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This list is based on the IOC WorldBirdNames classification ver 2.10 (2011)

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1. White-faced Whistling Duck   Dendrocygna viduata
2. Black-bellied Whistling Duck   Dendrocygna autumnalis
3. Spotted Whistling Duck   Dendrocygna guttata
4. West Indian Whistling Duck   Dendrocygna arborea
5. Fulvous Whistling Duck   Dendrocygna bicolor
6. Plumed Whistling Duck   Dendrocygna eytoni
7. Wandering Whistling Duck   Dendrocygna arcuata
8. Lesser Whistling Duck   Dendrocygna javanica
9. White-backed Duck   Thalassornis leuconotus
10. Cape Barren Goose   Cereopsis novaehollandiae
11. Swan Goose   Anser cygnoides
12. Taiga Bean Goose   Anser fabalis
13. Tundra Bean Goose   Anser serrirostris
14. Pink-footed Goose   Anser brachyrhynchus
15. Greylag Goose   Anser anser
16. Greater White-fronted Goose   Anser albifrons
17. Lesser White-fronted Goose   Anser erythropus
18. Bar-headed Goose   Anser indicus
19. Snow Goose   Chen caerulescens
20. Ross’s Goose   Chen rossii
21. Emperor Goose   Chen canagica
22. Canada Goose   Branta canadensis
23. Cackling Goose   Branta hutchinsii
24. Nene   Branta sandvicensis
25. Brant Goose   Branta bernicla
26. Barnacle Goose   Branta leucopsis
27. Red-breasted Goose   Branta ruficollis
28. Coscoroba Swan   Coscoroba coscoroba
29. Black Swan   Cygnus atratus
30. Black-necked Swan   Cygnus melancoryphus
31. Mute Swan   Cygnus olor
32. Trumpeter Swan   Cygnus buccinator
33. Tundra Swan   Cygnus columbianus
34. Whooper Swan   Cygnus cygnus
35. Freckled Duck   Stictonetta naevosa
36. Blue Duck   Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos
37. Flying Steamer Duck   Tachyeres patachonicus
38. Fuegian Steamer Duck   Tachyeres pteneres
39. Falkland Steamer Duck   Tachyeres brachypterus
40. Chubut Steamer Duck   Tachyeres leucocephalus
41. Torrent Duck   Merganetta armata
42. Spur-winged Goose   Plectropterus gambensis
43. Comb Duck   Sarkidiornis sylvicola
44. Knob-billed Duck   Sarkidiornis melanotos
45. Blue-winged Goose   Cyanochen cyanoptera
46. Egyptian Goose   Alopochen aegyptiaca
47. Orinoco Goose   Neochen jubata
48. Andean Goose   Chloephaga melanoptera
49. Upland Goose   Chloephaga picta
50. Kelp Goose   Chloephaga hybrida
51. Ashy-headed Goose   Chloephaga poliocephala
52. Ruddy-headed Goose   Chloephaga rubidiceps
53. Common Shelduck   Tadorna tadorna
54. Raja Shelduck   Tadorna radjah
55. Ruddy Shelduck   Tadorna ferruginea
56. South African Shelduck   Tadorna cana
57. Australian Shelduck   Tadorna tadornoides
58. Paradise Shelduck   Tadorna variegata
59. Pink-eared Duck   Malacorhynchus membranaceus
60. Salvadori’s Teal   Salvadorina waigiuensis
61. Muscovy Duck   Cairina moschata
62. White-winged Duck   Asarcornis scutulata
63. Hartlaub’s Duck   Pteronetta hartlaubii
64. Wood Duck   Aix sponsa
65. Mandarin Duck   Aix galericulata
66. Maned Duck   Chenonetta jubata
67. African Pygmy Goose   Nettapus auritus
68. Cotton Pygmy Goose   Nettapus coromandelianus
69. Green Pygmy Goose   Nettapus pulchellus
70. Brazilian Teal   Amazonetta brasiliensis
71. Ringed Teal   Callonetta leucophrys
72. Crested Duck   Lophonetta specularioides
73. Bronze-winged Duck   Speculanas specularis
74. Cape Teal   Anas capensis
75. Gadwall   Anas strepera
76. Falcated Duck   Anas falcata
77. Chiloe Wigeon   Anas sibilatrix
