Malacorhynchus

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.[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]

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