Anatinae
subfamily of birds
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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| Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa) | |
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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]
