Anatinae
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The Anatinae is a subfamily of the family Anatidae that including swans, geese and ducks.
| Dabbling ducks Temporal range: late Miocene to present
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They are the dabbling ducks. They feed mainly at the surface rather than by diving. The subfamily contains only the dabbling ducks and one relative, the extinct moa-nalos, land ducks which lived on some Hawaiian islands.[1]
Anatinae Media
Spot-billed ducks dabbling
Baikal teal (Sibirionetta formosa)
Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) in Hyderabad, India
Philippine duck (Anas luzonica)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) (female)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) with 6 ducklings
Knob-billed duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos): a misplaced dabbling duck?
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