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Malacorhynchus

Genus of ducks

Summary

Genus of ducks

†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

  • Pink-eared duck (M. membranaceus)
  • †Scarlett's duck (M. scarletti) – extinct

References

References

  1. "''Malacorhynchus'' Swainson, 1831". [[Integrated Taxonomic Information System]].
  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.
  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.
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