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Malacorhynchus

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Genus of ducks

Malacorhynchus
Pink-eared duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Subfamily: Anatinae
Genus: Malacorhynchus
Swainson, 1831
Species

Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Malacorhynchus scarletti

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

References

  1. ^ "Malacorhynchus Swainson, 1831". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. 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 .
  3. ^ 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.
Genera of waterfowl and their extinct allies
Avemetatarsalia
Theropoda
Maniraptora
Anserimorphae
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Anserimorphae
Anserimorphae
Presbyornithidae
Anachronornithidae
Anseriformes
sensu stricto
Anhimae
Anhimidae
Anseres
Anseranatoidea
Anseranatidae
Anatoidea
Paranyrocidae
Anatidae
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Presbyornis pervetus
Anatidae
Anatidae
Romainvillinae
Dendrocygninae
Dendrocheninae
Stictonettinae
Anserinae
Tadorninae
Anatinae
Oxyurini
Mergini
Anatini
Aythyini
Chelychelynechen quassus
Taxon identifiers
Malacorhynchus
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