Taxonomy Profile: Dendrocygna (Swainson 1837)

Dendrocygna: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Whistling-Ducks []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Dendrocygna: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Aves
Birds |
oiseaux |
Order : Anseriformes
Ducks |
Geese |
Screamers |
Swans |
Waterfowl |
canards |
cygnes |
oies |
sauvagine |
Family : Anatidae
Ducks |
Geese |
Swans |
canards |
cygnes |
oies |
Subfamily : Dendrocygninae
Genus : Dendrocygna
Whistling-Ducks |
Dendrocygna Direct Children(s):
Dendrocygna autumnalis
(Linnaeus 1758)
Dendrocygna bicolor
(Vieillot 1816)
Dendrocygna arborea
(Linnaeus 1758)
Dendrocygna arcuata
(Horsfield 1824)
Dendrocygna eytoni
(Eyton 1838)
Dendrocygna guttata
(Schlegel 1866)
Dendrocygna javanica
(Horsfield 1821)
Dendrocygna viduata
(Linnaeus 1766)
Dendrocygna: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
Notes:
PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
Reference for:
Dendrocygna
Expert:
Richard C. Banks
Notes:
Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.
Reference for:
Dendrocygna
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Dendrocygna
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.12.10
Acquired:
2006-12-20
Notes:
"Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
Reference for:
Dendrocygna
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Dendrocygna
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-12-31 / 2003-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Page(s):
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for:
Dendrocygna
Dendrocygna: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Dendrocygna: Comments