Malacorhynchus
Malacorhynchus | |
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Pink-eared duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Genus: | Malacorhynchus Swainson, 1831 |
Species | |
Malacorhynchus membranaceus |
Malacorhynchus is a genus of duck within the family Anatidae. It has one living species, the pink-eared duck (M. membranaceus), while one species, Scarlett's duck (Malacorhynchus scarletti), became extinct in New Zealand in the 16th century.