Malacorhynchus | |
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Pink-eared duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Subfamily: | Anatinae |
Genus: | Malacorhynchus Swainson, 1831 |
Species | |
Malacorhynchus is a genus of duck within the family Anatidae. It was established in 1831 by English ornithologist William Swainson, when he proposed moving the pink-eared duck into a subgenus (Malacorhynchus) based on unique characters of its beak and toes. The genus contains one living and one extinct species.
List of species
- Pink-eared duck (M. membranaceus)
- †Scarlett's duck (M. scarletti) – extinct
References
- ^ "Malacorhynchus Swainson, 1831". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- Swainson, William (1831). "On those birds which exhibit the typical perfection of the family of Anatidae". Journal of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. 2: 11-29 .
- ^ Worthy, T. H. (January 1995). "Description of Some Post-cranial Bones of Malacorhynchus scarletti, a Large Extinct Pink-eared Duck from New Zealand". Emu - Austral Ornithology. 95 (1): 13–22. Bibcode:1995EmuAO..95...13W. doi:10.1071/MU9950013.
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Taxon identifiers | |
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Malacorhynchus |