Tribe Tadornini (duck)
Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Parent taxon: Anatinae according to J. Gonzalez et al. 2009
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Stidham et al. 2010, Tambussi 1998, Worthy and Nguyen 2020 and Worthy et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Aix, Anatini, Awengkere, Aythyini, Bambolinetta, Cairinini, Chaulelasmus, Chenonetta, Helonetta, Hymenolaimini, Mergini, Nettion, Presbychen, Querquedula, Sarkidiornis, Tadorini, Wasonaka
Subtaxa: Alopochen Australotadorna Cyanochen
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Madagascar (6 collections), Mauritius (1), Reunion (5)
• Miocene of United States (1: Maryland)
• Oligocene of Australia (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence