''Chenonetta'' is a genus of

dabbling duck The Anatinae are a subfamily of the family Anatidae ( swans, geese and ducks). 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 yo ...

. One species is extinct, while the other is extant.

Species

The genus includes the following two species: *

Australian wood duck The Australian wood duck, maned duck or maned goose (''Chenonetta jubata'') is a dabbling duck found throughout much of Australia. It is the only living species in the genus ''Chenonetta''. Traditionally placed in the subfamily Anatinae (dabbling ...

(''Chenonetta jubata'') *

Finsch's duck Finsch's duck (''Chenonetta finschi'') was a large terrestrial species of duck formerly endemic to New Zealand. The species was possibly once the most common duck in New Zealand, a supposition based on the frequency of its fossils in bone deposit ...

(''Chenonetta finschi'') — extinct, 1870

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2962666 Bird genera Bird genera with one living species