WoRMS taxon details
Anas Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Anas acuta Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Anas americana Gmelin, 1789
- Species Anas aucklandica (Gray, 1844)
- Species Anas bahamensis Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Anas capensis Gmelin, 1789
- Species Anas carolinensis Gmelin, 1789
- Species Anas castanea (Eyton, 1838)
- Species Anas chlorotis Gray, 1845
- Species Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Anas cyanoptera Vieillot, 1816
- Species Anas eatoni (Sharpe, 1875)
- Species Anas erythrorhyncha Gmelin, 1789
- Species Anas falcata Georgi, 1775
- Species Anas flavirostris Vieillot, 1816
- Species Anas fulvigula Ridgway, 1874
- Species Anas georgica Gmelin, 1789
- Species Anas gracilis Buller, 1869
- Species Anas marecula Olson & Jouventin, 1996
- Species Anas nesiotis Fleming, 1935
- Species Anas pachyscelus Wetmore, 1960 †
- Species Anas platalea Vieillot, 1816
- Species Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Anas poecilorhyncha Forster, 1781
- Species Anas rhynchotis Latham, 1801
- Species Anas rubripes Brewster, 1902
- Species Anas sibilatrix Poeppig, 1829
- Species Anas sparsa Eyton, 1838
- Species Anas strepera Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Anas superciliosa Gmelin, 1789
- Species Anas undulata Dubois, 1839
- Species Anas versicolor Vieillot, 1816
- Species Anas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866
- Species Anas angustirostris Ménétriés, 1832 accepted as Marmaronetta angustirostris (Ménétriés, 1832)
- Species Anas anser Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Anas atratus Latham, 1790 accepted as Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790)
- Species Anas baeri Radde, 1863 accepted as Aythya baeri (Radde, 1863)
- Species Anas bernicla Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Branta bernicla (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Anas boschas Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Anas brasiliensis Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Amazonetta brasiliensis (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Anas canagica Sevastianov, 1802 accepted as Anser canagicus (Sevastianov, 1802)
- Species Anas circia Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Anas clangula Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Bucephala clangula (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Anas clypeata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Spatula clypeata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Anas columbianus Ord, 1815 accepted as Cygnus columbianus (Ord, 1815)
- Species Anas coromandeliana Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Nettapus coromandelianus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Anas discors Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Spatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766)
- 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 ferina Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Aythya ferina (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Anas ferruginea Pallas, 1764 accepted as Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas, 1764)
- Species Anas formosa Georgi, 1775 accepted as Sibirionetta formosa (Georgi, 1775)
- 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 gambensis Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Plectropterus gambensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Anas hrota Müller, 1776 accepted as Branta hrota (Müller, 1776)
- Species Anas hyemalis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Clangula hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Anas indicus Latham, 1790 accepted as Anser indicus (Latham, 1790)
- Species Anas javanica Horsfield, 1821 accepted as Dendrocygna javanica (Horsfield, 1821)
- Species Anas leucopsis Bechstein, 1803 accepted as Branta leucopsis (Bechstein, 1803)
- 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 moschata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Cairina moschata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- 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 oustaleti Salvadori, 1894 (invalid taxon (Anas platyrhynchos × A. superciliosa))
- Species Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mareca penelope (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Anas querquedula Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Spatula querquedula (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Anas semipalmata Latham, 1798 accepted as Anseranas semipalmata (Latham, 1798) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Anas specularis King, 1828 accepted as Speculanas specularis King, 1828 (synonym)
- Species Anas viduata Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Anas glacialis accepted as Clangula hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (uncertain)
- Species Anas hornschuchi (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Anas musicus accepted as Cygnus musicus Bechstein accepted as Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758) (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Anas segetum Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Anser fabalis (Latham, 1787) (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 [request]
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 (2024). Anas Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148788 on 2024-09-24
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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]
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]
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] |