About Ducks, Geese, Swans

Overview

The Ducks, Geese, Swans are a family of birds (Latin: Anatidae) within the order Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese and Swans). Worldwide the family includes about 53 genera and 174 species. Its members are primarily distributed across the Palearctic, the Nearctic, South America. Notable genera include Anas, Aythya, Anser. Anseriformes are the waterfowl: ducks, geese and swans, a cosmopolitan order of some 178 species found on every continent except Antarctica.

Classification

Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans); Order: Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese and Swans); about 53 genera and 174 species.

Distribution

Primarily across the Palearctic, the Nearctic, South America.