Malacorhynchus

Malacorhynchus
Pink-eared duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus)
Scientific 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 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. "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 [18].
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.