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The Baikal teal (Sibirionetta formosa) belongs to the family of teals, ducks, geese and swans, the Anatidae under the order Anseriformes.
Baikal teal taxonomy
The Anatidae is the family of ducks, wigeons, geese and swans. The family Anatidae was first introduced by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.The family Anatidae comprises seven subfamilies, including Anatinae. The subfamily Anatinae was first described by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.
Several genera have been placed under the subfamily Anatinae, including Sibirionetta. The genus Sibirionetta was first described by Hans von Boetticher (30 August 1886 – 20 January 1958), a German zoologist, in the year 1929.
The genus Sibirionetta comprises one teal species, viz., Sibirionetta formosa. This teal species is monotypic.
The Sibirionetta formosa teal species was first described by Johann Gottlieb Georgi (31 December 1729 – 27 October 1802), a German botanist, naturalist and geographer, in the year 1775.
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| Binomial name: | Sibirionetta formosa |
| Species: | S. formosa |
| Genus: | Sibirionetta |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Baikal teal - Sibirionetta formosa Image by Mike Prince |
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| 2.Baikal teal - Sibirionetta formosa Image by Mike Prince |
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| 3.Baikal teal - Sibirionetta formosa Image by Mike Prince |
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| 4.Baikal teal - Sibirionetta formosa Image by Mike Prince |
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| 5.Baikal teal - Sibirionetta formosa Image by Tony Hisgett |
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| 6.Baikal teal - Sibirionetta formosa Image by Tony Hisgett |
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| 7.Baikal teal - Sibirionetta formosa Image by Sarefo |
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| 8.Baikal teal - Sibirionetta formosa Image by su neko |
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| 9.Baikal teal - Sibirionetta formosa Image by Lucavale |
1.Baikal teal image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeprince/44562364382/ (cropped)
Author: Mike Prince | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 8/15/18
2.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeprince/29653680777/ (cropped)
Author: Mike Prince | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 8/15/18
3.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeprince/42801931500/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Mike Prince | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 8/15/18
4.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeprince/44562368202/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Mike Prince | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 8/15/18
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hisgett/6967043646/ (cropped)
Author: Tony Hisgett | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 8/15/18
6.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hisgett/6967040814/ (cropped)
Author: Tony Hisgett | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 8/15/18
7.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anas.formosa.4.jpg (cropped)
Author: Sarefo | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 8/15/18
8.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/suneko/96282324/ (cropped)
Author: su neko | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 8/15/18
9.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lucavale82/2535341543/ (cropped)
Author: Lucavale | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 8/15/18
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