Big Zigzag - Drilldown into Families
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl (Anatidae)
19 members seen during BigZZ, 1 lifer. My global status of this 172 species family is 128 (74%).
Genus level:
- Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna) – 3 seen, 1 lifer. (Spotted, Plumed, Wandering Whistling Ducks). sp. genus globally.
- Musk Duck (Biziura) – 1 seen (Musk Duck). Monotype endemic genus.
- Pygmy Goose (Nettapus) – 2 seen (Green, Cotton Pygmy Geese). 3 sp. genus globally.
- Freckled Duck (Stictonetta) – 1 seen (Freckled Duck). Monotype endemic genus.
- Duck (Oxyura) – 1 seen (Blue-billed Duck). Endemic, 4 sp. in genus globally.
- Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus) – 1 seen (Pink-eared Duck). Monotype endemic genus.
- Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis) – 1 seen (Cape Barren), Nonotype endemuc genus.
- Swan (Cygnus ) – 1 seen (Black Swan). 5 sp. in genus globally.
- Radjah Shelduck (Radjah) – 1 seen (Radjah Shelduck). Monotype.
- Shelduck (Tadorna) – 1 seen (Australian Shelduck). 6 sp. in genus globally.
- Maned Duck (Chenonetta) – 1 seen (Maned Duck, aka Australian Wood Duck). Monotype.
- Hardhead/(5 other names in genus) (Aythya) – 1 seen (Hardhead).
- Shoveler/Garganey/Teal (Spatula) – 1 seen (Australasian Shoveler). 10 sp. in genus globally.
- Duck/Teal (Anas) – 3 seen (Pacific Black Duck; Chestnut, Grey Teals). 31 sp. in genus globally.
