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Philippine Duck
Anas luzonica Fraser, 1839
≈47 cmLength84 cmWingspan832 gWeight
This large duck has a cinnamon head and neck, with a black crown and eyestripe.
How to identify
Field marks
- Head and neck cinnamon
- Crown, nape and eyestripe black
- Body gray-brown, speculum bright green
- Bill blue-gray, legs and feet gray-brown
Male, female and young
Female slightly smaller than male, but identical in appearance.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The Philippine duck (Anas luzonica) is a large dabbling duck of the genus Anas. Its native name is papan or patong gubat which translates to "forest duck" in Tagalog. It is the only endemic duck in the Philippines but has been recorded as a vagrant in Taiwan (China) and Japan.
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Questions
How big is the Philippine Duck?
The Philippine Duck is about ≈47 cm long, with a wingspan of 84 cm and weighs around 832 g.
Where does the Philippine Duck live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: Philippines (except Sulu Archipelago).
Is the Philippine Duck endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Philippine Duck as Least Concern.
What does the Philippine Duck eat?
Main food: Aquatic plants.
What family is the Philippine Duck in?
It belongs to the family Ducks, Geese, Swans (Anatidae), order Anseriformes.
At a glance
- Length
- ≈47 cm
- Wingspan
- 84 cm
- Weight
- 832 g
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Diet
- Aquatic plants
- Lifestyle
- On the water surface
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 237 mm
- Tail
- 84 mm
- Bill
- 55 mm
- Tarsus
- 39 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: Philippines (except Sulu Archipelago)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Ducks, Geese, Swans Anatidae
- Genus
- Anas
Other birds in the genus Anas
African Black DuckAnas sparsa
Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
Meller's DuckAnas melleri
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Laysan DuckAnas laysanensis
Hawaiian DuckAnas wyvilliana
Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhyncha
Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mottled DuckAnas fulvigula
American Black DuckAnas rubripes
Mexican DuckAnas diazi
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