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Bird Species in Israel - Order Anseriformes

Taxonomic Classification
Kingdom:Animalia(Animals)
Phylum:Chordata(Vertebrates)
Class:Aves(Birds)
Order:Anseriformes

Genus - speciesCommon nameThumbnail
Family: Anatidae
Alopochen aegyptiacusEgyptian Goose 
Anas acutaNorthern Pintail 
Anas capensisCape Teal 
Anas clypeataNorthern Shoveler 
Anas creccaCommon Teal 
Anas erythrorhynchaRed-billed Duck 
Anas penelopeEurasian Wigeon 
Anas platyrhynchosMallard 
Anas querquedulaGarganey 
Anas streperaGadwall 
Anser albifronsGreater White-fronted Goose 
Anser anserGreylag Goose 
Anser erythropusLesser White-fronted Goose 
Aythya ferinaCommon Pochard 
Aythya fuligulaTufted Duck 
Aythya marilaGreater Scaup 
Aythya nyrocaFerruginous Duck 
Branta ruficollisRed-breasted Goose 
Bucephala clangulaCommon Goldeneye 
Clangula hyemalisLong-tailed Duck 
Cygnus columbianusTundra Swan 
Cygnus cygnusWhooper Swan 
Cygnus olorMute Swan 
Dendrocygna javanicaLesser Whistling-Duck 
Marmaronetta angustirostrisMarbled Duck 
Melanitta fuscaWhite-winged Scoter 
Mergellus albellusSmew 
Mergus merganserCommon Merganser 
Mergus serratorRed-breasted Merganser 
Netta rufinaRed-crested Pochard 
Oxyura leucocephalaWhite-headed Duck 
Somateria mollissimaCommon Eider 
Tadorna ferrugineaRuddy Shelduck 
Tadorna tadornaCommon Shelduck 
 

Number of species: 34