Malacorhynchus
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]
Malacorhynchus | |
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Pink-eared duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Subfamily: | Anatinae |
Genus: | Malacorhynchus Swainson, 1831 |
Species | |
Malacorhynchus membranaceus |
List of species
- Pink-eared duck (M. membranaceus)[1]
- †Scarlett's duck (M. scarletti) – extinct[3]
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References
- "Malacorhynchus Swainson, 1831". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- Swainson, W. J. (1831). Journal of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. 2 (4): 18. Missing or empty
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(help) - 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.
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