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Anatidae

The Anatidae are the biological family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica. These birds are adapted for swimming, floating on the water surface, and, in some cases, diving in at least shallow water. The family contains around 174…

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related to Genera · 36
Anatidae → Africa, Alopochen, Anatinae, Anser, Anserinae, Australia, Branta, Cape Barren, Chloephaga, Cygnus, Dendrocygna, Dendrocygninae, Egyptian, For, Hymenolaimus, List, Madagascar, Mascarene, Neochen, Northern Hemisphere
related to Further reading · 26
Anatidae → Aguiguan, Archived, David William, Ducks, Düttmann, Especially Birds, Geese, Gonzalez, Johnsgard, Journal, Micronesica, North America, Northern Mariana Islands, Paul, PDF, Phylogenetic, Revised, Rota, Swans, The Prehistory
related to history · 9
Anatidae → British Museum, But, English, Livezey, Previously, The, This, While, William Elford Leach
related to Prehistoric species · 9
Anatidae → Anseriformes Branta, From, Hawaiian Islands, Kaua'i, Kauaʻi, Late Miocene, Long-legged, Talpanas, The
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Anatidae → However, In, Most, One, The, They, While
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Anatidae → Internet Bird CollectionAnatidae, Stamps
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Anatidae → large proportion of the 3

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the Nene have secondarily lost their webbinginstance ofthough a few species0.80text
the paradise shelduckinstance ofalthough the situation is reversed in species0.80text
avian influenza.Since 1600instance ofand have acted as vectors for zoonoses0.80text
five species of ducks have become extinct due to the activities of humansinstance ofand have acted as vectors for zoonoses0.80text
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Anatidaerelated to BreedingMost0.60section
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