Anatinae
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The Anatinae are a subfamily of the family Anatidae. Its surviving members are the dabbling ducks, which feed mainly at the surface rather than by diving. The other members of the Anatinae are the ext
Pacificblackduck
Spot-billed ducks dabbling
Baikal teal (Sibirionetta formosa)
Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) in Hyderabad, India
Moa-nalo
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The moa-nalo are a group of extinct aberrant, goose-like ducks that lived on the larger Hawaiian Islands, except Hawaiʻi itself, in the Pacific. They were the major herbivores on most of these islands
Anatinae
…Its surviving members are the dabbling ducks, which feed mainly at the surface rather than by diving. The other members of the Anatinae are the extinct moa-nalo, a young but highly apomorphic lineage derived from the dabbling ducks. Much debate exists about the systematical status and which ducks belong to the…
Chelychelynechen quassus
Reconstruction of Thambetochen xanion
Rostrum and sternum of Thambetochen xanion
A sapling of Cyanea platyphylla, showing the prickles that probably evolved as a defense against feeding by moa-nalo.