Man keeps looking for bird thought extinct 23 october 2017, by seth borenstein. Most likely confusion species are netta rufinus and as. Dorsal view of a pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea, usnm 608914, close view of the pink crown feathers, and a raman spectrum collected from the pink feathers. Graceful, long and palenecked duck, with peaked head, long bill and rather long legs. Lost zoo most hunted by zoologists, the pinkheaded duck. A journey into the himalayas and down the brahmaputra. The historical and current status of pinkheaded duck. Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. Its brown back and crown, black and white barred sides and black eye patches on. However, this has been questioned due to numerous and pronounced peculiarities of that. The pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea was formerly locally distributed in pools and swamps in the elephant grass junglesof northeastern india, bangladesh, nepal and myanmar.
The 1986 morphological analysis suggested the probably extinct pink headed duck of india, previously treated separately in rhodonessa, should be placed in netta, but this has been questioned. D click here for more information about the red list categories and criteria justification of red list category this species has not been conclusively seen in the wild since 1949. Get ready for upsc civil services preliminary exam 2020 with insights insta 75 days revision plan. Crisp news summaries and articles on current events about pinkheaded duck for ibps, banking, upsc, civil services. In 1910, a pinkheaded duck, now stuffed and held at the american museum of natural history in new york, turned up at a bazaar in mandalay, one of the countrys largest cities. 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. With the help of over 7,000 of the worlds best wildlife filmmakers and photographers, conservationists and scientists, featured multimedia factfiles for more than 16,000 endangered species. The historical and current status of pinkheaded duck rhodonessa. All the types of ducks with pictures when we think of ducks, we mostly picture the mallard ducks or those that are found in local ponds. University museum of vertebrates shows a specimen of a pink headed duck in ithaca, n. Pinkheaded duck indian diving duck critically endangered.
A genomic perspective of the pinkheaded duck rhodonessa. Large, longbodied and longnecked duck, with dark brown body and foreneck. It has a large spatulate bill like the australasian shoveler, but is smaller at 3840 cm length. The 1986 morphological analysis suggested the probably extinct pinkheaded duck of india, previously treated separately in rhodonessa, should be placed in netta, but this has been questioned. The first half of the book is about him essentially asking about the bird, sometimes in areas and with people whom he suspects have little likelihood of. In flight, pale brownishbuff secondaries, narrow, whitish leading edge to wingcoverts and pale pink underwing. The probably extinct pink headed duck, previously listed as rhodonessa caryophyllacea, has recently been shown by phylogenetic analysis to be closely related to the redcrested pochard, so has now been transferred to the same genus, as netta caryophyllacea. I t is, however, far from uncommon in a restricted area of uengal, and may be said to make. In the tradition of the best travel narratives, he recounts his experiences in such places as calcutta, sikkims valley of bliss, darjeeling, and the indian wilderness.
James2 1 institute of natural and mathematical sciences, massey university, auckland, new zealand 2 department of vertebrate zoology, national museum of natural history, smithsonian institution, washington, d. Expedition to burma to find the thought to be extinct pink headed duck. The pinkheaded duck was a large diving duck that id now feared to be extinct. The search for the pinkheaded duck internet archive. In search of the elusive pinkheaded duck atlas obscura. The raman spectrum was collected at 100 mw for 60 s through a 103 microscope objective. Jun 01, 2017 in 1910, a pinkheaded duck, now stuffed and held at the american museum of natural history in new york, turned up at a bazaar in mandalay, one of the countrys largest cities. The pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea is a large diving duck that was once. Sep 26, 20 expedition to burma to find the thought to be extinct pink headed duck. Whitewinged duck cairinia scutulata do persist in parts of south and southeast asia, suggesting that hunting pressure alone is unlikely to have caused the speciess extirpation, and the role that historical hunting has played in its decline remains uncertain tordoff et al. The pink headed duck had thus seemingly become extremely however, the most. The male has a pink bill, head and neck while the female has a pale pinkish head and neck with a paler bill. Two species from the subcontinent are probably now extinct.
The search for the pinkheaded duck by mark lynch the search for. Numerous searches have failed to provide any proof of continued existence. The raman spectrum was collected at 100 mw for 60 s through a 10. Over 50 years after the pinkheaded duck was last seen in the wild, nugent set off for india in search of this rarest of birds. Mar 31, 2010 the pinkheaded duck was a large diving duck that id now feared to be extinct. Pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea hbw alive. The probably extinct pinkheaded duck, previously listed as rhodonessa caryophyllacea, has recently been shown by phylogenetic analysis to be closely related to the redcrested pochard, so has now been transferred to the same genus, as netta caryophyllacea.
It was last definitely seen in bihar in1935, but there are. Prelims booster 2018 pink headed duck and asian development bank adb pink headed duck critically endangered iucn cites appendix i. The pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea is a large diving duck, and a bird that has a shade of rose pink that encompasses its head and neck, except for a small black line on the forehead and a blackishbrown stripe from the breast to the chin. Unconfirmed reports of pink headed duck sightings in 2006 spurred conservationists to continue to look for it and to try to capture the first photos of a live bird. Wildscreens arkive project was launched in 2003 and grew to become the worlds biggest encyclopaedia of life on earth. Mar 29, 2014 lost animals pink headed duck david day books.
Pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea is a critically endangered species that has not been confirmed in the wild since 19481949. However, it was not known why this species was not as common as other ducks. Whether or not pink headed duck was already declining before it was described for science, it appears to have undergone a rapid decline during the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth centuries, as a result of habitat loss, perhaps compounded by hunting pressure. The historical and current status of pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea in myanmar article pdf available in bird conservation international 1801. Pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea birdlife. Latest current affairs in november, 2019 about pink headed duck. Philippine duck anas luzonica pink eared duck malacorhynchus membranaceus pink headed duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea plumed whistling duck dendrocygna eytoni puna teal anas puna radjah shelduck tadorna radjah red shoveler anas platalea redbilled duck anas erythrorhyncha redbreasted merganser mergus serrator. Males have deep pink head and neck, blackishbrown centre of throat, foreneck and most of remaining plumage. His work takes inventory of cultures and traditions gone missing and about to go missing. His findings have appeared in newspapers and magazines published around the world, and in his three books. Sep 18, 2016 pink headed duck was known to be a rare species since the time john latham described it in 1790. However, know that there are many types of ducks, and birdeden categorizes them accompanied by their identification features and pictures to help you understand them well. Aythyinae, diving ducks some 15 species of diving ducks, of worldwide distribution, in two to four genera. The pink headed duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea was formerly locally distributed in pools and swamps in the elephant grass junglesof northeastern india, bangladesh, nepal and myanmar.
Crisp news summaries and articles on current events about pink headed duck for ibps, banking, upsc, civil services. Pdf the historical and current status of pinkheaded duck. Pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea is now believed to be extinct. The pinkheaded ducks unique coloration came from carotenoid pigments, as demonstrated in a new study in the auk. Pinkheaded duck was known to be a rare species since the time john latham described it in 1790.
Once thriving throughout india, the swamps of myanmar and bangladesh the pinkheaded duck has not been seen since the 1950s even though numerous expeditions have taken place to locate the species. Nondestructive raman spectroscopy confirms carotenoidpigmented plumage in the pink headed duck daniel b. Pinkheaded duck survey in the hukaung valley, myanmar pdf. Philippine duck anas luzonica pinkeared duck malacorhynchus membranaceus pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea plumed whistlingduck dendrocygna eytoni puna teal anas puna radjah shelduck tadorna radjah red shoveler anas platalea redbilled duck anas erythrorhyncha redbreasted merganser mergus serrator. I could have had a lot of nice things, the 53yearold said.
Both sexes are 4143 cm and longbilled with long necks and peaked heads. Latest current affairs in november, 2019 about pinkheaded duck. Its brown back and crown, black and white barred sides and black eye patches on its otherwise white face make this bird unmistakable. It has been suggested that it may exist in the inaccessible swamp regions of northern myanmar and some.
Extinct pinkheaded duck derived its unique color from. The pink headed duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea has always appeared to be mysterious and rather uncommon, and has not been reliably recorded since the 1940s. The male pinkheaded duck is unmistakable when a good view is had. Are you ready for insta 75 days revision plan upsc prelims 2020. We analyzed a pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea study skin using raman spectroscopy, without plucking or otherwise. Jan 27, 2016 the pink headed duck s unique coloration came from carotenoid pigments, as demonstrated in a new study in the auk. Stranica koju trenutno vidite sadrzi informacije o taksonomiji za. Pdf the pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea has always appeared to be mysterious and rather uncommon, and has not been. Nondestructive raman spectroscopy confirms carotenoidpigmented plumage in the pinkheaded duck daniel b. The pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea is a large diving duck, and a bird that has a shade of rose pink that encompasses its head and neck, except for a small black line on the forehead and a. Pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea ducks, geese. It usually preferred to live in solitary lakes and polls surrounded by forests and high grass jungles and, unlike most other anatidae members, it was hardly seen foraging.
The pinkheaded duck is or was found in parts of the gangetic plains of india, bangladesh and in the swamps of myanmar. University museum of vertebrates shows a specimen of a pinkheaded duck in ithaca, n. Publication date 1950 usage attributionnoncommercial 3. The male pinkheaded duck is a blackishbrown bird, and has secondary feathers and under. Nondestructive raman spectroscopy confirms carotenoid.
Over 50 years after the pink headed duck was last seen in the wild, nugent set off for india in search of this rarest of birds. The pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea is one of the rarest and most sought after bird species in. Comparatively few specimens were taken in the first two. The pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea is a large diving duck that was once found in parts of the gangetic plains of india, bangladesh and in the riverine swamps of myanmar but feared extinct since the 1950s. The black of the body extends as a narrow strip on the front of the neck. Pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea skin dscn2447. Dorsal view of a pink headed duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea, usnm 608914, close view of the pink crown feathers, and a raman spectrum collected from the pink feathers. May 14, 2018 are you ready for insta 75 days revision plan upsc prelims 2020. The first half of the book is about him essentially asking about the bird, sometimes in areas and with people whom he suspects have little likelihood of knowing anything about the animal.
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