The pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea was formerly locally distributed in pools and swamps in the elephant grass junglesof northeastern india, bangladesh, nepal and myanmar. Most likely confusion species are netta rufinus and as. 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. Extinct pinkheaded duck derived its unique color from. The male pinkheaded duck is a blackishbrown bird, and has secondary feathers and under. 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. 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. Nondestructive raman spectroscopy confirms carotenoid.
Pinkheaded duck indian diving duck critically endangered. 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. A genomic perspective of the pinkheaded duck rhodonessa. Graceful, long and palenecked duck, with peaked head, long bill and rather long legs.
Both sexes are 4143 cm and longbilled with long necks and peaked heads. 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. 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. Crisp news summaries and articles on current events about pinkheaded duck for ibps, banking, upsc, civil services. 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. However, this has been questioned due to numerous and pronounced peculiarities of that. Get ready for upsc civil services preliminary exam 2020 with insights insta 75 days revision plan. His findings have appeared in newspapers and magazines published around the world, and in his three books. 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. Pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea is now believed to be extinct. Pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea is a critically endangered species that has not been confirmed in the wild since 19481949.
The pink headed duck had thus seemingly become extremely however, the most. The historical and current status of pinkheaded duck. Man keeps looking for bird thought extinct 23 october 2017, by seth borenstein. The pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea is a large diving duck that was once. University museum of vertebrates shows a specimen of a pink headed duck in ithaca, n. Pinkheaded duck was known to be a rare species since the time john latham described it in 1790. It has a large spatulate bill like the australasian shoveler, but is smaller at 3840 cm length. The black of the body extends as a narrow strip on the front of the neck. We analyzed a pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea study skin using raman spectroscopy, without plucking or otherwise.
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. Large, longbodied and longnecked duck, with dark brown body and foreneck. Crisp news summaries and articles on current events about pink headed duck for ibps, banking, upsc, civil services. Males have deep pink head and neck, blackishbrown centre of throat, foreneck and most of remaining plumage. I could have had a lot of nice things, the 53yearold said. Pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea birdlife. The pinkheaded duck was a large diving duck that id now feared to be extinct. In flight, pale brownishbuff secondaries, narrow, whitish leading edge to wingcoverts and pale pink underwing. A journey into the himalayas and down the brahmaputra. Pinkheaded duck survey in the hukaung valley, myanmar pdf. The pinkheaded duck is or was found in parts of the gangetic plains of india, bangladesh and in the swamps 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. Jan 27, 2016 the pink headed duck s unique coloration came from carotenoid pigments, as demonstrated in a new study in the auk.
Pdf pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea is a critically endangered species that has not been confirmed in the wild since 19481949. 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. 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. His work takes inventory of cultures and traditions gone missing and about to go missing. Wildscreens arkive project was launched in 2003 and grew to become the worlds biggest encyclopaedia of life on earth. It has been suggested that it may exist in the inaccessible swamp regions of northern myanmar and some.
Pinkheaded ducks rhodonessa caryophyllacea painted from life at. Expedition to burma to find the thought to be extinct pink headed duck. It was last definitely seen in bihar in1935, but there are. 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 raman spectrum was collected at 100 mw for 60 s through a 10. Mar 31, 2010 the pinkheaded duck was a large diving duck that id now feared to be extinct. 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. 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. Are you ready for insta 75 days revision plan upsc prelims 2020. The male pinkheaded duck is unmistakable when a good view is had. Sep 18, 2016 pink headed duck was known to be a rare species since the time john latham described it in 1790.
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. 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. The search for the pinkheaded duck by mark lynch the search for. I t is, however, far from uncommon in a restricted area of uengal, and may be said to make. The raman spectrum was collected at 100 mw for 60 s through a 103 microscope objective. 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.
The pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea is one of the rarest and most sought after bird species in. Two species from the subcontinent are probably now extinct. 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. The search for the pinkheaded duck internet archive. Pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea hbw alive. In search of the elusive pinkheaded duck atlas obscura.
A major factor in bird conservation international 2008 18. 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. 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. Pdf the pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea has always appeared to be mysterious and rather uncommon, and has not been.
Pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea ducks, geese. Numerous searches have failed to provide any proof of continued existence. Sep 26, 20 expedition to burma to find the thought to be extinct pink headed duck. Lost zoo most hunted by zoologists, the pinkheaded duck. The bird in the new photo seems to have a pink neck and a dark head, but the pinkheaded duck had a dark neck and a pink head. Latest current affairs in november, 2019 about pink headed duck. Its brown back and crown, black and white barred sides and black eye patches on its otherwise white face make this bird unmistakable. Publication date 1950 usage attributionnoncommercial 3. Mar 29, 2014 lost animals pink headed duck david day books. 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. University museum of vertebrates shows a specimen of a pinkheaded duck in ithaca, n. 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.
Latest current affairs in november, 2019 about pinkheaded duck. Stranica koju trenutno vidite sadrzi informacije o taksonomiji za. Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. The historical and current status of pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea in myanmar article pdf available in bird conservation international 1801. 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. The pinkheaded ducks unique coloration came from carotenoid pigments, as demonstrated in a new study in the auk. The male has a pink bill, head and neck while the female has a pale pinkish head and neck with a paler bill. The pinkeared duck malacorhynchus membranaceus is a species of duck found in australia. 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. The bird in the new photo seems to have a pink neck and a dark head, but the pink headed duck had a dark neck and a pink head. Nondestructive raman spectroscopy confirms carotenoidpigmented plumage in the pink headed duck daniel b. May 14, 2018 are you ready for insta 75 days revision plan upsc prelims 2020.
Pdf the historical and current status of pinkheaded duck. However, it was not known why this species was not as common as other ducks. Its brown back and crown, black and white barred sides and black eye patches on. Nondestructive raman spectroscopy confirms carotenoidpigmented plumage in the pinkheaded duck daniel b. Comparatively few specimens were taken in the first two. 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. Pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea skin dscn2447. 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. 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. The pinkheaded duck rhodonessa caryophyllacea has always appeared to be mysterious and rather uncommon, and has not been reliably recorded since the 1940s. Aythyinae, diving ducks some 15 species of diving ducks, of worldwide distribution, in two to four genera.
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