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The Pink-headed duck (Rhodonessa caryophyllacea) belongs to the family of ducks, pochards, geese and swans, the Anatidae under the order Anseriformes.
Pink-headed duck taxonomy
The Anatidae is the family of ducks, teals, geese and swans. The family Anatidae was first introduced by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.The family Anatidae comprises seven subfamilies, including Anatinae. The subfamily Anatinae was first described by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.
Several genera have been placed under the subfamily Anatinae, including Rhodonessa. The genus Rhodonessa was first described by Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (January 8, 1793 – March 17, 1879), a German botanist and ornithologist, in the year 1853.
The genus Rhodonessa is monotypic and comprises the species Rhodonessa caryophyllacea.
The duck species Rhodonessa caryophyllacea was first described by John Latham (27 June 1740 – 4 February 1837), an English physician and naturalist, in the year 1790.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Rhodonessa caryophyllacea |
| Species: | R. caryophyllacea |
| Genus: | Rhodonessa |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Taxidermied Pink-headed duck - Rhodonessa caryophyllacea Image by Geni |
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| 2.Taxidermied Pink-headed duck - Rhodonessa caryophyllacea Image by Huub Veldhuijzen van Zanten/Naturalis Biodiversity Center |
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| 3.Taxidermied Pink-headed duck - Rhodonessa caryophyllacea Image by Bárbol |
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| 4.Pink-headed duck - Rhodonessa caryophyllacea Image by T C Jerdon; (art) R.E.B. |
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| 5.Pink-headed duck - Rhodonessa caryophyllacea Image by Henrik Grönvold |
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| 6.Pink-headed duck - Rhodonessa caryophyllacea Image by Shyamal |
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| 7.Pink-headed duck - Rhodonessa caryophyllacea Image by Musavir Bhawani Das |
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| 8.Pink-headed duck - Rhodonessa caryophyllacea Image by Hume and Marshall |
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| 9.Pink-headed duck - Rhodonessa caryophyllacea Image by Biodiversity Heritage Library |
1.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Taxidermied_Rhodonessa_caryophyllacea.JPG (cropped)
Author: Geni | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 9/11/18
2.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_RMNH.AVES.110082_-_Rhodonessa_caryophyllacea_(Latham,_1790)_-_Pink-headed_Duck_-_specimen_-_lateral_view.jpeg (cropped)
Author: Huub Veldhuijzen van Zanten/Naturalis Biodiversity Center | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 9/11/18
3.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/10770266@N04/4343674000/ (cropped)
Author: Bárbol | License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 as on 9/11/18
4.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PinkheadedDuckJerdon.jpg (cropped)
Author: (text) T C Jerdon; (art) R.E.B. | License: Public domain
5.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RhodonessaGronvold.jpg (cropped)
Author: Henrik Grönvold (1858–1940) | License: Public domain
6.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhodonessa.svg (cropped)
Author: Shyamal | License: CC BY 3.0 as on 9/11/18
7.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RhodonessaBhawaniDas.jpg (cropped)
Author: Musavir Bhawani Das | License: Public domain
8.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Netta_caryophyllacea.jpg (cropped)
Author: Hume and Marshall | License: Public domain
9.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/18707481943/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Image author: Biodiversity Heritage Library | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 9/11/18
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