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Scientific Name: Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (Latham, 1790)
English Name: Pink-headed Duck
Local/Bangla Name: Golapi Shir (গোলাপি শির), Lal Shir (লাল শির), Shaknol( শঙ্কল)
Photo: SalvatoreChamu (flickr)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Description:
In the drake, the neck is a deep pink color, while the rest of the body is covered in blackish-brown plumage. The forehead is black, and the bill is pink. The duck has a blackish-brown crown, with a light pink neck and throat, and the rest of its body is a deep brown. The legs are slate to blackish in color.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Former resident, seen in wetlands of Chittagong, Sylhet and Rajshahi division.
Environment:
Freshwater, Terrestrial
Comments:
This species is considered as regionally extinct according to Red List of Bangladesh Volume 3: Birds
Main References:
Rahman, Abu (2014) Birds of Bangladesh (Translated from Bangladesher Pakhi By Sharif Khan).
Other References:
Grimmett R, Thompson P, Inskipp T (2021) Birds of Banglades. HELM FIELD GUIDES, 320p.
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman MM (eds.) (2008) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 26. Birds. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 662 pp.
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