The scientific name comes from the Latin Anas, 'duck' and the Philippine island Luzon.
It is known in the Philippines as papan.
DescriptionEdit
The Philippine duck is a large conspicuous duck. It has a black crown, nape and eye stripe, with a cinnamon head and neck. The rest of its body is greyish brown with a bright green speculum. Its legs are greyish brown, and its bill is bluish-grey. The female is somewhat smaller than the male, but is otherwise the same.[3]
Distribution and habitatEdit
The Philippine duck is known to inhabit all of the major Philippine islands and 8 minor islands, but since the 1980s most sightings have been on Luzon and Mindanao.[3][5] Long-distance vagrants have been sighted in Okinawa and Taiwan.
It is found in all types of wetlands within its range, but its preferred habitat is shallow freshwater marshland.[3]
Conservation statusEdit
The Philippine duck is rated vulnerable on the IUCN Red List with the population estimated to be 3,300 - 6,700 mature individuals remaining. The species has experienced steep population decreases since the 1970s mainly due to hunting and habitat loss. The ducks have been heavily hunted since the 1960s with thousands being hunted a year through the late 1980s.[5]
Habitat loss is mainly due to wetland drainage, aquaculture, mangrove destruction and fishpond creation.[3]
^BirdLife International (2016). "Anas luzonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680214A92849560. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680214A92849560.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^"Anas luzonica: BirdLife International". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016-10-01. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2016-3.rlts.t22680214a92849560.en. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
^ abcdeCarboneras, Carles; Kirwan, Guy M. (2020-03-04), Billerman, Shawn M.; Keeney, Brooke K.; Rodewald, Paul G.; Schulenberg, Thomas S. (eds.), "Philippine Duck (Anas luzonica)", Birds of the World, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, doi:10.2173/bow.phiduc1.01, S2CID 241807923, retrieved 2020-11-08
^GrrlScientist (2012-03-03). "Mystery bird: Philippine duck, Anas luzonica | GrrlScientist". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
^ abSociety, National Geographic. "Philippine Duck". National Geographic Society. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
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philippine, duck, anas, luzonica, large, dabbling, duck, genus, anas, native, name, papan, endemic, philippines, conservation, statusvulnerable, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, avesorder, anseriformesfam. The Philippine duck Anas luzonica is a large dabbling duck of the genus Anas Its native name is papan It is endemic to the Philippines Philippine duckConservation statusVulnerable IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeGenus AnasSpecies A luzonicaBinomial nameAnas luzonicaFraser 1839It eats shrimp fish insects and vegetation and it frequents all types of wetlands 2 Contents 1 Taxonomy 2 Description 3 Distribution and habitat 4 Conservation status 5 Footnotes 6 External linksTaxonomy EditThe Philippine duck is a dabbling duck and a member of the genus Anas It has no subspecies and so it is monotypic 3 It belongs to the Pacific clade of Anas along with the koloa the Laysan duck the Pacific black duck and the extinct Mariana mallard 4 The scientific name comes from the Latin Anas duck and the Philippine island Luzon It is known in the Philippines as papan Description EditThe Philippine duck is a large conspicuous duck It has a black crown nape and eye stripe with a cinnamon head and neck The rest of its body is greyish brown with a bright green speculum Its legs are greyish brown and its bill is bluish grey The female is somewhat smaller than the male but is otherwise the same 3 Distribution and habitat EditThe Philippine duck is known to inhabit all of the major Philippine islands and 8 minor islands but since the 1980s most sightings have been on Luzon and Mindanao 3 5 Long distance vagrants have been sighted in Okinawa and Taiwan It is found in all types of wetlands within its range but its preferred habitat is shallow freshwater marshland 3 Conservation status EditThe Philippine duck is rated vulnerable on the IUCN Red List with the population estimated to be 3 300 6 700 mature individuals remaining The species has experienced steep population decreases since the 1970s mainly due to hunting and habitat loss The ducks have been heavily hunted since the 1960s with thousands being hunted a year through the late 1980s 5 Habitat loss is mainly due to wetland drainage aquaculture mangrove destruction and fishpond creation 3 The species occurs in multiple protected areas including Manleluag Spring Protected Landscape Mounts Iglit Baco National Park Naujan Lake National Park Bataan National Park Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park and Olango Island a Ramsar wetland However as is with most of the Philippines enforcement from hunting is lax Footnotes Edit BirdLife International 2016 Anas luzonica IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T22680214A92849560 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T22680214A92849560 en Retrieved 11 November 2021 Anas luzonica BirdLife International IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 10 01 doi 10 2305 iucn uk 2016 3 rlts t22680214a92849560 en Retrieved 2020 11 08 a b c d e Carboneras Carles Kirwan Guy M 2020 03 04 Billerman Shawn M Keeney Brooke K Rodewald Paul G Schulenberg Thomas S eds Philippine Duck Anas luzonica Birds of the World Cornell Lab of Ornithology doi 10 2173 bow phiduc1 01 S2CID 241807923 retrieved 2020 11 08 GrrlScientist 2012 03 03 Mystery bird Philippine duck Anas luzonica GrrlScientist The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2020 11 07 a b Society National Geographic Philippine Duck National Geographic Society Retrieved 2020 11 08 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anas luzonica Wikispecies has information related to Anas luzonica BirdLife Species Factsheet This duck article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philippine duck amp oldid 1170062361, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
