Pink-headed duck  (Rhodonessa caryophyllacea)

IUCN Red List species status – Critically Endangered
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Facts – Pink-headed duck

Spanish: Pato Cabecirrosa
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyAnatidae
GenusRhodonessa (1)

Status – Pink-headed duck

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix I of CITES (2).

Description – Pink-headed duck

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. CITES (June, 2009)
    http://www.cites.org
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Pink-headed duck mounted specimen
Pink-headed duck mounted specimen

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