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Anatidae

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Noun1.AnatidaeAnatidae - swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks
bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Anseriformes, order Anseriformes - ducks; geese; swans; screamers
duck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
Anas, genus Anas - type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks
genus Tadorna, Tadorna - sheldrakes
genus Oxyura, Oxyura - ruddy duck
Bucephala, genus Bucephala - buffleheads and goldeneyes
Aythya, genus Aythya - canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc.
Aix, genus Aix - wood duck and mandarin duck
Cairina, genus Cairina - a genus of Anatidae
genus Somateria, Somateria - eider ducks
Merginae, subfamily Merginae - mergansers and closely related diving birds
goose - web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
Anser, genus Anser - typical geese
Branta, genus Branta - wild geese
Anserinae, subfamily Anserinae - used in some classifications for the swans
genus Coscoroba - a genus of Anatidae
swan - stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
genus Cygnus, Cygnus - a genus of Anatidae


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We document and discuss the spread of the HPAI H5N1 virus in relation to species-specific flyways of Anatidae species (ducks, geese, and swans) and climate.
Maarten Island (63[degrees]5'-18[degrees]5') on domestic ducks (Family: Anatidae, Anas species), domestic geese (Family: Anatidae, Anser sp.
 
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