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Taxonomy
The Infraorder Anhimides is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (2): Anhimidae · Anseranatidae
Families
Anhimidae
The screamers are a small family of , the Anhimidae. For a long time they were thought to be related to the Galliformes because of similar bills, but they are truly related to ducks (family Anatidae), most closely to the Magpie-goose (which some DNA evidence suggests[citation needed] are closer to screamers than to ducks). [more]
Anseranatidae
The Magpie-goose, Anseranas semipalmata, is a species found in coastal northern Australia and savannah in southern New Guinea. It is a unique member of the order Anseriformes, and arranged in a family and genus distinct from all other living waterfowl. The Magpie-goose is a resident breeder in northern Australia and in southern New Guinea. [more]
More info about the Family Anseranatidae may be found here.
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