Hartlaub's duck
| Hartlaub's duck | |
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| At Lac Mafoumi in Gabon | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Pteronetta Salvadori, 1895 |
| Species: | P. hartlaubii
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| Binomial name | |
| Pteronetta hartlaubii (Cassin, 1860)
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Hartlaub's duck (Pteronetta hartlaubii) is a dark chestnut-coloured duck of African forests. Formerly included in the paraphyletic "perching duck" assemblage, it was later moved to the dabbling duck assemblage. However, it is distinct from the "typical" dabbling ducks, and is placed in the monotypic genus Pteronetta. It is named after the German naturalist Gustav Hartlaub.