WoRMS taxon details
Anas Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Anas aucklandica (Gray, 1844)
- Species Anas bahamensis Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Anas capensis Gmelin, 1789
- Species Anas chlorotis Gray, 1845
- Species Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Anas cyanoptera Vieillot, 1816
- Species Anas eatoni (Sharpe, 1875)
- Species Anas formosa Georgi, 1775
- Species Anas fulvigula Ridgway, 1874
- Species Anas georgica Gmelin, 1789
- Species Anas nesiotis Fleming, 1935
- Species Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Anas rubripes Brewster, 1902
- Species Anas anser Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Anas bernicla Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Branta bernicla (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Anas boschas Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Anas erythropus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Anser erythropus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Anas fabalis Latham, 1787 accepted as Anser fabalis (Latham, 1787) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Anas fuligula Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Aythya fuligula (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Anas fusca Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded original combination)
- Species Anas galericulata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Aix galericulata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Anas hyemalis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Clangula hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Anas marila Linnaeus, 1761 accepted as Aythya marila (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Species Anas mollissima Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded original combination)
- Species Anas nigra Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded original combination)
- Species Anas nyroca Güldenstädt, 1770 accepted as Aythya nyroca (Güldenstädt, 1770)
- Species Anas obscura accepted as Anas rubripes Brewster, 1902
- Species Anas glacialis accepted as Clangula hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (uncertain)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Size: small, slender bodied. Plumage: bright metallic wing speculum in both male and female; wings long and pointed; short...
Description Size: small, slender bodied. Plumage: bright metallic wing speculum in both male and female; wings long and pointed; short pointed tails; temperate breeding males often with bright breeding plumage, females, out of breeding temperate males, and tropical and subtropical breeding males with duller plumage. Other details: bills flattened with distinct laminae; short legs placed centrally giving a horizontal stance. [details]
WoRMS (2023). Anas Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148788 on 2023-12-04
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original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Jonsson, L. (1993). Vogels van Europa, Noord-Afrika en het Midden-Oosten [Birds of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-187-6. 560 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
[request] basis of record Jonsson, L. (1993). Vogels van Europa, Noord-Afrika en het Midden-Oosten [Birds of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-187-6. 560 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Size: small, slender bodied. Plumage: bright metallic wing speculum in both male and female; wings long and pointed; short pointed tails; temperate breeding males often with bright breeding plumage, females, out of breeding temperate males, and tropical and subtropical breeding males with duller plumage. Other details: bills flattened with distinct laminae; short legs placed centrally giving a horizontal stance. [details]
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| Japanese | マガモ属 | [details] |
