Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
White-winged Wood Duck (Cairina scutulata) - HBW 1, p. 594
French: Canard à ailes blanches
German: Weißflügel Moschusente
Spanish: Pato de Jungla
Other common names: White winged Duck
Taxonomy: Anas scutulata S. Müller, 1842, Java.
Recently included in tribe Anatini by some authors. Sometimes placed in monospecific genus Asarcornis. Monotypic.
Distribution: Relict populations in India, Thailand, Bangladesh, Burma, Viet Nam and Sumatra; formerly more widespread throughout range, and also in Java.
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A bird amongst vegetation, preening its back Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 August 2007 3 years ago 28 sec 3.8 -
A close-up of a bird on the water Locality Central Park, New York City, New York, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 March 1998 5 years ago 24 sec 3.4 -
A bird uppending to feed Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 November 2005 6 years ago 31 sec 2.6
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A bird swimming low in the water
Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain
Jonathan Beilby 1 August 2009 2 years ago 4 -
A male of Cairina scutulata, in Wildlife critically endangered;IUCN Cites I.
Locality Cologne Zoo, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Guido Bohn 13 January 2010 1 year ago 3.4 -
A bird on the ground.
Locality San Diego Zoo, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 1991 11 weeks ago 3
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Calls of a small group Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 2 years ago 4.5
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