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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 ...
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
Cyanochen cyanoptera (Rüppell 1845) (blue-winged goose) VU C2a(ii) Genus Marmaronetta Reichenbach 1853. Marmaronetta angustirostris (Ménétries 1832) (marbled duck) VU A2cd+3 cd+4 cd; Genus Asarcornis Salvadori 1895. Asarcornis scutulata (Müller 1842) (white-winged duck) EN A2cd+3 cd+4 cd;C2a(i) Genus Netta Kaup 1829
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.
The spur-winged goose with visible carpal spurs. The spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis), the largest of Africa's waterfowl, has prominent carpal spurs [16] which are not visible when the wings are folded. The spur is an extension of the radiale: one of the two distal carpal bones.
Genus †Centrornis Andrews 1897 (Malagasy sheldgoose) Genus †Miotadorna Worthy et al. 2007 (St. Bathans shelduck) Genus †Nannonetta Campbell 1979; Genus †Pleistoanser Agnolín 2006; Genus Plectropterus (Linnaeus 1766) (spur-winged goose) Genus Merganetta Gould 1842 (Torrent duck) Genus Chloephaga Eyton 1838; Genus Neochen Oberholser 1918
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 ...
Taiga bean-goose, Anser fabalis (A) Bar-headed goose, Anser indicus (A) Brant, Branta bernicla (A) Barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis (A) Mute swan, Cygnus olor (A) Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus (A) Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus (A) Ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea; Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna; Spur-winged goose, Plectropterus ...