78. Eurasian Wigeon   Anas penelope
79. American Wigeon   Anas americana
80. African Black Duck   Anas sparsa
81. American Black Duck   Anas rubripes
82. Mallard   Anas platyrhynchos
83. Mottled Duck   Anas fulvigula
84. Mexican Duck   Anas diazi
85. Hawaiian Duck   Anas wyvilliana
86. Laysan Duck   Anas laysanensis
87. Philippine Duck   Anas luzonica
88. Pacific Black Duck   Anas superciliosa
89. Indian Spot-billed Duck   Anas poecilorhyncha
90. Eastern Spot-billed Duck   Anas zonorhyncha
91. Yellow-billed Duck   Anas undulata
92. Meller’s Duck   Anas melleri
93. Blue-winged Teal   Anas discors
94. Cinnamon Teal   Anas cyanoptera
95. Cape Shoveler   Anas smithii
96. Red Shoveler   Anas platalea
97. Australasian Shoveler   Anas rhynchotis
98. Northern Shoveler   Anas clypeata
99. Bernier’s Teal   Anas bernieri
100. Sunda Teal   Anas gibberifrons
101. Andaman Teal   Anas albogularis
102. Grey Teal   Anas gracilis
103. Chestnut Teal   Anas castanea
104. Auckland Teal   Anas aucklandica
105. Campbell Teal   Anas nesiotis
106. Brown Teal   Anas chlorotis
107. White-cheeked Pintail   Anas bahamensis
108. Red-billed Teal   Anas erythrorhyncha
109. Yellow-billed Teal   Anas flavirostris
110. Andean Teal   Anas andium
111. Yellow-billed Pintail   Anas georgica
112. Northern Pintail   Anas acuta
113. Eaton’s Pintail   Anas eatoni
114. Garganey   Anas querquedula
115. Baikal Teal   Anas formosa
116. Eurasian Teal   Anas crecca
117. Green-winged Teal   Anas carolinensis
118. Silver Teal   Anas versicolor
119. Puna Teal   Anas puna
120. Hottentot Teal   Anas hottentota
121. Marbled Duck   Marmaronetta angustirostris
122. Red-crested Pochard   Netta rufina
123. Rosy-billed Pochard   Netta peposaca
124. Southern Pochard   Netta erythrophthalma
125. Canvasback   Aythya valisineria
126. Redhead   Aythya americana
127. Common Pochard   Aythya ferina
128. Hardhead   Aythya australis
129. Madagascar Pochard   Aythya innotata
130. Baer’s Pochard   Aythya baeri
131. Ferruginous Duck   Aythya nyroca
132. New Zealand Scaup   Aythya novaeseelandiae
133. Ring-necked Duck   Aythya collaris
134. Tufted Duck   Aythya fuligula
135. Greater Scaup   Aythya marila
136. Lesser Scaup   Aythya affinis
137. Steller’s Eider   Polysticta stelleri
138. Spectacled Eider   Somateria fischeri
139. King Eider   Somateria spectabilis
140. Common Eider   Somateria mollissima
141. Harlequin Duck   Histrionicus histrionicus
142. Surf Scoter   Melanitta perspicillata
143. Velvet Scoter   Melanitta fusca
144. White-winged Scoter   Melanitta deglandi
145. Common Scoter   Melanitta nigra
146. Black Scoter   Melanitta americana
147. Long-tailed Duck   Clangula hyemalis
148. Bufflehead   Bucephala albeola
149. Common Goldeneye   Bucephala clangula
150. Barrow’s Goldeneye   Bucephala islandica
151. Smew   Mergellus albellus
152. Hooded Merganser   Lophodytes cucullatus
153. Brazilian Merganser   Mergus octosetaceus
154. Common Merganser   Mergus merganser
155. Red-breasted Merganser   Mergus serrator
156. Scaly-sided Merganser   Mergus squamatus
157. Black-headed Duck   Heteronetta atricapilla
158. Masked Duck   Nomonyx dominicus
159. Ruddy Duck   Oxyura jamaicensis
160. Andean Duck   Oxyura ferruginea
161. Lake Duck   Oxyura vittata
162. Blue-billed Duck   Oxyura australis
163. Maccoa Duck   Oxyura maccoa
164. White-headed Duck   Oxyura leucocephala
165. Musk Duck   Biziura lobata