Chenonetta
Appearance
Chenonetta | |
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Australian wood duck (Chenonetta jubata) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Subfamily: | Anatinae |
Genus: | Chenonetta Brandt, 1836 |
Type species | |
Anser lophotus[1] von Brandt, 1836
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Species | |
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Chenonetta is a genus of dabbling duck. One species is extinct, while the other is extant.
Species
[edit]The genus includes the following two species:
- Australian wood duck (Chenonetta jubata)
- Finsch's duck (Chenonetta finschi) — extinct, 1870
References
[edit]- ^ "Anatidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.