Philippine duck
| Philippine duck | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Anas |
| Species: | A. luzonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Anas luzonica Fraser, 1839
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The Philippine duck (Anas luzonica) is a large
It eats shrimp, fish, insects, and vegetation, and it frequents all types of wetlands.[2]
Taxonomy
The Philippine duck is a
The scientific name comes from the Latin Anas, 'duck' and the Philippine island Luzon.
It is known in the Philippines as papan.
Description
The Philippine duck is a large conspicuous duck. It has a black crown, nape and eye stripe, with a cinnamon head and neck. The rest of its body is greyish brown with a bright green speculum. Its legs are greyish brown, and its bill is bluish-grey. The female is somewhat smaller than the male, but is otherwise the same.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The Philippine duck is known to inhabit all of the major Philippine islands and 8 minor islands, but since the 1980s most sightings have been on
.It is found in all types of wetlands within its range, but its preferred habitat is shallow freshwater marshland.[3]
Conservation status
The Philippine duck is rated vulnerable on the IUCN Red List with the population estimated to be 3,300 - 6,700 mature individuals remaining. The species has experienced steep population decreases since the 1970s mainly due to hunting and habitat loss. The ducks have been heavily hunted since the 1960s with thousands being hunted a year through the late 1980s.[5]
Habitat loss is mainly due to wetland drainage, aquaculture, mangrove destruction and fishpond creation.[3]
The species occurs in multiple protected areas including
Footnotes
- . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2016-3.rlts.t22680214a92849560.en.)
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- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ a b "Philippine Duck". National Geographic Society. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
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