Animal Diversity Web
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
University of Michigan
Home
About Us
About Animal Names
Teaching Resources
Special Collections
Glossary
Browse Animalia
More Information
Additional Information
Encyclopedia of Life
Galloanserae
geese, ducks, quails, pheasants, and relatives
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
Sexual (565)
Behaviors (453)
Male (421)
Female (206)
Coloration/Patterning (176)
Coloration/Patterning: Cryptic (160)
Ornamentation (114)
Body Parts (102)
Body Parts: Beak (78)
Ornamentation: Wattles (63)
Breeding (55)
Body Parts: Wings (18)
Body Parts: Eyes (18)
Coloration/Patterning: Disruptive Coloration (Spots/Stripes) (16)
Ornamentation: Helmets (13)
Non-Breeding (8)
Body Parts: Hind Feet (4)
Body Parts: Mouth (Buccal Cavity) (4)
Body Parts: Tails (4)
Locomotion (326)
Locomotion: Swimming (262)
Self Care (59)
Locomotion: Flying (57)
Feeding Behaviors (54)
Self Care: Resting (43)
Communication (40)
Communication: Sexual/Courtship Display (26)
Reproduction (26)
Parental Care (25)
Reproduction: Mate Tending (24)
Self Care: Preening (14)
Feeding Behaviors: Grazing/Browsing (12)
Communication: Vocalizing (8)
Parental Care: Nesting (8)
Feeding Behaviors: Capturing/Manipulating Prey (6)
Feeding Behaviors: Drinking (4)
Communication: Aggressive Interaction (3)
Communication: Aggressive Display (3)
Communication: Lek (2)
Reproduction: Male-Male Competition (2)
Parental Care: Protecting Young (2)
Locomotion: Diving (2)
Self Care: Bathing (1)
Communication: Territorial Display (1)
Parental Care: Establishing Protected Site (1)
Adult/Sexually Mature (835)
Anatomy (823)
Hatchling (27)
Juvenile (24)
Egg (2)
Fledgling (2)
Live Animal (881)
Life Stages And Gender (863)
Behavior (24)
Tracks (8)
Sign (6)
Habitat (5)
Scat (3)
Nest (2)
Eggs (2)
«
‹
›
»
«
‹
›
»
Take our survey!
Help us improve the site!
Search
Enter search text
Search
Search in feature
Taxon Information
Contributor Galleries
Topics
Classification
Explore Data @ Quaardvark
Search Guide
Navigation Links
Pictures
Specimens
Sounds
Classification
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
animals
Animalia: information (1)
Animalia: pictures (19087)
Animalia: specimens (7262)
Animalia: sounds (709)
Animalia: maps (42)
Phylum
Chordata
chordates
Chordata: information (1)
Chordata: pictures (14596)
Chordata: specimens (6982)
Chordata: sounds (709)
Subphylum
Vertebrata
vertebrates
Vertebrata: information (1)
Vertebrata: pictures (14559)
Vertebrata: specimens (6980)
Vertebrata: sounds (709)
Class
Aves
birds
Aves: information (1)
Aves: pictures (7098)
Aves: specimens (154)
Aves: sounds (676)
Infraclass
Galloanserae
geese, ducks, quails, pheasants, and relatives
Galloanserae: pictures (895)
Galloanserae: specimens (11)
Galloanserae: sounds (26)
Related Taxa
Order
Anseriformes
ducks, geese, swans, and relatives
Anseriformes: information (1)
Anseriformes: pictures (622)
Anseriformes: specimens (3)
Anseriformes: sounds (14)
Order
Galliformes
chicken-like birds
Galliformes: information (1)
Galliformes: pictures (273)
Galliformes: specimens (8)
Galliformes: sounds (12)