Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Pink-eared Duck)
The Pink-eared Duck is a small duck with a huge square-tipped grey bill and strongly barred brown flanks. It has a large brown eye patch on a white finely barred face. There is a small pink patch behind the eye. Upper parts are brown, underparts white barred dark brown. The upperwing is brown with a white trailing edge and the underwing linings are white, finely barred brown. In flight, there is a bold white crescent on the rump.
Malacorhynchus membranaceus is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | Albury, Wodonga | South Coast | Riverina Murray | Far West New South Wales | Gippsland | Barwon South West | Central and Barkley
Species information
- Malacorhynchus membranaceus Scientific name
- Pink-eared Duck Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 803.5m Recorded at altitude
- 171 images trained Machine learning
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Location information
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Maps
Albury Belvoir Park Callum Brae Canberra City Farm Central Molonglo Charles Sturt University Coombs Ponds Cudmirrah-Berrara Bushcare Dickson Wetland Dickson Wetland Corridor Fyshwick Sewerage Treatment Plant Giralang Wetlands Goulburn Mulwaree Council Goulburn Wetlands Gungahlin Pond Horseshoe Lagoon and West Albury Wetlands Illilanga & Baroona Isabella Pond Jerrabomberra Wetlands Kremur Street Boat Ramp Lake Burley Griffin Central/East Lake Burley Griffin West Lake Ginninderra Lake Tuggeranong Lanyon - northern section A.C.T. McKellar Wetlands Moss Vale Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain MTR591 at Gundaroo Mulligans Flat Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary Padman Drive Parkland Point Hut Pond Sturt National Park Sullivans Creek, Lyneham North Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Tuggeranong Creek to Monash Grassland West Belconnen Pond Wingecarribee Local Government Area Wodonga Wonga Wetlands Yerrabi Pond -
Places
Bungendore, NSW Campbell, ACT Forde, ACT Gundaroo, NSW Lake Bathurst, NSW Throsby, ACT Tibooburra, NSW
