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The Gadwall (Mareca strepera) belongs to the family of ducks, geese and swans, the Anatidae under the order Anseriformes.
Gadwall 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 Mareca. The genus Mareca was first described by James Francis Stephens (16 September 1792 – 22 December 1852), an English entomologist and naturalist, in the year 1824.
The genus Mareca comprises five extant duck species, viz., M. strepera (gadwall), M. falcata (falcated duck), M. penelope (Eurasian wigeon), M. sibilatrix (Chiloé wigeon) and M. americana (American wigeon).
The M. strepera (gadwall) species was first described by Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, in the year 1758.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Mareca strepera |
| Species: | M. strepera |
| Genus: | Mareca |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Gadwall - Mareca strepera Image by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| 2.Gadwall - Mareca strepera Image by Tony Hisgett |
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| 3.Gadwall - Mareca strepera Image by DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org) |
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| 4.Gadwall - Mareca strepera Image by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| 5.Gadwall - Mareca strepera Image by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| 6.Gadwall - Mareca strepera Image by ALAN SCHMIERER |
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| 7.Gadwall - Mareca strepera Image by nick goodrum |
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| 8.Gadwall - Mareca strepera Image by Tony |
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| 9.Gadwall - Mareca strepera Image by Andreas Trepte, www.photo-natur.net |
1.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wildreturn/37477295794/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 8/30/18
2.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hisgett/6795617699/ (cropped)
Author: Tony Hisgett | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 8/30/18
3.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gadwall_pair_RWD2014.jpg (cropped)
Author: DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org) | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 8/30/18
4.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wildreturn/37477294004/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 8/30/18
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wildreturn/37477297334/ (cropped)
Author: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 8/30/18
6.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sloalan/10861962765/ (cropped)
Author: ALAN SCHMIERER | License: Public domain as on 8/30/18
7.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nrgoodrum/33244309153/ (cropped)
Author: nick goodrum | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 8/30/18
8.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pc_plod/6969821561/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Tony | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 8/30/18
9.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Andreas Trepte, www.photo-natur.net | License: CC BY-SA 2.5 as on 8/30/18
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