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The mallard (/ ˈ m æ l ɑːr d, ˈ m æ l ər d /) or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa. It has been introduced to New Zealand , Australia , Peru , Brazil , Uruguay , Argentina , Chile , Colombia , the Falkland Islands , and South Africa .
"Anas" luederitzensis (Kalahari Early Miocene of Lüderitzbucht, Namibia) – anatine? "Anas" meyerii (Middle Miocene of Öhningen, Germany) Described from a single badly crushed tarsometatarsus and phalanges. This species was named in 1867 by Milne-Edwards and then recombined in 1964 by Brodkorb to the genus Aythya.
Anas melleri Sclater, PL, 1865: 96 Pacific black duck: Anas superciliosa Gmelin, JF, 1789: 97 Laysan duck: Anas laysanensis Rothschild, 1892: 98 Hawaiian duck: Anas wyvilliana Sclater, PL, 1878: 99 Philippine duck: Anas luzonica Fraser, 1839: 100 Indian spot-billed duck: Anas poecilorhyncha Forster, JR, 1781: 101 Eastern spot-billed duck: Anas ...
Mareca is a genus or subgenus of ducks in the family Anatidae that includes the wigeons.. The species now placed in this genus were formerly placed in the genus Anas.A molecular phylogentic study comparing mitochondrial DNA sequences published in 2009 found that the genus Anas, as then defined, was not monophyletic. [1]
Anas is a genus of dabbling ducks. Anas or ANAS may also refer to: Species. Anas albeola, or Bufflehead, a small sea duck; Anas aucklandica, the Auckland teal;
Anas, the dabbling ducks proper, is the largest bird genus in the family Anatidae. Pages in category "Anas" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which includes over 170 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.
A female mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and her clutch of ducklings. Anas is the type genus for the family Anatidae. In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.