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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 |
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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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