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The species Pink-headed Duck is possibly extinct.

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Rhodonessa caryophyllacea

[edit] Identification

60. Long-bodied and long-necked, with a slightly tufted head in the male, chocolate-coloured body and a deep pink head and hindneck. The female and juvenile are duller.

[edit] Distribution

Formerly found in Bangladesh, India and possibly Nepal and Myanmar. Last reliable sighting in 1949. However, reports from Myanmar and other parts of the Brahmaputra River system continue. This may be confusions with Red-crested Pochard or White-winged Duck, but there is still some hope that this species may still survive.

[edit] Taxonomy

Recent phylogenetic analysis suggest that this species was closely related to the Red-crested Pochard and may have belonged to the same genus Netta.

[edit] Habitat

Lowland marshes and pools in tall-grass jungle.

[edit] Behaviour

The nest is built amongst grass.

Diet includes aquatic plants.

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