Waterfowl (Anseriformes)

Anseriformes is the scientific name for the order of waterfowl, also called wildfowl.
This order of aquatic birds includes all species of the world's ducks, geese, swans and screamers.

Screamers (Anhimides)

Screamers (Anhimidae)

1. Horned screamer, Anhima cornuta
2. Northern screamer, Chauna chavaria
3. Crested screamer, Chauna torquata

Ducks, geese and swans (Anserides)

Magpie goose (Anseranatidae)

1. Magpie goose, Anseranas semipalmata

Whistling ducks or Tree ducks (Dendrocygnidae)

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 (Eyton's) whistling duck, Dendrocygna eytoni 
7. Wandering whistling duck, Dendrocygna arcuata
8. Lesser whistling duck, Dendrocygna javanica 
9. White-backed duck, Thalassornis leuconotus

Stiff-tailed ducks and relatives (Oxyurinae)

1. Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis
2. Lake duck (Argentine ruddy duck), Oxyura vittata
3. Australian blue-billed duck, Oxyura australis 
4. Maccoa duck, Oxyura maccoa
5. White-headed duck, Oxyura leucocephala
6. Masked duck, Oxyura dominica 
7. Musk duck, Biziura lobata 
8. Black-headed duck, Heteronetta atricapilla
9. Freckled duck, Stictonetta naevosa

Geese and swans (Anserinae)

1. Swan goose, Anser cygnoides
2. Greylag goose, Anser anser 
3. Taiga bean goose, Anser fabalis 
4. Tundra bean goose, Anser serrirostris 
5. Pink-footed goose, Anser brachyrhynchus 
6. Bar-headed goose, Anser indicus
7. Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons 
8. Lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus
9. Emperor goose, Chen canagica
10. Snow goose, Chen caerulescens 
11. Ross' goose, Chen rossii
12. Canada goose, Branta canadensis
1. Atlantic Canada goose, Branta canadensis canadensis - nominate race
2. Lesser Canada goose, Branta canadensis parvipes
3. Moffitt's Canada goose, Branta canadensis moffittii
4. Interior Canada goose, Branta canadensis interior
5. Dusky Canada goose, Branta canadensis occidentalis
6. Vancouver Canada goose, Branta canadensis fulva
7. Giant Canada goose, Branta canadensis maxima
13. Cackling goose, Branta hutchinsii
1. Richardson's Canada goose Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii - nominate race
2. Cackling goose, Branta hutchinsii minima
3. Aleutian Canada goose, Branta hutchinsii leucopareia
4. Taverner's Canada goose, Branta hutchinsii taverneri
5. Bering Island Canada goose, Branta hutchinsii asiatica - extinct
14. Hawaiian goose (Nene), Branta sandvicensis
15. Brant goose (Brent goose), Branta bernicla
1. Dark-bellied (Russian) Brant goose, Branta bernicla bernicla
2. Pale-bellied (Atlantic) Brant goose, Branta bernicla hrota
3. Black (Pacific) Brant goose, Branta bernicla nigricans
16. Barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis
17. Red-breasted goose, Branta ruficollis
18. Cape Barren (Cereopsis) goose, Cereopsis novaehollandiae 
19. Coscoroba swan, Coscoroba coscoroba 
20. Black-necked swan, Cygnus melanocoryphus 
21. Black swan, Cygnus atratus 
22. Mute swan, Cygnus olor 
23. Trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator 
24. Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus
25. Tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus
1. Whistling swan, Cygnus columbianus columbianus
2. Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus bewickii
3. Jankowski's swan, Cygnus columbianus jankowskii

Spur-winged goose (Plectropterinae)

1. Spur-winged goose, Plectropterus gambensis

Shelducks, sheldgeese and relatives (Tadorninae)

1. Comb duck, Sarkidiornis melanotos 
2. Blue-winged goose, Cyanochen cyanopterus 
3. Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus 
4. Orinoco goose, Neochen jubatus
5. Andean goose, Chloephaga melanoptera 
6. Magellan (Upland) goose, Chloephaga picta 
7. Kelp goose, Chloephaga hybrida
8. Ashy-headed goose, Chloephaga poliocephala 
9. Ruddy-headed goose, Chloephaga rubidiceps 
10. Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna 
11. Radjah shelduck, Tadorna radjah 
12. Ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea 
13. Cape shelduck, Tadorna cana 
14. Paradise shelduck, Tadorna variegata 
15. Australian shelduck, Tadorna tadornoides 
16. Pink-eared duck, Malacorhynchus membranaceus 
17. Torrent duck, Merganetta armata 
18. New-Zealand blue duck, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos 
19. Flying steamer duck, Tachyeres patachonicus 
20. Falkland steamer duck, Tachyeres brachypterus 
21. Magellanic steamer duck, Tachyeres pteneres 
22. White-headed steamer duck, Tachyeres leucocephalus

