Malacorhynchus
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Malacorhynchus is a genus of duck within the family Anatidae.<ref name = "ITIS"/> 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.<ref name = "Swainson"/> The genus contains one living and one extinct species.<ref name = "ITIS"/><ref name = "Worthy"/>
List of species
- Pink-eared duck (M. membranaceus)<ref name = "ITIS"/>
- †Scarlett's duck (M. scarletti) – extinct<ref name = "Worthy"/>