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title: "Pink-eared Duck"
description: "Malacorhynchus membranaceus — Uccelli. The pink-eared duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) is a species of duck found in Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/pink-eared-duck
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pink-eared Duck

> Malacorhynchus membranaceus — Uccelli. The pink-eared duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) is a species of duck found in Australia.

- Scientific name: *Malacorhynchus membranaceus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 3050
- Wikidata: [Q917578](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q917578)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7174](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7174)

## Names

- en: Pink-eared Duck
- de: Rosenohrente
- es: Pato pachón
- fr: Canard à oreilles roses
- nl: Lepelbekeend
- pt: Pato-de-orelhas-rosadas
- pl: Łopatonos

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2980)

## Summary

The pink-eared duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) is a species of duck found in Australia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink-eared_duck

## Photo

![Pink-eared Duck](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pink-eared-duck/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194296227

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pink-eared-duck?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).