Ducks (Anatinae)

1. White-winged wood duck, Cairina scutulata 
2. Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata 
3. Hartlaub's duck, Pteronetta hartlaubi 
4. Maned goose (Australian wood duck), Chenonetta jubata 
5. North American wood duck, Aix sponsa
6. Mandarin duck, Aix galericulata
7. African pygmy goose, Nettapus auritus
8. Cotton pygmy goose, Nettapus coromandelianus
9. Green pygmy goose, Nettapus pulchellus
10. Brazilian duck, Amazonetta brasiliensis 
11. Salvadori's duck, Salvadorina waigiuensis 
12. Ringed teal, Callonetta leucophrys 
13. Cape teal, Anas capensis 
14. Crested duck, Lophonetta specularoides 
15. Spectacled duck, Speculanas specularis 
16. Gadwall, Anas strepera 
17. Falcated duck, Anas falcata 
18. Chiloé wigeon, Anas sibilatrix 
19. European wigeon, Anas penelope 
20. American wigeon, Anas americana 
21. Mallard duck, Anas platyrhynchos 
22. American black duck, Anas rubripes 
23. Mottled (Florida) duck, Anas fulvigula 
24. Hawaiian duck (Koloa), Anas wyvilliana 
25. Laysan teal (Laysan duck), Anas laysanensis
26. Philippine duck, Anas luzonica 
27. Spot-billed duck, Anas poecilorhyncha 
28. Pacific grey duck, Anas superciliosa 
29. Meller's duck, Anas melleri 
30. Yellow-billed duck, Anas undulata 
31. African Black duck, Anas sparsa 
32. Blue-winged teal, Anas discors 
33. Cinnamon teal, Anas cyanoptera 
34. Northern shoveler, Anas clypeata 
35. Cape shoveler, Anas smithii 
36. Australian shoveler, Anas rhynchotis 
37. Red shoveler, Anas platalea 
38. Madagascar (Bernier's) teal, Anas bernieri 
39. Andaman teal, Anas albogularis 
40. East Indian grey teal, Anas gibberifrons 
41. Australian grey teal, Anas gracilis 
42. Chestnut teal, Anas castanea 
43. New Zealand brown teal, Anas chlorotis 
44. Auckland Island flightless teal, Anas aucklandica 
45. Campbell Island flighless teal, Anas nesiotis 
46. Northern pintail, Anas acuta 
47. Eaton's pintail, Anas eatoni 
48. Yellow-billed pintail, Anas georgica 
49. Bahama (White-cheeked) pintail, Anas bahamensis 
50. Red-billed Pintail, Anas erythrorhyncha 
51. Speckled teal, Anas flavirostris 
52. Garganey, Anas querquedula 
53. Baikal teal, Anas formosa 
54. Eurasian green-winged (Common) teal, Anas crecca 
55. American green-winged (Common) teal, Anas carolinensis 
56. Puna teal, Anas puna 
57. Versicolored (Silver) teal, Anas versicolor 
58. Hottentot teal, Anas hottentota 
59. Marbled teal, Marmaronetta angustirostris 
60. Red-crested pochard, Netta rufina 
61. Rosy-billed pochard, Netta peposaca 
62. Southern pochard, Netta erythrophthalma 
63. Canvasback, Aythya valisineria 
64. Common pochard, Aythya ferina 
65. Redhead, Aythya americana 
66. Australian White-eye duck, Aythya australis 
67. Madagascar pochard, Aythya innotata 
68. Ferruginous pochard, Aythya nyroca 
69. Baer's pochard, Aythya baeri 
70. New Zealand scaup, Aythya novaeseelandiae 
71. Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris 
72. Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula 
73. Greater scaup, Aythya marila 
74. Lesser scaup, Aythya affinis 
75. Common eider, Somateria mollissima 
76. Pacific eider, Somateria v-nigra 
77. Spectacled eider, Somateria fischeri 
78. King eider, Somateria spectabilis 
79. Steller's eider, Polysticta stelleri 
80. Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus 
81. Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata 
82. Black scoter, Melanitta nigra 
83. White-winged (Velvet) scoter, Melanitta fusca 
84. Long-tailed duck (Oldsquaw), Clangula hyemalis 
85. Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola 
86. Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula 
87. Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica 
88. Smew, Mergellus albellus 
89. Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus 
90. Brazilian merganser, Mergus octosetaceus 
91. Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator 
92. Scaly-sided (Chinese) merganser, Mergus squamatus 
93. Common merganser (Goosander), Mergus merganser