-
trumpeter swan, at as much as 183 cm (6 ft) and 17.2 kg (38 lb). The
largest anatid ever
known is the
extinct flightless Garganornis ballmanni at 22 kg (49 lb)...
-
plague (also
known as duck
viral enteritis) is a
worldwide disease caused by
Anatid alphaherpesvirus 1 (AnHV-1) of the
family Herpesviridae that
causes acute...
-
Caerulonettion (meaning "teal teal") is an
extinct genus of
anatid birds from the
Miocene Epoch of Europe. The
genus contains a
single species, C. natator...
- "southern goose"), also
called the
Bannockburn swan, is an
extinct genus of
anatid bird from the
Early Miocene Bannockburn Formation of Otago, New Zealand...
- males, but may also be the
result of
forced co****tion in
ducks and
other anatids. For females,
possible benefits of extra-pair co****tion
include getting...
- have had
small eyes high and far back on its head), the
placement of this
anatid is
likewise unresolved; only
dabbling ducks and true
geese are with certainty...
- crocodilians, and
birds such as
ratites (e.g., c****owaries, ostriches) and
anatids (e.g., swans, ducks). The hemi****oris is one-half of a
paired structure...
-
evolution of
several anatomical features that are not
shared with
other anatids; thus, the
species has been
classified one step
further into its own subfamily...
-
incubating the eggs.
Alongside the
whistling ducks,
swans are the only
anatids that will do this. The
average egg size (for the mute swan) is 113 × 74 mm...
-
Nicolas J. (2024). "A
response to
Worthy et al. 2022. A swan-sized
fossil anatid (Aves: Anatidae) from the
early Miocene St
Bathans Fauna of New Zealand...
