Anatidae

family of birds
Taxon taxon Q7556
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Anatidae

Summary

Anatidae is a taxon[1]. Anatidae ranks in the top 0.41% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,047 views/month, #804 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Anatidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Anatidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Anatidae is classified within Anatoidea[5].
  • Anatidae's scientific name is Anatidae[6].
  • Anatidae's Commons category is recorded as Anatidae[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Anatidae is Anas[8].
  • Anatidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anatidae[9].
  • Anatidae's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Anatidae's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Anatidae's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[12].
  • Anatidae's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[13].
  • Anatidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'andefamilien'}[14].
  • Anatidae's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15].
  • Anatidae's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[16].

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Classification

Anatidae's scientific name is Anatidae[6]. Anatidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Anatidae is classified within Anatoidea[5]. The taxonomic type of Anatidae is Anas[8]. Anatidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'andefamilien'}[14].

Identifiers

Anatidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 6912[17]. Anatidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8830[18]. Anatidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 8027[19]. Anatidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2986[20]. Anatidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174983[21].

Why It Matters

Anatidae ranks in the top 0.41% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,047 views/month, #804 of 195,241).[2] Anatidae has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Anatidae is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Synopsis of the Contents of the British Museum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Parent taxon Anatoidea
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    Taxon name Anatidae
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