhead	Aythya australis	134
Madagascar pochard	Aythya innotata	135
Baer's pochard	Aythya baeri	136
Ferruginous duck	Aythya nyroca	137
New Zealand scaup	Aythya novaeseelandiae	138
Ring-necked duck	Aythya collaris	139
Tufted duck	Aythya fuligula	140
Greater scaup	Aythya marila	141
Lesser scaup	Aythya affinis	142
Steller's eider	Polysticta stelleri	143
Spectacled eider	Somateria fischeri	144
King eider	Somateria spectabilis	145
Common eider	Somateria mollissima	146
Harlequin duck	Histrionicus histrionicus	147
Labrador duck	Camptorhynchus labradorius (E)	148
Surf scoter	Melanitta perspicillata	149
Velvet scoter	Melanitta fusca	150
White-winged scoter	Melanitta deglandi	151
Stejneger's scoter	Melanitta stejnegeri	152
Common scoter	Melanitta nigra	153
Black scoter	Melanitta americana	154
Long-tailed duck	Clangula hyemalis	155
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola	156
Common goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	157
Barrow's goldeneye	Bucephala islandica	158
Smew	Mergellus albellus	159
Hooded merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	160
New Zealand merganser	Mergus australis (E)	161
Brazilian merganser	Mergus octosetaceus	162
Common merganser	Mergus merganser	163
Red-breasted merganser	Mergus serrator	164
Scaly-sided merganser	Mergus squamatus	165
Black-headed duck	Heteronetta atricapilla	166
Masked duck	Nomonyx dominicus	167
Ruddy duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	168
Andean duck	Oxyura ferruginea	169
Lake duck	Oxyura vittata	170
Blue-billed duck	Oxyura australis	171
Maccoa duck	Oxyura maccoa	172
White-headed duck	Oxyura leucocephala	173
Musk duck	Biziura lobata	174

References

Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2023). "Screamers, ducks, geese, swans". IOC World Bird List. v 13.1. Retrieved January 31, 2023.

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[IOC13.1-1] Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2023). "Screamers, ducks, geese, swans". IOC World Bird List. v 13.1. Retrieved January 31, 2023.