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Anas
Linnaeus, 1758
- Pacific black duck
(bird)
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Entity:
Anatinae (Subfamily) - pond ducks
..Aix (Genus)
..Amazonetta (Genus)
..Asarcornis (Genus)
..Aythya (Genus) - hardhead
..Biziura (Genus) - musk duck
..Bucephala (Genus)
..Cairina (Genus)
..Callonetta (Genus)
..‡Camptorhynchus (Genus)
..Chenonetta (Genus) - maned duck
..Clangula (Genus)
..†Eoneornis (Genus)
..†Eutelornis (Genus)
..Heteronetta (Genus)
..Histrionicus (Genus)
..Lophodytes (Genus)
..Lophonetta (Genus)
..Malacorhynchus (Genus) - pink-eared duck
..Marmaronetta (Genus)
..Melanitta (Genus)
..Mergellus (Genus)
..Mergus (Genus)
..Netta (Genus)
..Nettapus (Genus) - green pygmy-goose
..Nomonyx (Genus)
..Oxyura (Genus) - blue-billed duck
..‡Pachyanas (Genus)
..Polysticta (Genus)
..Pteronetta (Genus)
..Rhodonessa (Genus)
..Salvadorina (Genus)
..Somateria (Genus)
..Speculanas (Genus)
..Anas (Genus) - Pacific black duck
....Anas acuta (Species) - northern pintail
....Anas americana (Species) - American wigeon
....Anas aucklandica (Species) - Auckland Islands teal
....Anas bahamensis (Species) - white-cheeked pintail
....Anas bernieri (Species) - Madagascan teal
....Anas capensis (Species) - Cape teal
....Anas castanea (Species) - chestnut-breasted teal
....Anas chlorotis (Species) - brown teal
....Anas clypeata (Species) - northern shoveler
....Anas crecca (Species) - common teal
....Anas cyanoptera (Species) - cinnamon teal
....Anas discors (Species) - blue-winged teal
....Anas eatoni (Species) - Kerguelen pintail
....Anas erythrorhyncha (Species) - red-billed duck
....Anas falcata (Species) - falcated teal
....Anas flavirostris (Species) - speckled teal
....Anas formosa (Species) - Baikal teal
....Anas fulvigula (Species) - mottled duck
....Anas georgica (Species) - yellow-billed pintail
....Anas gibberifrons (Species) - Sunda teal
....Anas gracilis (Species) - grey teal
....Anas hottentota (Species) - Hottentot teal
....Anas laysanensis (Species) - Laysan duck
....Anas luzonica (Species) - Philippine duck
....‡Anas marecula (Species) - Amsterdam Island duck
....Anas melleri (Species) - Meller's duck
....Anas nesiotis (Species) - Campbell Island teal
....Anas penelope (Species) - Eurasian wigeon
....Anas platalea (Species) - red shoveler
....Anas platyrhynchos (Species) - mallard
....Anas poecilorhyncha (Species) - spot-billed duck
....Anas querquedula (Species) - garganey
....Anas rhynchotis (Species) - Australasian shoveler
....Anas rubripes (Species) - American black duck
....Anas sibilatrix (Species) - Chiloe wigeon
....Anas smithii (Species) - Cape shoveler
....Anas sparsa (Species) - African black duck
....Anas strepera (Species) - gadwall
....Anas superciliosa (Species) - Pacific black duck
....‡Anas theodori (Species) - Mauritian duck
....Anas undulata (Species) - yellow-billed duck
....Anas versicolor (Species) - silver teal
....Anas wyvilliana (Species) - Hawaiian duck
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 122.
Etymology
Latin (subst. fem.)
anas
(gen.:
anatis
), duck.
Ref:
ICZN, 1999
: Art. 30.1.1 (Examples).
Gender
Feminine
Ref:
ICZN, 1999.
Int. Code Zool. Nomencl.
(ed. 4)
: Art. 30.1.1 (Examples).
Types
Type of
:
Anatinae
(Subfamily)
Vigors, 1825
Variants
Unavailable name
:
Anas
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Dafila
(Genus)
Stephens, 1824
Ref:
PBDB
: 2 Feb 2016.
Synonymous name
:
Pachyanas
(Genus)
Oliver, 1955
Ref:
PBDB
: 3 Apr 2018.
Including
:
Cygnus
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Including
:
Lophonetta
(Genus)
Riley, 1914
Including
:
Querquedula
(Genus)
Stephens, 1824
Including
:
Spatula
(Genus)
Boie, 1822
Including
:
Speculanas
(Genus)
Boetticher, 1929
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
echte zwemeenden
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
Pacific black duck
Ref:
1994
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