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| White-winged Wood Duck Asarcornis scutulata
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| Photographer : | © Pritam Baruah |
| Location : | Kurua Beel, Nameri National Park, Assam, India |
| Date : |
5 January 2008 |
| English synonyms: | White-winged Duck |
| Bird Family : | Anserini - Geese, Atypical Ducks & Pygmy-geese |
| Bird Group : | ANSERIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Endangered |
| Remarks : | These birds are very wary of human beings and fly away at the slightest disturbance. This is the first time I observed them for a comfortably long time (about 30 minutes). We were lucky not to be detected as we crouched and hid behind a bush at Kurua Beel (which is a swamp in the Potasali Range). - PB |
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