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From: David Adams <>
To: Birding-Aus <>
Sent: Sunday, February 3, 2008 11:00:59 AM
Subject: 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 guess that the genus Anus is even larger than Anas ;-)
> Can someone tell me where the Zebra Duck is positioned in the new C &
> B or offer any information on current thinking regarding the
> relationship of the Zebra Duck to other living ducks/shelducks?
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.
Nikolas
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Wallaga Lake 2546 NSW
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