Pink-eared duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Latham, 1801)
The pink-eared duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 344 g to 404 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the pink-eared duck
- Weight
- 344 g – 404 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 57 cm – 71 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 26 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 6.9 – 7.24src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the pink-eared duck?
Where does the pink-eared duck live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The pink-eared duck is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the pink-eared duck?
The pink-eared duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) is a species of duck found in Australia.
From the Wikipedia article “Pink-eared duck” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pink-eared_duck&oldid=1379919967), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the pink-eared duck endangered?
The pink-eared duck is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the pink-eared duck classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAnseriformes
- familyAnatidae
- genusMalacorhynchus
- SpeciesMalacorhynchus membranaceus (Latham, 1801)
Synonyms Anas membranacea, Malacorhynchus iodotis, Malacorhynchus membranaceus assimilis
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- Pink eared duckEnglish
- Zebra duckEnglish
- بط وردي الأذنينArabic
- ànec cullerot zebratCatalan
- lžičák širokozobýCzech
- hwyaden glustwridogWelsh
- ZebraandDanish
- RosenohrenteGerman
- Rosenohr-EnteGerman
- SpatelschnabelenteGerman
- rozorela anasoEsperanto
- Pato pachónSpanish
- koostnokk-partEstonian
- liuskanokkasorsaFinnish
- Canard à oreilles rosesFrench
- Malacorhynque à oreilles rosesFrench
- prugasta patkaCroatian
- lapátcsőrű réceHungarian
- Anatra guancerosaItalian
- サザナミオオハシガモJapanese
- raudonausė antisLithuanian
- LepelbekeendDutch
- leppeandNorwegian
- łopatonosPolish
- pato-de-orelha-rosadaPortuguese
- pato-d'orelhas-rosadasPortuguese
- pato-de-orelhas-rosadasPortuguese
- Розовоухая уткаRussian
- lopatárka zobatáSlovak
- Zebrasta plovka kašikaraSerbian
- Zebra ÖrdeğiTurkish
- качка-лопатонісUkrainian
- 紅耳鴨Chinese
- 红耳鸭Chinese
Relatives of the pink-eared duck
Other species in the same family Anatidae.
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Greylag goose
Anser anser
Northern pintail
Anas acuta
Mute swan
Cygnus olor
Eurasian teal
Anas crecca
Ruddy shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
ComparePink-eared duck vs MallardPink-eared duck vs Greylag goosePink-eared duck vs Northern pintailPink-eared duck vs Mute swan
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pink-eared duck?
An adult pink-eared duck weighs 344 g – 404 g and has a wingspan of 57 cm – 71 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the pink-eared duck live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the pink-eared duck for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the pink-eared duck endangered?
The pink-eared duck is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the pink-eared duck?
The pink-eared duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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