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Ducks,  Geese  and  Swans  -  Family:  Anatidae
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       Chestnut  Teal  -  Anas castanea

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      Grey  Teal  -  Anas gracilis

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      Mallard  -  Anas platyrhynchos

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      Domestic  Duck  -  Anas platyrhynchos var. domesticus

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      Pacific  Black  Duck  -  Anas superciliosa

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      Greylag  Goose  -  Anser anser

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      Hardhead  -  Aythya australis

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      Musk  Duck  -  Biziura lobata

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      Muscovy  Duck  -  Cairina moschata

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      Cape barren Goose  -  Cereopsis novaehollandiae



      Australian  Wood  Duck  -  Chenonetta jubata

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C 797 - E.Beringen
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      Black  Swan  -  Cygnus atratus

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      Wandering  Whistling-Duck  -  Dendrocygna arcuata

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      Plumed  Whistling-Duck  -  Dendrocygna eytoni   

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      Pink-eared  Duck  -  Malacorhynchus membranaceus

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      Cotton  Pygmy-Goose  -  Nettapus coromandelianus

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      Green  Pygmy-Goose  -  Nettapus pulchellus

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       Blue-billed  Duck  -  Oxyura australis

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      Radjah  Shelduck  -  Radjah radjah

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      Northern Shoveler  -  Spatula clypeata     (possible occurrence)



      Australian  Shoveler  -  Spatula rhynchotis

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      Freckled  Duck  -  Stictonetta naevosa

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      Australian  Shelduck  -  Tadorna tadornoides

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Phylum:   Chordata    (Chordates)
          > Subphylum:   Vertebrata    (Vertebrates)    
                    > Class:   Aves    (Birds)
                                        > Order:   Anseriformes    (Waterfowl)
                                                                            > Family:   Anatidae    (Ducks,  Geese  and  Swans) 
                                                                                      > Subfamily:
                                                                                                     > Genus:  Anas   (Mallards, Pintails and Allies)
                                                                                                                    > Species:   A. castanea  -  Chestnut Teal
                                                                                                                    > Species:   A. gracilis  -  Grey Teal  
                                                                                                                    > Species:   A. platyrhynchos  -  Mallard 
                                                                                                                   
> Species:   A. platyrhynchos var. domesticus  -  Domestic Duck
                                                                                                                    > Species:   A. superciliosa  -  Pacific Black Duck 
                                                                                                     > Genus:   
Anser   (Grey Geese)
                                                                                                                    > Species:   A. anser  -  Greylag Goose 
                                                                                                     > Genus:  
Aythya   (Scaups, Pochards and Allies)
                                                                                                                    > Species:   A. australis  -  Hardhead
                                                                                                     > Genus:   
Biziura   (Musk Ducks)
                                                                                                                    > Species:   B. lobata  -  Musk Duck 
                                                                                                     > Genus:   Cairina   (Muscovy Ducks)
                                                                                                                    > Species:   C. moschata  -  Muscovy Duck 
                                                                                                     > Genus:   Cereopsis

                                                                                                                    > Species:   C. novaehollandiae - Cape Barren Goose
                                                                                                     > Genus:    
Chenonetta  
                                                                                                                    > Species:   C. jubata  -  Australian Wood Duck 
                                                                                                     > Genus:   
Cygnus   
                                                                                                                    > Species:   C. atrata  -  Black Swan 
                                                                                                     > Genus:   
Dendrocygna  
                                                                                                                    > Species:   D. arcuata  -  Wandering Whistling Duck
                                                                                                                    > Species:   D. eytoni  -  Plumed Whistling Duck 
                                                                                                     > Genus:   
Malacorhynchus   
                                                                                                                    > Species:   M. membranaceus  -  Pink-eared Duck 
                                                                                                     > Genus:   Nettapus   (Pygmy-Geese)
                                                                                                                    > Species:   N. coromandelianus  -  Cotton Pygmy Goose
                                                                                                                    > Species:   N. pulchellus  -  Green Pygmy Goose 
                                                                                                     > Genus:   Oxyura   (Stiff-tailed Ducks)
                                                                                                                    > Species:   O. australis  -  Blue-billed Duck
                                                                                                     > Genus:   Radjah   
                                                                                                                    > Species:   R. radjah  -  Radjah Shelduck
                                                                                                     > Genus:   Spatula   (Shovelers and Allies)
                                                                                                                    > Species:   S. clypeata -  Northern Shoveler  ^
                                                                                                                    > Species:   S. rhynchotis  -  Australian Shoveler
                                                                                                     > Genus:   Stictonetta      
                                                                                                                    > Species:   S. naevosa  -  Freckled Duck
                                                                                                     > Genus:  Tadorna    (Typical Shelducks)
                                                                                                                    > Species:   T.  tadornoides  -  Australian Shelduck

​Note:  Hybrids may occur i.e.  A. supercilliosa  x  platyrhynchos
^  =  possibly
*  =  likely


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Photographic   contributions:
Beringen,  Erik.                                 C 111  -  C 113  -  C 115  -  C 685  -  C 686  -  C 687  -  C 765  -  C 797  -  C 957  -  C 958  -  C 987  -  C 998  -  C 999  -  C 1015  -  C 1025 - C 1255                                                                                                 C 1256 - C 1261 - C 1268 - C 1545 - C 1576 - C 1577 - C 1578 - C 1579 - C 1580 - C 2177 - C 2489 - C 2490 - C 2491 - C 2531 - C 2532.
Clark, Sandra.                                     U 026 - U 072 - U 073 - U 074.
Davey,  Diana.                                    D 105  -  D 106.     

                    

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