order Anseriformes

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order Anseriformes - ducks; geese; swans; screamers

Anseriformes

animal order - the order of animals

Aves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birds

anseriform bird - chiefly web-footed swimming birds

Anatidae, family Anatidae - swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks

Anseres, suborder Anseres - used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae

Anhimidae, family Anhimidae - screamers

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belongs to class Aves, order Anseriformes and family Anatidae.

MAPPING HISTORIC AND CURRENT DISTRIBUTION OF MARBLED TEAL (Marmaronetta angustirostris) IN PAKISTAN

The chosen fasting times for this patient were aggressive but were well within recommended fasting periods for the size of this bird and for the order Anseriformes. (14) Although attention was given to positioning, this patient still regurgitated under anesthesia during CT evaluation.

Removal of a presumed peripheral cerebral cyst via craniectomy in a crested pekin duck (Anas platyrhynchos f dom)

Five of these high-risk host species were members of the family Anatidae order Anseriformes. Four resident species were selected as the bridge species that are most likely to disperse H5N1 in the Poyang Lake area (Table III).

The Ecological Risks of Avian Influenza Virus Spread via Migratory Birds: A Case Study at Poyang Lake China

Wild birds, especially waterfowl of the order Anseriformes (ducks, geese, and swans) are the natural reservoir of low pathogenicity avian influenza viruses, and since the HPAI outbreak at Lake Qinghai, People's Republic of China, in 2005, they have been suspected of playing a role as long-distance vectors of HPAI viruses (2,3).

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) outbreaks in wild birds and poultry, South Korea