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ANSERANATIDAE - Magpie Goose1 (1:1)
ANSERANAS Lesson, 1828 F - Anas melanoleuca Latham, 1801; type by monotypy = Anas semipalmata Latham, 1798  
Anseranas semipalmata   (Latham, 1798) Magpie Goose
vLowland SC New Guinea (Trans-Fly region), coastal N, NE and EC Australia

1 Recognition as family follows Livezey (1986, 1997) [Livezey, 1986 #2401] [Livezey, 1997 #2406], Sibley & Ahlquist (1990) [Sibley, 1990 #3635], Kear (2005) [Kear, 2005 #2171] and Christidis & Boles (2008) [Christidis, 2008 #11602].
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