Anseranatidae
| Magpie-geese Temporal range: Eocene-recent, possible Late Cretaceous record | |
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| Modern magpie goose, Anseranas semipalmata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Superfamily: | Anseranatoidea Sclater, 1880 |
| Family: | Anseranatidae Sclater, 1880 |
| Type species | |
| Anseranas semipalmata Latham, 1798 | |
| Genera | |
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Anseranatidae, the magpie-geese, is a biological family of waterbirds. The only living species, the magpie goose, is a resident breeder in northern Australia and in southern New Guinea.
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