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| Pink-headed Duck Rhodonessa caryophyllacea
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| Photographer : | © uncertain, possibly Salim Ali |
| Location : | Alfred Ezra's Waterfowl Collection, England |
| Date : |
November 1929 |
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| Alt. Common Name : | Pink-necked Duck |
| Bird Family : | Anatini - Typical ducks |
| Bird Group : | ANSERIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Critically Endangered » more details |
| Remarks : | As far as is known the last captive Pink-headed Duck died in 1936 in Delacour's collection, Cleres, France. This black-and-white photograph was coloured for Frank Todd's book "Natural History of the Waterfowl"(1996) Ibis Publishing: California. Many thanks to Dr Arun Kumar and Dr Frank Todd for assistance with this photograph and permission to reproduce it. [Source: Kumar, et.al. (2005)-Handbook on Indian Wetland Birds and Their Conservation; Pp xxvi+ 468]. |
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