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The spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis) is a large, Sub-Saharan African waterbird in the family Anatidae, which includes geese and shelducks.However, P. gambensis developed unique environmental adaptations, which resulted in the evolution of several anatomical features that are not shared with other anatids; thus, the species has been classified one step further into its own subfamily ...
Anseriformes is an order of birds belonging to the clade Galloanseres.It consists of 3 families, 58 genera and 171 living species. [1] [2] Extinct species assignment follows the Mikko's Phylogeny Archive [3] and Paleofile.com websites. [4]
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Genus Plectropterus - spur-winged goose; Genus Polysticta - Steller's eider; Genus Pteronetta - Hartlaub's duck; Genus Radjah - Radjah shelduck; Genus Salvadorina - Salvadori's teal; Genus Sarkidiornis - comb duck (Tadorninae or closer to dabbling ducks?) Genus Sibirionetta - Baikal teal; Genus Somateria - eiders; Genus Spatula - shovelers
Cackling goose: Branta hutchinsii (Richardson, 1832) 16 Bar-headed goose: Anser indicus (Latham, 1790) 17 Emperor goose: Anser canagicus (Sevastianov, 1802) 18 Ross's goose: Anser rossii Cassin, 1861: 19 Snow goose: Anser caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) 20 Greylag goose: Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) 21 Swan goose: Anser cygnoides (Linnaeus, 1758 ...
Subfamily: Plectropterinae (one genus in Africa, formerly included in the "perching ducks", but closer to the Tadorninae) Plectropterus, spur-winged goose; Subfamily: Tadorninae – shelducks and sheldgeese Male common shelduck (This group of larger, often semiterrestrial waterfowl can be seen as intermediate between Anserinae and Anatinae.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Zimbabwe. The avifauna of Zimbabwe include a total of 708 species, of which 4 have been introduced by humans. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of ...
This is a list of bird species recorded in Zambia. The avifauna of Zambia include a total of 858 species, of which one is endemic , and one has been introduced by humans. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The ...