Biology:Malacorhynchus
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Short description: Genus of ducks
| Malacorhynchus | |
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| Pink-eared duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Subfamily: | Anatinae |
| Genus: | Malacorhynchus Swainson, 1831 |
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Malacorhynchus membranaceus | |
Malacorhynchus is a genus of duck within the family Anatidae.[1] It was established in 1831 by English ornithologist William John Swainson, when he proposed moving the pink-eared duck into a subgenus (Malacorhynchus) based on unique characters of its beak and toes.[2] The genus contains one living and one extinct species.[1][3]
List of species
- Pink-eared duck (M. membranaceus)[1]
- †Scarlett's duck (M. scarletti) – extinct[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Malacorhynchus Swainson, 1831". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=175223#null.
- ↑ Swainson, W. J. (1831). Journal of the Royal Institution of Great Britain 2 (4): 18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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. doi:10.1071/MU9950013. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1071/MU9950013.
Wikidata ☰ Q9027076 entry
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