Anas
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For other uses, see Anas (disambiguation).
Anas is a genus of dabbling ducks. It includes the pintails, most teals, and the mallard and its close relatives. It formerly included additional species but following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study in 2009 the genus was split into four separate genera.[2] The genus now contains 31 living species. The name Anas is the Latin for "duck".
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Anas | |
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Female mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) with brood of young | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Tribe: | Anatini |
Genus: | Anas Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Anas boschas[1] = Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1766 | |
Species | |
31 extant, see text | |
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