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Classification of the White-backed Duck (Thalassornis leuconotus) in the Animal Kingdom

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White-backed Duck
Thalassornis leuconotus
Taxonomy

The White-backed Duck (Thalassornis leuconotus) was registered by Eyton in 1838.


The White-backed Duck (Thalassornis leuconotus) in the Animal Kingdom

Classification

Name

Notes

Kingdom

Animalia

Animals: Multicelular systems that feed by ingestion.

Subkingdom

Eumetazoa

Animals with bodies made of two or more symmetrical sides.

Branch

Bilateria

Body with two symmetrical opposing sides.

Phylum

Chordata

Chordates

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Vertebrates

Superclass

Gnathostomata

Vertebrates with jaws.

Class

Aves

Birds: Vertebrates with feathers.

Superorder

Neognathae

Birds of Flight

Order

Anseriformes

Waterfowl & Screamers

Family

Anatidae

Waterfowl

Subfamily

Dendrocygninae

Whistling-Ducks and White-backed Duck

Tribe

Thalassornini

White-backed Duck

Genus

Thalassornis

White-backed Duck

Species

Thalassornis leuconotus

White-backed Duck



Subspecies of the White-backed Duck (Thalassornis leuconotus)

Subspecies

Distribution

Thalassornis leuconotus leuconotus
Eyton, 1838

East of Africa

Thalassornis leuconotus insularis
Richmond, 1897

Madagascar




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