Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874
see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
Subdivision Bilateralia
Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Order Anseriformes Wagler, 1831 - waterfowl and screamers
Family Anatidae Vigors, 1825 - ducks, geese, swans
Subfamily Anserinae Vigors, 1825 - geese
Tribe Dendrocygnini
see Subfamily Dendrocygninae Reichenbach
Genus Dendrocygna Swainson, 1837 - wandering whistling-duck
Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus, 1766) - white-faced whistling duck