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Dendrocygna
Swainson, 1837
- wandering whistling-duck
(bird)
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Dendrocygninae (Subfamily) - tree-ducks
..†Dendrochen (Genus)
..Thalassornis (Genus)
..Dendrocygna (Genus) - wandering whistling-duck
....Dendrocygna arborea (Species) - West Indian whistling duck
....Dendrocygna arcuata (Species) - wandering whistling duck
....Dendrocygna autumnalis (Species) - black-bellied whistling duck
....Dendrocygna bicolor (Species) - fulvous whistling duck
....Dendrocygna eytoni (Species) - plumed whistling duck
....Dendrocygna guttata (Species) - spotted whistling duck
....Dendrocygna javanica (Species) - lesser whistling duck
....Dendrocygna viduata (Species) - white-faced whistling duck
Authorship
Original name
:
Swainson, 1837. N.H. Classif. Birds, 2, 365.
Etymology
Latin (subst. masc.)
cygnus
(gen.:
cygnī
), swan.
Ref:
ICZN, 1999
: Art. 30.1.4.5 (Example).
Gender
Feminine
Ref:
ICZN, 1999.
Int. Code Zool. Nomencl.
(ed. 4)
: Art. 30.1.4.5 (Example).
Types
Type of
:
Dendrocygninae
(Subfamily)
Reichenbach
Variants
Different spelling
:
Dendrocygnus
(Genus)
Swainson, 1838
Ref:
S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]
: [19 Dec 2008].
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
fluiteenden
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
wandering whistling-duck
Ref:
1994
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