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The Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) belongs to the family of ducks, geese and swans, the Anatidae under the order Anseriformes.
Indian spot-billed duck 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 Anas. The genus Anas was first described by Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, in the year 1758.
The genus Anas comprises thirty-one species of teals and ducks, including, Anas poecilorhyncha. The Anas poecilorhyncha duck species was first described by Johann Reinhold Forster (22 October 1729 – 9 December 1798), a naturalist, in the year 1781.
This duck species is polytypic and comprises two subspecies, viz., A. p. poecilorhyncha Forster, 1781 and A. p. haringtoni (Oates, 1907).
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Anas poecilorhyncha |
| Species: | A. poecilorhyncha |
| Genus: | Anas |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Indian spot-billed duck - Anas poecilorhyncha Image by Ali Arsh |
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| 2.Indian spot-billed duck - Anas poecilorhyncha Image by Dr. Raju Kasambe |
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| 3.Indian spot-billed duck - Anas poecilorhyncha Image by Dr. Raju Kasambe |
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| 4.Indian spot-billed duck - Anas poecilorhyncha Image by Davidvraju |
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| 5.Indian spot-billed duck - Anas poecilorhyncha Image by Lip Kee |
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| 6.Indian spot-billed duck - Anas poecilorhyncha Image by Lip Kee |
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| 7.Indian spot-billed duck - Anas poecilorhyncha Image by Lip Kee |
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| 8.Indian spot-billed duck - Anas poecilorhyncha Image by Lip Kee |
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| 9.Indian spot-billed duck - Anas poecilorhyncha Image by Mayank Sharma |
1.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ali_arsh/9313955701/ (cropped)
Author: Ali Arsh | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 8/23/18
2.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indian_Spot-billed_Duck_Anas_poecilorhyncha_by_Dr._Raju_Kasambe_DSCN3821_(10).jpg (cropped)
Author: Dr. Raju Kasambe | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 8/23/18
3.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Dr. Raju Kasambe | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 8/23/18
4.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Davidraju_IMG_3845.jpg (cropped)
Author: Davidvraju | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 8/23/18
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/2427711091/ (cropped)
Image author: Lip Kee | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 8/22/18
6.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/2427710691/ (cropped)
Author: Lip Kee | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 8/22/18
7.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/588750877/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Lip Kee | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 8/22/18
8.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/589073542/ (cropped)
Author: Lip Kee | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 8/22/18
9.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/geekybodhi/6275808299/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Mayank Sharma | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 8/22/18
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