Anseriformes

Anseriformes Temporal range: Maastrichtian–Present[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Magpie goose, Anseranas semipalmata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Anserimorphae
Order:	Anseriformes Wagler, 1831
Subtaxa
†Anachronornis †Anatalavis †Conflicto? †Eonessa †Naranbulagornis †Paakniwatavis †Palaeopapia †Peioa †Petropluvialis? †Proherodius? †Vegavis †Wunketru Anhimae Wetmore & Miller, 1926 Anhimidae †Dromornithidae? Anseres Wetmore & Miller, 1926 Anseranatoidea Sclater, 1880 Anatoidea Leach, 1820 Anatidae †Paranyroca †Presbyornithidae?
Range of the waterfowl and allies

Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which includes over 170 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans. Most modern species in the order are highly adapted for an aquatic existence at the water surface. With the exception of screamers, males have penises, a trait that has been lost in the Neoaves, the clade consisting of all other modern birds except the galliformes and paleognaths. Due to their aquatic nature, most species are web-footed.