Chenonetta
Genus of birds
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Chenonetta is a genus of dabbling duck. One species is extinct, while the other is extant.
| Chenonetta | |
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| Australian wood duck (Chenonetta jubata) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Subfamily: | Anatinae |
| Genus: | Chenonetta Brandt, 1836 |
| Type species | |
| Anser lophotus[1] von Brandt, 1836 | |
| Species | |
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Species
The genus includes the following two species:
- Australian wood duck (Chenonetta jubata), Australia
- †Finsch's duck (Chenonetta finschi) — extinct, 1870, New Zealand