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Tony, is there a reason why the pic isn't in the taxobox? Just asking. I can do it for you if you wish but I didn't want to go ahead if there was a reason why you put it where you did.
Adrian Pingstone 12:20 7 Jul 2003 (UTC)

It mentions that they're part of the Anatinae family twice.. Should it say this?

I thought this article was about 'diving ducks' and not 'dabbling ducks'. At the bottom of the systematics, this can be found:

FAMILY ANATIDAESubfamily Aythyinae: dabbling ducks

I'm not knowledgeable on the subject so I don't want to edit it but it doesn't seem logical.Regards, --ogenstein02:39, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bucephala is mentioned in the article text, but missing entirely from the systematics section. --arkuat(talk)00:10, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's Merginae (or Mergini): seaducks, not diving ducks.Dysmorodrepanis (talk)02:34, 5 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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