Asarcornis scutulata leucoptera

(Blyth, 1849)

Vernacular names
English : White-winged duck
French : Nette à ailes blanches

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Anseriformes
Family : Anatidae
Notes : 1 other subspecies known. (not always recognised)

Identification
Large duck reaching 81 cm in length for a weight of 4.3 kg. Dark brown plumage, black breast, iridescent green flight feathers. Head white with black speckles, white wing patch. Subspecies with bigger wing patch, less white on head.

Range and habitat
This subspecies occurs in mainland South East Asia in east India, Bangladesh, Indochina and south Thailand. Other subspecies found on Sumatra. Lives in pools, marshes and ponds in swampy forests.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : ENDANGERED
CITES : Appendix I
Status : The species has dramatically declined because of overhunting and intense deforestation pressure throughout its range. Extinct on Java.
Ex-Situ Programs : SSP in America, ESB in Europe

Observation

 

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