On Feb 3, 2008 1:36 PM, Nikolas Haass <> wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: David Adams <>
> To: Birding-Aus <>
> Sent: Sunday, February 3, 2008 11:00:59 AM
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Pink-eared Duck systematics
>
> > (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) immediately after the Shovelers right at
> > the end of the Anas genus. (Anus is s pretty huge genus.)
I wish I'd said that on purpose! Yeah, they're both cosmopolitan and
common genera, particularly on-line ;-)
> In C&B (2008) Malacorhynchus is placed between Chenonetta and Nettapus.
> However, C&B write: "Malacorhynchus, Chenonetta and Nettapus are placed
> between the Tadornini and Anatini without conviction". Apparently there
> aren't enough data to make a final decision.
Okay, so it looks something like this?
Shelducks
Wood Duck (another one-off genus)
Pink-eared Duck
Pygmy-geese
"Dabbling" ducks
...but without a lot of confidence. I guess we'll just have to hope
for more research in the future. Regardless, they're all great animals
to watch.
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