The pink-headed duck (Rhodonessa caryophyllacea) is a large diving duck that was once found in parts of the Gangetic plains of India, Nepal, parts of Maharashtra, Bangladesh and in the riverine swamps of Myanmar but has been feared extinct since the 1950s. Numerous searches have failed to provide any proof of continued existence.

The Pink-headed duck (Rhodonessa caryophyllacea) is a rare diving duck that was once found in parts of eastern India, Bangladesh and northern Myanmar but feared extinct since the 1950s. Numerous searches have failed to provide any proof of continued existence.

2017年6月1日 · More than a century ago, in the wetlands around Kolkata, India, there lived a shy type of duck with a bright pink head. It was named, appropriately, the pink-headed duck. The males of the...

2022年2月11日 · This spectacular, unique duck is sadly likely to have become extinct sometime during the twentieth century. However, Pink-headed Duck remains something of an enigma, and mystery surrounds it to this day, with many retaining hope that a population may yet be located in remote areas of Myanmar.

The Pink-headed Duck was always considered rare, but it has not been conclusively seen in the wild since 1949 in India and is known from Myanmar from only two individuals.

2024年7月8日 · With their pink plumage and elegant shape, this striking and extraordinary duck is one of the iconic lost birds. Known from secluded and densely vegetated wetlands in northeast India and Bangladesh, it is thought to be primarily nocturnal.

Comprehensive life histories for all bird species and families. Take Merlin with you in the field! Free, global bird ID and field guide app powered by your sightings and media. Extinct, last reported in 1935. Formerly India and Myanmar.

The pink-headed duck is one of the top 25 “most wanted” lost species in Global Wildlife Conservation’s Search for Lost Species initiative. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , the duck was once locally distributed in the wetlands of …

2025年1月3日 · Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (Latham, 1790) - Pink-headed Duck Subspecies in India This species is listed as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/) .

Pink-headed ducks were one of the rarest species of wa­ter­fowl that were found in India. They mainly in­hab­ited the area around the lower areas north of the Ganges and west of the Brahma­pu­tra River. Pink-headed ducks were usu­ally found on en­closed wa­ters sur­rounded by dense veg­e­ta­tion.